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Larry Grove leaves Rappahannock County schools better as he retires from school board

Larry Grove leaves Rappahannock County schools better as he retires from school board

by Ireland Hayes | Dec 22, 2025 | Education, People, Sidebar, Top Story

‘It’s sad to leave’ after decades of devotion to education For Larry Grove, service on the Rappahannock County School Board — where as vice chair he was seen as an unwavering voice of reason — was always about the students. Now, after nearly 13 years representing the...
Rappahannock School Board proceeds with optional masking, but there’s a caveat

Rappahannock School Board proceeds with optional masking, but there’s a caveat

by Ben Peters, Randy Rieland | Aug 12, 2021 | Education, Health

With the first day of the new school year just hours away, the Rappahannock County School Board on Tuesday night voted to slightly adjust its masking policy, allowing the superintendent to mandate masks in the event of an outbreak — with the ability to remove the...

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