by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Mar 4, 2024 | Agriculture, Education, Health, Politics
Smithsonian study seeks to protect species If you spend a lot of time in the woods, but you’ve never seen a bobcat, chances are a bobcat has seen you. Virginia’s bobcat population is thriving, and these elusive creatures can show themselves—or not—with ease. Though...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 28, 2024 | Education
RCPS girl basketball lineupThe RCPS varsity girls basketball team lined up for the national anthem at the Bull Run District Tournament on Feb. 12. The Rappahannock County Public Schools’ (RCPS) basketball teams fought hard this season, finishing near the top of region...
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 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,...
