by Ireland Hayes | Dec 12, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Chester Brown’s wish for a new attorney was granted in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday, but a change of venue request was not accepted for his trial on charges of murdering Doris Critzer in her Washington home in August 2023. Brown’s attorney Ryan Rakness...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 30, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge: ‘Too much [jail] time,’ but approves anyway Despite voicing concern that a negotiated eight-year sentence was “too much” jail time, Judge Robert Smith agreed to accept a plea deal in an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force case in Rappahannock...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
by Emily Oaks | Oct 27, 2025 | Local News Crisis, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Nothing good happens when a newspaper dies’ Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and former anchor and managing editor of the PBS News Hour, made a special appearance in Rappahannock County last Friday to support local journalism. Nonprofit news organization Foothills...
by Emily Oaks | Oct 13, 2025 | People, Sidebar
Festival born after books banned in Madison schools Booklovers gathered Sunday afternoon at Revalation Vineyards in Madison County for “No Book Left Behind: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read,” a community festival triggered by the banning in Madison schools of some...
