by Randy Rieland | Apr 26, 2026 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Residents are being squeezed economically’ At first, it was a ripple. There were more people coming more frequently to the Rappahannock Food Pantry, more seeking help from the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund, more uninsured showing up at the Fauquier Free Clinic. In...
by Bob Hurley | Mar 29, 2026 | Features, People, Top Story
The morning begins in a hush. A thin veil of mist hangs over the rolling fields of Virginia’s Piedmont as riders gather, their horses shifting beneath them in the cold March air. Breath rises in soft clouds. Leather creaks. Hounds stir with anticipation. Then, a horn...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 12, 2026 | County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story
Rappahannock’s proposed budget signals a new focus on big, and chronically postponed, capital projects, such as a roof for the elementary school and a fresh county courthouse in the Town of Washington. The blueprint drawn up by the county administrator to present to...
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 | Jan 26, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
A class of farm-to-table students at Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) and a local vegetable grower are now world-record holders after harvesting nearly 900 hot chili peppers from one plant. The Guiness World Record honor was given to Jason Loris of...
