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Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget

Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget

by Randy Rieland | Mar 16, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Politics

Watch the meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, March 12, 2024 Requires financial boost from county The Rappahannock County School Board Tuesday approved a proposed $15 million budget, one that would require a big boost in financial support from the...

County urges fire and rescue companies to work together

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...
Shannon Grimsley: ‘Cheerleader-in-chief’ for Rappahannock County Public Schools

Shannon Grimsley: ‘Cheerleader-in-chief’ for Rappahannock County Public Schools

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 23, 2024 | Business, Education, Politics

The ‘super’ in school superintendent takes on new meaning Grimsley-15c-web.jpgGrimsley took on the job of driving a school bus to help fill a need for drivers in the county, but really enjoys driving and has continued to substitute drive after all of the district’s...
Budget priorities: Rappahannock parents rank teacher, staff salaries highest

Budget priorities: Rappahannock parents rank teacher, staff salaries highest

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 19, 2024 | Education, Politics

School Board, supervisors hope for more state funding Rappahannock’s School Board and Board of Supervisors worked through their fiscal year 2025 budget at a joint meeting Tuesday highlighted by a survey from parents that teacher and staff salaries and benefits are...
In Photos | Rappahannock County’s Christmas in Little Washington parade, 2023

In Photos | Rappahannock County’s Christmas in Little Washington parade, 2023

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 5, 2023 | Politics

Hundreds of Rappahannock County residents and visitors “decked the halls” of Little Washington on Sunday for this year’s annual Christmas celebration, thanks to months of preparation by a committee of volunteers from around the county. Judges of the parade included...
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