by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 17, 2023 | Art, Health
Nol PutnamNol Putnam at his Huntly forge in 2021. Renowned Rappahannock blacksmith and artist Nol Putnam passed away Sunday night. A county resident since 2001, Putnam was a long-time fixture on the Fall Art Tour, sharing White Oak Forge, his story, and his talent...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 17, 2023 | Art, Health, Politics
2023-06-Battle-Brandy-Station–38-web-4.jpg The Fight for Fleetwood is known for the cavalry clashing with their sabers drawn. This smaller battle happened a few hours after the larger Charging of the Confederate Guns at St. James Church The sun beat down on a...
by Ben Peters | Jun 10, 2023 | Education, Health, Politics
It’s been a privilege serving as editor of the Rappahannock News, especially as such an early career journalist. Thank you to the community that welcomed me with open arms and placed a great deal of trust in me and my colleagues to bring them Rappahannock County’s...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 3, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo ‘We don’t want to shut down’ Norman Styer has devoted his career to reporting news in Loudoun County, an outer Washington suburb that has quintupled in population over 30 years and is now Virginia’s third-most populous county. He signed on as Leesburg...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 3, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo The Richmond Free Press, an African-American weekly newspaper, was established in 1992, but if it seems much older it may be because its late founder, Raymond H. Boone, was at the center of covering the struggle for civil rights for half a century....
