by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jul 27, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, People, Politics, Real Estate
The U.S. Army is looking to buy 100 acres of land in Rappahannock County for a federal equine horse training and wellness facility for a herd of 100 horses — and not just any horses, but those that participate in patriotic military funerals at Arlington National...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 16, 2024 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, People, Politics, Real Estate
Final plans to be reviewed in July Town of Washington officials held a public hearing Monday to hear what townsfolk thought about possible changes to the bed and breakfast ordinance, allowing for some establishments to host as many as eight more guests. But before the...
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...
by Ireland Hayes | May 21, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Features, Local Services, People, Politics, Real Estate
Town of Washington to consider developer’s plans to restore it After years of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the old apple packing shed on Porter Street in the Town of Washington, the run-down property has been sold to Jim Abdo who plans to demolish decaying...
by Sara Schonhardt | Jun 12, 2020 | Agriculture, Features
When Innkeepers Drew Beard and his wife Deb Harris thought about how they would reopen the Gay Street Inn in Washington amid the COVID-19 pandemic they took a walk through the house and tried to experience it the way a guest would — everything from check-in to book...