by Randy Rieland | Jan 21, 2022 | Art, Health
Chester Gap chief: “It’s bad. People don’t realize how bad. We’re fighting it tooth and nail right now.” In December, a crew from the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to a call. They picked up a patient and headed for Fauquier Hospital. There, they waited...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 12, 2022 | Education, Health, Politics
Persistent pandemic frustrates public schools It’s not surprising that Superintendent Shannon Grimsley and her staff at Rappahannock County Public Schools felt pretty good about the start of classes last August. Snapshot 2021: Intro, Development, Broadband, News...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 15, 2021 | Education, Health
Editor’s note: This story was published in print prior to new mandate from the state requiring face coverings indoors in K-12 schools. A year ago, Shannon Grimsley was facing the unfathomable. Another school year was about to begin, but one under the perilous...
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...
by Chris | Aug 8, 2021 | Health, Local Services
If you can’t drive, Rappahannock County can be a difficult place to live. If you use a wheelchair, it is even harder since commercial wheelchair transport is practically non-existent. But, as is so often the case, regional nonprofit and government organizations...
