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...
by Ireland Hayes | May 20, 2026 | Business, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Ordering delivery from a pizza shop is pretty standard practice — unless you live in Rappahannock County, where the convenience has never existed. Now it does. Xpress Mart & Pizza, a convenience store and restaurant on Route 211 near Leeds Manor Road in Warrenton,...
by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | May 6, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Pat Giles didn’t expect to make history — she just didn’t want to miss it. But four hours after taking her place along a barricade in downtown Front Royal last Thursday, the Town of Washington resident found herself face to face with King Charles III and Queen Camilla...
