by Ireland Hayes | May 25, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics
Class of 2024 started high school when the pandemic began The class of 2024, whose entrance into Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic and all of the irregularity that came with it, walked to the stage and collected their...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 21, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics
One day he feels fine . . . next comes a diagnosis of cancer, five kinds “I’m a very blessed man. My whole life, I’ve had everything I wanted or needed,” said Ted Pellegatta, looking back on 84 years from the vantage of his recliner in the tiny cottage next door to...
by Randy Rieland | Mar 9, 2024 | Business, Local Services, Politics
‘The companies should lead the way’ Maybe, just maybe, the Rappahannock community is moving forward in addressing one of its more persistent and daunting challenges. For more than a decade now, the aging of the county’s population has taken a toll on Rappahanock’s...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 25, 2024 | Education, Politics
Scrabble School Preservation Fund Martin Luther King Jr. celebrationThe 33rd annual Scrabble School Preservation Fund Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was screened in the Little Washington Theatre on Sunday. Faye Jordan Nicholas and William L. Jackson ‘are both...
by Bob Hurley | Jan 7, 2024 | Education, Health, Local Services, People
Background: Hairstylist and owner of The Hair Gallery, Sperryville; long-time member of the Christmas in Little Washington organizing committee; board member of the Sperryville Community Alliance; member of the Sperryfest planning committee; member of Trinity...