by Bob Hurley | Oct 2, 2024 | Agriculture, Art
Biodiversity restoration taking root in Rappahannock County and around the region Speed dating isn’t just for singles who want brief meet ups with prospective partners — not in Northern Virginia’s Piedmont, anyway. In a new twist on the “mini-dating” phenomenon, a...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 27, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics
Saturday event will support former high school student Totality Martial Arts and Rappahannock County community volunteers will host “Kicking Out Cancer,” a community event Saturday to raise awareness for childhood cancer and support a local family battling...
by Randy Rieland | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
2023-09-30-JohnJackson–8-web.jpg (copy)Jefferson Scott leads a jam down in the barn during last year’s John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. John Jackson closeupJohn Jackson died in 2002 after a career in which he performed all over the world, including at...
by Bob Hurley | Sep 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics
‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 20, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics
Rappahannock County Public Schools showed big academic advancements in the 2023-24 school year, especially in English, raising their state accreditation levels overall. But there still seems to be room for improvement. While English scores rose at both the...
