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Getting rides to medical appointments should get easier

Getting rides to medical appointments should get easier

by Randy Rieland | Aug 1, 2023 | Business, Health

In a community with an older population like Rappahannock County, the medical needs of its residents only increase with time. There’s a part of that trend that’s often overlooked: The challenge of actually getting people to treatments and checkups. As Mobility Manager...
Preserving history, one marker at a time: Civil War signs in Rappahannock get a refresh

Preserving history, one marker at a time: Civil War signs in Rappahannock get a refresh

by Luke Christopher | Jul 18, 2023 | Business

When driving from Ben Venue to Massies Corner, it’s not uncommon to feel that you are somewhere special, with the hilltop views of foothills leading up to the Blue Ridge. No one can say whether any of the 70,000 Confederate troops who marched through there on their...

Commercial kitchen, food service education to expand at Carver Center, serving Rappahannock food ventures

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 4, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Politics

State Extension Director visits, tours renovated Culpeper facility Regional representatives with an interest in agriculture and business convened recently at the Carver Center in Culpeper County to meet the new state cooperative extension director and tour the...
SperryFest! 2023: A Guide to the Festivities

SperryFest! 2023: A Guide to the Festivities

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 29, 2023 | Art, Business, Health, Politics

The Day at a Glance SperryFest 2023 Main Street Map Front (1) → 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Festival set-up, parking opens → 10 a.m. SperryFest begins → 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. RAAC Music: Grass Fed at Music Stage → 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Juggling Magic by the...
Doers Profile: Sandra Maskas

Doers Profile: Sandra Maskas

by Bob Hurley | Aug 5, 2022 | Agriculture, doers, People

Manager, Rappahannock Visitors Center; retired psychiatric social worker at Fauquier Hospital; former board member of Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board, Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority, Fauquier Free Clinic, and Fauquier Community...
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