by Ireland Hayes | Aug 15, 2026 | Education, Sidebar
Hopes to promote belonging, morale Updates: capital improvements, new Headwaters director Students at Rappahannock County High School will begin the school year by being sorted into one of four “houses” as part of a new program that administrators hope will promote...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 3, 2026 | Features, Health, Sidebar, Top Story
Rappahannock native brings at-home care to rural patients For many older adults in Rappahannock County, getting to a doctor’s office can mean a long drive, limited appointment options and delayed care. Dr. Andrew Kohler believes there’s a better way. Beginning Aug. 1,...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 2, 2026 | People, Sidebar
Harvard professor charts a path back together Robert D. Putnam, a widely quoted prophet of America’s social isolation, economic inequity and political rancor, traveled to the Virginia Piedmont last Friday to talk about “the roots of the malaise we’re in right now and...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 1, 2026 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
New playground comes to town The Town of Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) approved a signage application for Hayfields Rural Kitchen and Market, a new cafe Brian Noyes, the man behind The Red Truck Bakery franchise, hopes to open in Rush River Commons...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 31, 2026 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Worst tick season in years looms — for humans too It was May 2021 when several bulls came out of their pasture at Eldon Farms in Woodville covered in something farm manager John Genho had never seen before. “You couldn’t put your hand on the bull and not touch a...
