by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 3, 2023 | Art, Education
It’s art tour weekend! RAAC’s 18th annual art tour runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5. Admission is free. Here’s a map of the studios and venues across Rappahannock open with weekend. arttour-22_Michael Dennis Studio.jpg...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 2, 2023 | Politics
brandy station battlefield tourCulpeper Battlefields Tour Guide Tracy Baer speaks of the significance of geography from the top of Buford’s Knoll on the Brandy Station Battlefield. A journey through hallowed ground, soon to be Virginia’s newest state park Horses...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 29, 2023 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts, Health, Politics
Habitat loss, poaching threaten the ancient reptile in Virginia The next time you see a turtle think of what life on earth might have been like 220 million years ago. Turtles have been around for that long. They saw dinosaurs come and go; survived the Ice Age; and...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 28, 2023 | Politics
The Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program of the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) has announced that the Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center in Haymarket is the recipient of its $10,000 grant. Eight students, including one from Rappahannock County High...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 19, 2023 | Agriculture, Art, Education, Politics
Representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) last week to tour the school’s garden and cafeteria, which are now flourishing because of a federal grant the school district received in...
