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 Randy Rieland | Mar 16, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Politics
Watch the meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, March 12, 2024 Requires financial boost from county The Rappahannock County School Board Tuesday approved a proposed $15 million budget, one that would require a big boost in financial support from the...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 13, 2024 | Business
benevolent fund headwatersCierra Chambers, Lacey Jenkins and Brittany Dwyer Gianoli of the Headwaters Foundation at the Benevolent Fund dinner last weekend. The Rappahannock Benevolent Fund hosted its annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner on Saturday, raising money to...
by Randy Rieland | Mar 9, 2024 | Business, Local Services, Politics
‘The companies should lead the way’ Maybe, just maybe, the Rappahannock community is moving forward in addressing one of its more persistent and daunting challenges. For more than a decade now, the aging of the county’s population has taken a toll on Rappahanock’s...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Mar 4, 2024 | Agriculture, Education, Health, Politics
Smithsonian study seeks to protect species If you spend a lot of time in the woods, but you’ve never seen a bobcat, chances are a bobcat has seen you. Virginia’s bobcat population is thriving, and these elusive creatures can show themselves—or not—with ease. Though...
