by Tim Carrington | Jul 2, 2026 | Art, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Band director composes a life in Rappahannock Retired Marine Col. John R. Bourgeois’ road from a Bayou boyhood in Louisiana to conducting music for presidents at the White House took a turn into Rappahannock County in 1984, and he decided to stay. After enjoying a...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 23, 2026 | doers, People, Sidebar
Background: English and theater teacher at Rappahannock County High School; chorus and drama program manager for the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC); previously taught seventh grade in Fauquier County schools and at Rappahannock County...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 22, 2026 | County, Local Government, Sidebar
Library board: No additional tax ask needed As negotiations continue over a possible move of the library to the Rush River Commons development, the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees says it has a plan to cover a future lease and rising operating...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 22, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Attorneys representing Chester Brown, who is charged with the 2023 murder and strangulation of Doris Critzer in her Washington home, requested a private hearing with a Rappahannock judge to discuss expert witnesses in the case. Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff, his...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 18, 2026 | Art, Education, Sidebar, Top Story
Rappahannock County’s young singers and thespians have been honing their crafts this summer at the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) chorus and drama camps, which will culminate in a free final concert on Friday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at the...