by Ireland Hayes | Sep 30, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Late afternoon wind and rain didn’t stop the fun last Saturday at the John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival, celebrating the musical legacy of the Rappahannock native. The annual festival, now in its seventh year, drew blues fans from across the region to Castleton...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Sep 26, 2026 | Agriculture, Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
For years Janelle Huffman dreamed of having a farm store of her own. Now, in Amissville, she has one — stocked with beef tallow balms and scrubs, homemade soaps, sourdough breads and baked goods, as well as beef, pork and lamb raised on the family farm. The Hoof ‘n’...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 28, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Flint Hill contractor accused of taking more than $450,000 from a Woodville couple for a home renovation he never finished accepted a plea deal last Tuesday, agreeing to pay $250,000 in restitution. Edward “Eddie” Fletcher Jr., owner of E. Fletcher Construction,...
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...
by foothillsforum | Jun 16, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
By Rachel Stanley After a recommendation from a friend who has a home in Rappahannock County, I applied to Foothills Forum for a three-week internship for my senior capstone. Living in Fairfax, attending an Arlington high school, city lights and rush-hour traffic is...
