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...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 5, 2025 | Features, People, Top Story
‘Listening is an act of love’ We all tell stories … every day. About what we had for lunch. About the guy who cut us off in traffic. About what our mom used to say when it rained. About a favorite childhood memory, and that one hilarious story we retell every chance...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 3, 2025 | doers, People
Background Claire — Retired communications and outreach specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; board member, Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) and co-chair, RAAC Fall Art Tour; board...
