by Ireland Hayes | Feb 2, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Strasburg man dodges jury after evidence presented After the commonwealth presented evidence against him, a Strasburg man chose to accept a plea deal rather than trust a jury with his guilt or innocence in a child sexual solicitation case in Rappahannock County...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 15, 2025 | Fire/Rescue
The Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department hosted a Fourth of July celebration at Ben Venue on Thursday, July 4. With thunderstorms predicted, the light rain shower provided a rainbow and sunset to compete with the fireworks display. Rappahannock County celebrates...
by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Nov 17, 2024 | Education, Features, Pathfinders, People
Retired teacher Jane Pollard, now 78, grew up in the Slate Mills area of Rappahannock County in a close-knit Black community that thrived on unity and self-reliance despite the harsh realities of segregation and the arrival of integration in the 1950s and ‘60s. She...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 24, 2024 | Health
As the pandemic wanes, its impact on addiction and recovery continues The worst of the pandemic would seem to be behind us. Unfortunately, not all of it. In fact, an often-overlooked impact of COVID-19 — an alarming rise in drug and alcohol use — could be one of its...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 17, 2024 | Art, People
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed Sept. 28, 2024, John Jackson Day in honor of the late blues musician who was born in the county in 1924. The John Jackson Blues Festival is scheduled for the same date at Eldon Farms in Woodville, and the...
