by Ireland Hayes | Nov 15, 2023 | Education, Politics
Watch Tuesday’s School Board meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Nov. 14, 2023 The Rappahannock County School Board heard updates Tuesday on proposed installation of solar panels at the high school, as well as the Future Educators Academy and the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 15, 2023 | Art, Education, Health, Politics
2022-09-Reisler-Play-3-web.jpgBoomie Pedersen performed the one- person play with brightly painted masks by Mary Bartlett helping set the scene. Julie Portman’s play tells story of a dream that took her to India 50 years ago “Inside each one of us, there is a place...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 11, 2023 | Art, Business, Politics
Remembering era of rotary phones, change that came next Remember the time before cable, satellite and wireless telecommunications, back when AT&T had a monopoly on phone service in the United States? Award-winning filmmaker Cliff Hackel, a long-time Rappahannock...
by Chris Doxzen | Jun 25, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health
Theresa Ruffo Swanson hails from a large Italian family — six siblings and a mom and dad now watching from above. She’s a career caterer, founder of Distinguished Engagements, and a firefighter in Chantilly. The Base at Blue Ridge is at the location where the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 22, 2023 | Business, Education, Politics
Give Local Piedmont, a local 24-hour online fundraiser, last week secured nearly $300,000 for more than 50 nonprofit organizations that serve Rappahannock County, according to data provided by campaign organizer the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. The 10th...
