Rapp schools face their biggest test

Rapp schools face their biggest test

‘A whole lot of moving parts’ By Randy Rieland — For Foothills Forum When Rappahannock’s public school students return next Monday, they’ll kick off their school year with a temperature check. They’ll be wearing masks, too, at least on the buses and in the hallways....

Annual John Jackson blues festival canceled

‘There’s still too much uncertainty’ By Randy Rieland — For Foothills Forum This fall’s John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival at Eldon Farms in Woodville has been canceled. The event to celebrate the legacy of the Rappahannock native and renowned blues singer and...
Area Latinos hit hard by coronavirus

Area Latinos hit hard by coronavirus

‘Everybody in the Hispanic community knows someone who got it. They have seen what COVID does to people’ By Randy Rieland — For Foothills Forum covid3-story.jpgDaniel Ferrell and April Achter are happy that Culpeper’s COVID chart has flattened in the past month,...