by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 21, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Politics
A private man in public service, Rappahannock resident celebrates 100 years “I am an old Navy man, and I heard a bosun’s pipe.” In 1978, that was William H. Webster’s reason for leaving a distinguished judicial career and the possibility of a future seat on the United...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2024 | Art, Health, Politics
National Gallery features works in first-ever Haitian exhibit First-time visitors to Beverly and John Fox Sullivan’s home in Little Washington must absorb the shock of wall-to-wall Haitian artworks, a captivating collection spanning seven decades and dozens of...
by Pam Owen | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
After writing about squirrels and hawks starting new families a while ago, I expected to have reported on their reproductive success by now. While the squirrel brood did well — three spunky youngsters — the hawk tale sadly turned into a mystery when the adults...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 12, 2024 | Education, Health
web_20231211_EMS_Class_007.jpgMarlee Colvin-Griffith takes classmate Henry Loth’s blood pressure. New course teaches CPR, life-saving skills A significant need for fire and rescue volunteers has developed in Rappahannock County, but high school students are...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 25, 2024 | Business, Politics
Expanded new building scheduled to open in May Thanksgiving is a busy time for most food pantries and Rappahannock’s own is no exception. It’s also a time when many in Rappahannock are thankful for what they see in the near future: Completion of a new, long-awaited...