by Ireland Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar, Top Story
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge on Monday postponed the murder trial of Chester Brown for seven months to allow time for forensic and DNA analysis to be completed as well as provide Brown’s attorneys time to prepare. Brown is charged in the 2023 murder and...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 26, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
A class of farm-to-table students at Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) and a local vegetable grower are now world-record holders after harvesting nearly 900 hot chili peppers from one plant. The Guiness World Record honor was given to Jason Loris of...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 20, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Sidebar
Diverse public comment, new ideas from incoming board member The Rappahannock County School Board got right to work at its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, discussing the year’s state and county budget season, hearing public comments ranging from school...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 22, 2025 | Education, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘It’s sad to leave’ after decades of devotion to education For Larry Grove, service on the Rappahannock County School Board — where as vice chair he was seen as an unwavering voice of reason — was always about the students. Now, after nearly 13 years representing the...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 15, 2025 | Education, Sidebar
The Rappahannock County School Board began its last meeting of the year Tuesday recognizing longtime educator Larry Grove, who is retiring as vice chair and Stonewall-Hawthorne representative. Chair Wes Mills read a resolution calling out Grove’s “nearly 13 years of...
