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 Foothills Forum Staff Report | Aug 15, 2024 | Education
Summer vacation officially came to end for students (and their teachers) Wednesday when Rappahannock County Public Schools started classes for a new academic year. Here’s a look as Rappahannock County Elementary School students arrived Wednesday morning: In...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 30, 2024 | Art, Crime and Courts, Education
‘Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.’ Rappahannock native Connie Compton leads law enforcement in a ‘small town’ county A Rapp News/Foothills Forum Special Report FF-RCSO-Compton-66-web.jpgSheriff Connie Compton at the Laurel Mills Store, where at age 14 she...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 3, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
Pioneering program is first of its kind in Virginia The saying, “Let kids be kids,” may hold more merit than you think. An innovative program at Rappahannock County Elementary School allows students to expend some of their energy in ways that will improve their...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 31, 2023 | Agriculture, Education
rces path lorisJason Loris and his daughter stand next to their world-record winning squash displayed in the RCES cafeteria on Oct. 27, 2023. Loris grew two record-breaking butternut squash this season, and both were featured at the Virginia State Fair last month....
