by Tim Carrington | May 6, 2021 | Education, Real Estate
How a changing county will fund its schools and other priorities in the years ahead It’s springtime, 2031. The dogwoods and redbuds are as spectacular as anyone can remember, and the machinery for preparing an annual county budget is churning out the numbers. The...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 28, 2021 | Education, Local Services
The PATH Foundation is happy to announce the recipients of their Flexible Funding grant cycle. Over $1.2 million in funding was awarded to 38 area organizations to support their missions and strengthen the health and vitality for everyone in our community. The...
by Randy Rieland | Dec 14, 2020 | Agriculture
‘Close to 80 inches of rain fell on Rappahannock in 2018 … almost double the annual average’ It seems that almost anyone who makes their living off the land in Rappahannock has a 2018 story. Jenna Brownell, co-manager of Whippoorwill Farm, remembers standing in the...
by Sara Schonhardt | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Part 3 of 4 in a special report by Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum on preserving the unique environment of Rappahannock County. It was a report card few residents were anticipating. Ahead of its release last October, a crowd of roughly 70 buzzed around Pen Druid...
by Tim Carrington | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Tax system is key to preserving farms and vistas The grain mills have rusted away, the clothing assembly lines are silent, and the apple business has mostly rolled off to North Carolina, Winchester, the Pacific Northwest and China. Rappahannock County’s surviving...
