by Bob Hurley | Sep 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics
‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 24, 2024 | Art, Politics
‘With his art, he shared a window into his soul’ Kevin Adams painted the real. He found it beautiful. Born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, he traveled and looked, searching out the visual secrets of his subjects. Outside, at the easel, he would draw the contours,...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 12, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Health, Politics
Cruising along serene Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park (SNP), it’s easy to forget how quickly the park juts into backcountry wilderness, where innumerable rocky trails lead to breathtaking vistas, cliffs and waterfalls but also expose Sunday tourists and even...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 7, 2023 | Fire/Rescue, Politics
Fire crews continue to work to contain the Quaker Run fire in Madison County, which started on Oct. 24 and has now burned through about 2,800 acres of private, state and federal lands, according to the National Parks Service. A perimeter has been established around...
