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Rappahannock schools gear up for state budget season

Rappahannock schools gear up for state budget season

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 16, 2025 | Education, Politics

Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Jan. 14, 2025Click the video above to watch Tuesday evening’s Rappahannock County School Board meeting. Wanted: public input on funding priorities Rappahannock County Schools Superintendent Shannon Grimsley presented...
Rappahannock County closer to making big courthouse decision

Rappahannock County closer to making big courthouse decision

by Bob Hurley | Jan 8, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Local Services, Politics

After several years of deliberations and meetings on the future of the county courthouse, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors (BOS) seems to be closing in on final concept plans.  The supervisors and members of an advisory courthouse Planning and Oversight...
Rappahannock library about to turn a page

Rappahannock library about to turn a page

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 8, 2025 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics

Library trustees gearing up to fund expansion, renovation The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees is preparing to embark on a projected $6 million fund-raising effort to support an expansion and renovation of the public library. There’s a long way to go...

Washington woman accused of embezzling over $300k from local businessman

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 7, 2025 | Business, Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, People, Politics

Washington resident Robbie Critzer, charged with embezzling more than $300,000, appeared for a bond hearing last Thursday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court where she was released on a $25,000 secured bond. Critzer, 48, was indicted by a grand jury on eight counts...
Rappahannock Almanac 2024 | This is the year that was

Rappahannock Almanac 2024 | This is the year that was

by Randy Rieland | Jan 2, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics

Building Committee, RIP • Flint Hill Fire back-and-forth • Hiking Old Rag: Get a ticket • Volunteers battle brush fires • Chester Brown sentenced. Murder unsolved. • Russian intrigue in Huntly! • Trump win, caravan parades • Washington’s ‘First Lady’ passes • High...
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