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Foothills Forum: A community news organization

Foothills Forum: A community news organization

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Through a unique partnership, the Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum provide expanded local coverage Foothills Forum is a new type of community-supported journalism organization for a time of severe challenges to quality local news in Rappahannock, across Virginia...
Jen Parker to step down as Rappahannock Social Services director

Jen Parker to step down as Rappahannock Social Services director

by John McCaslin | Dec 18, 2020 | Art, Local Services

‘While I am excited for a new opportunity to be closer to home and my family, there is a big part of me saddened to leave the community I have called home for the last 10 years’ Jennifer “Jen” Parker, for more than three years the director of Social Services in...
‘Must we grow?’ and other questions

‘Must we grow?’ and other questions

by Rachel Needham, Sara Schonhardt | Dec 7, 2020 | Local Services

What you want to know about the Rappahannock County comprehensive plan  For the first time in a long time, Rappahannock County might greet the new year with a fully up-to-date comprehensive plan. Next week, the Board of Supervisors could make the long-awaited decision...

Historic grist mill in Washington slated to become ‘chic’ four-star inn

by John McCaslin | Sep 14, 2020 | Agriculture

‘The old structure is on the brink of an exciting new chapter in its almost 250-year history’ The iconic 18th century grist mill on the edge of Little Washington, which ground wheat and corn for a thriving frontier settlement that would eventually become Rappahannock...
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