by Randy Rieland | Mar 19, 2025 | Features, Local servcies, People, Top Story
Growing old and alone in Rappahannock County Nancy Studds is 79 and lives by herself in her Sperryville home. And that gives her pause. “If you fall and you can’t get up,” she said, “you know nobody’s checking on you.” She zeroed in on a common fear among seniors...
by Randy Rieland | Mar 19, 2025 | Features, Food Pantry, Health, Local servcies, People, Top Story
Is social isolation hazardous to your health? Jake Jones first came to the Senior Center in Castleton about a year ago. It was his wife’s idea. He needed something to help fill his days after a stroke took away his ability to drive. “It was something to do and a place...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 8, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Real Estate
Work on revisions to transient lodging draft The Rappahannock County Planning Commission recommended approval of two tourist homes and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at its meeting last Thursday, but recommended denial of a third tourist home application. Tourist...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect Rappahannock sheriff’s deputies are on the hunt for a burglary suspect driving a white Kia Soul after Hearthstone School in Sperryville was broken into over the weekend, according to the school’s director Jane Mullan. Cash was...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 5, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Guilty of reckless driving, refusing alcohol test After a half a day of trial, a judge found James William “Bill” Fletcher III on Tuesday not guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI) but guilty of reckless driving and refusing a blood/breath alcohol test in...
