by Bob Hurley | May 20, 2021 | Art, People
Barbara – Retired Fairfax County school social worker; psychotherapist in Rappahannock County; board member, former Ki Theatre; volunteer, Rappahannock Tourism promotion; fundraising organizer, Sperryville Rescue Squad; former columnist, Rappahannock News. Resident of...
by Randy Rieland | Apr 17, 2021 | Education, Health, Local Services
Children have been less susceptible to the coronavirus, but for many, a year of social isolation and academic unpredictability has challenged their mental health. A year of living with COVID-19 has taken a toll on Virginia’s Piedmont, from deaths — 62 in Fauquier...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 21, 2020 | Art, Broadband, Education, Health
‘A whole lot of moving parts’ When Rappahannock’s public school students return next Monday, they’ll kick off their school year with a temperature check. They’ll be wearing masks, too, at least on the buses and in the hallways. They can remove them once they get to...
by Randy Rieland | Jun 11, 2020 | Art, Broadband, Local Services
Remember the opioid crisis? Not long ago, it was an awful reality of modern rural life, a relentless calamity destroying lives and damaging families. It still is. Last year, Virginia had more fatal drug overdoses — 1,617 — than ever before. But in a time of global...
