by Ireland Hayes | Jul 21, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
From what appeared to be a classroom in the Lunenburg Correctional Center in Victoria, Va., accused murderer Chester Brown, 64, appeared by video call in Rappahannock County District Court Tuesday for a less than three-minute hearing — one his attorney, Ryan Rakness,...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 3, 2025 | Fire/Rescue, People, Sidebar
Residents gathered last Thursday night for the annual Amissville parade, which concluded just before a thunderstorm rolled through the festivities. The Amissville Carnival, which benefits Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue, began Wednesday and was open each evening...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 1, 2025 | People, Sidebar
‘Celebrate America’ with patriotic music Col. John R. Bourgeois, the venerable director emeritus of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band — with a notable career spanning nine presidential administrations — returns to Avon Hall in the Town of Washington on...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 29, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Town of Washington officials Monday changed the zoning of The Inn at Little Washington’s planned luxury spa property but withheld ruling on the rezoning of the parking lot behind Patty O’s restaurant after hearing comments from neighbors. The Town Council and...
by Emily Oaks | Jun 27, 2025 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story
New beginning includes working with recently formed African American Association Scores of Rappahannock residents gathered in one of the oldest buildings in the Town of Washington last Sunday to celebrate a hopeful new beginning for an organization that has been the...
