by Randy Rieland | Feb 22, 2026 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Statistically, 10% of residents likely have some form of dementia Dementia, it’s been said, is like watching a loved one disappear. Or as Patti Davis described the experience with her father, Ronald Reagan, “A Long Goodbye,” the title of her book. Yet as profound an...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 16, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Politics, Sidebar
Confront FY27 budget pressures in joint session The Rappahannock County School Board laid out major line items in its fiscal year 2027 budget to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Tuesday, with state-mandated salary and insurance increases and an estimated $6 million of...
by Tim Carrington | Feb 10, 2026 | Art, Sidebar, Top Story
Middle Street Gallery’s current “Members and Friends” exhibit, one of its most popular shows, runs through April 5, with a reception Feb. 21 from 4-6 p.m. Each year, the gallery’s 20-some members invite a friend to step in with a painting, drawing, photograph...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 20, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Sidebar
Diverse public comment, new ideas from incoming board member The Rappahannock County School Board got right to work at its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, discussing the year’s state and county budget season, hearing public comments ranging from school...
by Julia Shanahan, Ireland Hayes | Dec 27, 2025 | Education, People, Sidebar
Carrying glowing lanterns through the dusk, more than a dozen Hearthstone School students marked the Winter Solstice with their annual lantern walk through the Town of Washington on Dec. 18, led by teacher Kitty Keyser. “Special thanks to The Inn at Little Washington,...
