by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 20, 2024 | Art, Education
Watch the awards ceremony: Video: Foothills Forum-Rapp News Storytelling Contest, 2024The Foothills Forum and the Rappahannock News hosted a ceremony that announced this year’s Storytelling Contest winners at the Little Washington Theatre on Thursday, April 18, 2024....
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Education, Local Services, Politics
Rapp budget 2024 graphic 1 Rappahannock County’s proposed increase in property taxes is in play, but may evaporate if two other sources of funds materialize. Hit by a shortfall of state support for the county’s schools, County Administrator Garrey W. Curry last month...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Local Services, Politics
Schools’ funding request nearly fulfilled The key elements of Rappahannock County’s next budget are settled: Barring a last-minute reversal, increases in property taxes won’t happen, personal property tax payments will remain level, and the schools will receive $9.95...
by Ireland Hayes | May 7, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Local Services
Emergency responders recreate fatal crash before prom Rappahannock County High School students and county emergency responders simulated a fatal car crash last Friday, hoping to teach young drivers about the dangers and consequences of impaired driving, before the...
by Julia Shanahan | Apr 27, 2024 | Agriculture, Education
‘It’s been kind of magical’; school will shut down After enjoying their “magical” property for 30 years, Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek are seeking to sell their Belle Meade property in Sperryville and begin retirement. “It’s been kind of magical,” Biniek said....
