by Bob Hurley | Apr 1, 2025 | doers, Features, Fire/Rescue, People
Background: Assistant chief, Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue (AVFR); part-time EMT medic, Rappahannock advanced life support program; longtime president and coach, Rappahannock Athletic Association/Rappahannock Culpeper Baseball (RAA/RCB), Amissville; former...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 27, 2023 | Business
How does Amissville sustain and build community? Fifty years ago, motorists traveled through Amissville on a two-lane road dotted with historic homes, small hardware and grocery stores, restaurants, tourist cabins, garages, and a post office. Today, most travelers on...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 24, 2023 | Business
A renewed effort to provide a form of public transportation for Rappahannock County residents is in the works. The Regional Transportation Collaborative (RTC) of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission is applying for a grant that, if funded, would provide...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 21, 2023 | Politics
Take a look back to some of the key moments in 2022 that defined Rappahannock County. Jan. 3: A heavy snowfall causes more than a thousand county residents to lose power, some for as long as a week. Jan 5: Wakefield Supervisor Debbie Donehey is re-elected board chair...
by Bob Hurley | Jan 19, 2023 | Business, Politics
Venerated as one of the Piedmont’s most historic and beautiful villages, the Town of Washington also is disparaged sometimes as a movie set, even a ghost town. But whatever you think of the town, 2023 will be a year of great change and challenge, sparking renewal,...
