by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 16, 2024 | Art, Education, People, Politics
Background: Joined the staff of Rappahannock County Library in 2011 as a youth services librarian and was named library director in 2020, former library assistant at Culpeper County Library; Virginia Tech University, BA, English; Longwood University, MA, English;...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 11, 2024 | Agriculture, Politics
Residents reflect on village’s rich past What’s to become of Flint Hill, a sleepy crossroads village, that now finds itself at a crossroads? Is a renaissance on the horizon with new residents and businesses leading the way? There was a time when Flint Hill’s...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Politics
Brad HatchBrad Hatch gives a presentation on the Patawomeck Tribe and their sophisticated trade systems last Sunday at Washington Town Hall. A Native American trading post in the Town of Washington and Old Rag Mountain’s sacred past were highlighted during the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health, Politics
Supervisor championed his beloved county Roger Allen Welch believed in service. It was a belief he practiced faithfully for a lifetime, continuing his good works through a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease that ended Dec. 11 at the age of 77 in his Flint...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 21, 2023 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Local Services, Politics
A special delivery of fresh apples — a whole lot of apples — helps residents in need This is a story about apples. Lots of apples. Enough apples to make more pies than you can eat in a few lifetimes. Eugene Triplett’s role in the tale began early on a Friday the week...
