by Randy Rieland | Mar 9, 2024 | Business, Local Services, Politics
‘The companies should lead the way’ Maybe, just maybe, the Rappahannock community is moving forward in addressing one of its more persistent and daunting challenges. For more than a decade now, the aging of the county’s population has taken a toll on Rappahanock’s...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 23, 2024 | Business, Education, Politics
The ‘super’ in school superintendent takes on new meaning Grimsley-15c-web.jpgGrimsley took on the job of driving a school bus to help fill a need for drivers in the county, but really enjoys driving and has continued to substitute drive after all of the district’s...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 21, 2024 | Art, Education, Health, Politics
The Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum are proud to present the winners of the 2022 Storytelling Contest. The six winners, who earned cash prizes at a reception in December at the Little Washington Theatre, were selected by an independent panel of judges who...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 19, 2024 | Education, Politics
School Board, supervisors hope for more state funding Rappahannock’s School Board and Board of Supervisors worked through their fiscal year 2025 budget at a joint meeting Tuesday highlighted by a survey from parents that teacher and staff salaries and benefits are...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health, Politics
‘His heart was always in Rappahannock’ John Anderson was the quintessential local kid who made good, a hometown hero who died on Jan. 31 at the age of 77, after a months-long battle with COVID and its complications. anderson-6-web.jpgJohn Anderson with his first pup,...
