by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Jun 22, 2025 | Pathfinders, People
At 13, she desegregated Warren County High School In the heart of rural Virginia, an incredible story of strength and transformation unfolds through Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin. It twists and turns through her eight decades, but pivotal to who she is today was an act...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 19, 2025 | Politics
Motorist accused of driving into Culpeper protestors “No Kings” rallies protesting President Donald Trump and his administration were organized in over 2,000 locations nationwide last Saturday — including Rappahannock County — and were held hours before the...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 19, 2025 | Education, People
Over 100 people — classmates, teachers, school principals and superintendent, families — gathered around the Rappahannock County Elementary School gazebo last Thursday for a candlelight memorial in remembrance of Jorge Alfredo Hernandez Velasco, a 13-year-old student...
by Randy Rieland | Jun 13, 2025 | Education, People
He had just finished the seventh grade, but Jorge Alfredo Hernandez Velasco left his mark — he had a smile that could light up a room. You hear that about him over and over when you ask people what they remember about Jorge. He tragically died at his Sperryville home...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 11, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Chester Brown made his first court appearance via video from prison Tuesday after being charged last week with first-degree murder and strangulation of Doris Critzer, 74, a Washington resident who was found dead in her home in August 2023. Brown, 64, formerly from...