by Ireland Hayes | Aug 12, 2025 | Education, Sidebar
Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) narrowly avoided a potential funding shortfall this summer when key federal education grants were temporarily frozen before being restored last month. Schools Superintendent Shannon Grimsley said that while no major program...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 23, 2024 | Business, Education, Politics
The ‘super’ in school superintendent takes on new meaning Grimsley-15c-web.jpgGrimsley took on the job of driving a school bus to help fill a need for drivers in the county, but really enjoys driving and has continued to substitute drive after all of the district’s...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 19, 2022 | Education, Health
When students returned to Rappahannock’s two public schools last week, all indications were that finally things were back to normal. No more masking. No more social distancing. Kids could go to classes, eat lunch together, hang out in the hallways like they did in the...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 12, 2022 | Education, Health, Politics
Persistent pandemic frustrates public schools It’s not surprising that Superintendent Shannon Grimsley and her staff at Rappahannock County Public Schools felt pretty good about the start of classes last August. Snapshot 2021: Intro, Development, Broadband, News...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 15, 2021 | Education, Health
Editor’s note: This story was published in print prior to new mandate from the state requiring face coverings indoors in K-12 schools. A year ago, Shannon Grimsley was facing the unfathomable. Another school year was about to begin, but one under the perilous...
