by Ireland Hayes | Apr 7, 2024 | Business, Politics
The Rappahannock County Public Library is nearing completion of the final design concept of its expansion and plans to present it to the Board of Supervisors next month. With a growing user base comes a need for more space, and according to library officials, library...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 3, 2024 | Business, Politics
Protecting it ‘depends on goodwill of people in the town’ Rappahannock’s dark sky is rare, so rare that it’s one of the darkest spots along the East Coast and advocates want to keep it that way. So, too, its county park has received top international recognition for...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Mar 28, 2024 | Business, Health, Local Services, Politics
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved allowing the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company to temporarily operate under the county’s EMS license until the company can operate independently. Because the station has been without an EMS...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 14, 2024 | Agriculture, Features, Sidebar
One morning after a storm, Debbie Capasso woke up to three camels standing in her yard. Little did she know, a chance encounter nine years ago with an exotic animal would turn into a lifelong commitment to another. When the camels’ owner came to claim them and return...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of spectators gathered around the horse track on Saturday to kick off the 2024 Rappahannock Hunt Spring Point-to-Point Races. RappHunt-7b-web.jpgSpectators watch a race at the Point-to-Point races at the Rappahannock Hunt on March 2. Held at The Hill Farm in...
