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Is Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad a public body?

Is Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad a public body?

by Ireland Hayes | Nov 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
Sperryville woman charged with forging checks, embezzling elderly victim

Sperryville woman charged with forging checks, embezzling elderly victim

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 29, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

Sheriff’s Office alleges nearly $145K stolen Following a three-month investigation by the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, a Sperryville woman was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to an alleged financial exploitation of an elderly victim...
Town of Washington changes zoning approval process, seeks treasurer, Christmas volunteers

Town of Washington changes zoning approval process, seeks treasurer, Christmas volunteers

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 16, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town

The Washington Town Council, at its Monday night meeting, addressed such issues as filling the position of treasurer, amending the zoning approval process, completing a town walking trail, seeking volunteers for Christmas festivities, in addition to discussing cost...
Ripples from Washington: How big changes to our east are impacting Rappahannock County

Ripples from Washington: How big changes to our east are impacting Rappahannock County

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Aug 4, 2025 | Features, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story

Here’s what we know…and don’t yet know. We read about “the cuts,” then waited for what they’d mean. With the signing into law of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this month, and now six months into President Trump’s administration, a picture slowly...
Rappahannock residents at risk from Medicaid cuts

Rappahannock residents at risk from Medicaid cuts

by Tim Carrington | Aug 4, 2025 | Health, Sidebar

Reduced health care, access to services Rappahannock County and other rural areas are likely to be hit the hardest by cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program that more than one in five Americans depend on. “The consensus is that between 300,000 and 400,000...
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