by Ireland Hayes | Apr 22, 2025 | Local Government, Town
The Washington Town Council scheduled public hearings next month on three issues: water and sewer rates, a lot line adjustment at The Inn at Little Washington and the town budget. It also discussed upcoming construction and improvement projects in the town at Monday’s...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture
The abrupt elimination of two national food procurement programs by the Trump administration’s DOGE unit is hitting close to home as local farmers and the food-needy communities the programs serve cope with the uncertainties. In February, the Local Food Purchase...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 4, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Flint Hill resident and local contractor Edward “Eddie” Fletcher’s case on embezzlement charges came up in Rappahannock County General District Court Tuesday, the second felony charge related to a Woodville construction and remodeling job. Fletcher’s case was...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 4, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Quoc Bao Vuong, a Centreville man accused of stealing a rental car from The Inn at Little Washington, appeared in Rappahannock County General District Court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on a grand larceny charge. A public defender was appointed to Vuong’s case...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 31, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Broken tail lights led to a high-speed chase — and a jail sentence — for a Broadway, Va. man who led officers across three counties, traveling at speeds up to 115 mph in January. Blake Custer, 25, entered into a plea agreement last Thursday, pleading guilty to...
