by Randy Rieland | Aug 31, 2026 | Features, People, Top Story
Two steps. That’s all that separates the back and front rooms at Before & After cafe in Sperryville. It’s a simple descent, one that would ordinarily require little thought or effort. But at the moment, David Tatel and Xyrah, his new guide dog, are perched above...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 29, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar, Top Story
Judge: ‘I think I’m right, but maybe I’m not’ Chester Brown won a round in court Tuesday when a Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge ruled that DNA evidence gathered during the investigation into the murder of Washington resident Doris Critzer could be...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 2, 2026 | People, Sidebar
Harvard professor charts a path back together Robert D. Putnam, a widely quoted prophet of America’s social isolation, economic inequity and political rancor, traveled to the Virginia Piedmont last Friday to talk about “the roots of the malaise we’re in right now and...
by Bob Hurley | Jul 7, 2026 | Local Government, Local servcies, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
New tools improve access for vision, hearing, mobility needs Rappahannock County’s Office of the General Registrar is rolling out new equipment and procedures ahead of the Aug. 4 Republican primary aimed at making voting more accessible for residents with...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 13, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
Against the backdrop of ongoing national anxiety over school gun violence, the Rappahannock County School Board spent more than 30 minutes Tuesday debating whether a concealed carry class belongs on a public school campus — particularly one tied financially to a local...
