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Judge David Tatel’s memoir of blindness and justice

Judge David Tatel’s memoir of blindness and justice

by Tim Carrington | Jun 3, 2024 | Art, Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics

A Rappahannock County resident’s journey in both worlds Memoirs generally roll out the particularities of an individual’s adventure in the world. But some move to a larger stage, addressing questions of living in a just society, or simply being human....

COVID’s freshman class: Rappahannock County High School’s seniors graduate

by Ireland Hayes | May 25, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics

Class of 2024 started high school when the pandemic began  The class of 2024, whose entrance into Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic and all of the irregularity that came with it, walked to the stage and collected their...

Historic grist mill in Washington slated to become ‘chic’ four-star inn

by John McCaslin | Sep 14, 2020 | Agriculture

‘The old structure is on the brink of an exciting new chapter in its almost 250-year history’ The iconic 18th century grist mill on the edge of Little Washington, which ground wheat and corn for a thriving frontier settlement that would eventually become Rappahannock...

Now more than ever, foster care families needed in Rappahannock

by Randy Rieland | Aug 6, 2020 | Art, Local Services

‘It can reach the point where it all boils over’ The county’s Department of Social Services is renewing its efforts to recruit new foster care families. In recent years, the agency has struggled to find temporary homes in Rappahannock for children needing foster care....
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