by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 14, 2024 | Art, Health, Politics
FF-Nol_Putnam-250-web.jpgNol Putnam works in this Huntly forge. In the way he would plan in pencil a creation to be rendered in iron, Nol Putnam is sketching out his own transition. Rappahannock County’s celebrated blacksmith, now 87, is preparing to leave his forge...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 14, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health
For half a century artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam transformed one of the Earth’s hardest and most unyielding substances into flowing forms, such as leaves, stems, tendrils and seed pods. His forge was loud, fiery and dangerous, and though he made his work seem plausible...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Local Services, Politics
Schools’ funding request nearly fulfilled The key elements of Rappahannock County’s next budget are settled: Barring a last-minute reversal, increases in property taxes won’t happen, personal property tax payments will remain level, and the schools will receive $9.95...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Education, Local Services, Politics
2023-10-24-courthouse-1-web-2.jpgThe Rappahannock County Courthouse: In addition to plugging the current budget gap, the Board of Supervisors will soon have to determine financing for costly renovations of the courthouse and other county buildings. One thing was clear...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Education, Local Services, Politics
Rapp budget 2024 graphic 1 Rappahannock County’s proposed increase in property taxes is in play, but may evaporate if two other sources of funds materialize. Hit by a shortfall of state support for the county’s schools, County Administrator Garrey W. Curry last month...
