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Eddie Fletcher construction fraud case heads to grand jury

Eddie Fletcher construction fraud case heads to grand jury

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

Embezzlement, failure to perform construction work A Rappahannock District Court judge ruled Tuesday that there was enough evidence to send Flint Hill contractor Edward “Eddie” Fletcher Jr.’s case to a grand jury. Fletcher, owner of E. Fletcher Construction, faces...
Rappahannock County tries to sway town to share cost of courthouse by tempting with a cake

Rappahannock County tries to sway town to share cost of courthouse by tempting with a cake

by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | Sep 16, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town

Even a pecan caramel cake wasn’t enough to sway the Washington Town Council to join the Board of Supervisors for a meeting to discuss sharing the cost of a new courthouse.  Jackson Supervisor Donna Comer presented Mayor Joe Whited the cake as a goodwill gesture at...
ANALYSIS: PEC facing off with Big Tech over data centers

ANALYSIS: PEC facing off with Big Tech over data centers

by Tim Carrington | Sep 10, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, Sidebar

Local environmental group wants guardrails on AI-fueled boom   The Piedmont Environment Council (PEC), after 53 years of thoughtfully protecting the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, finds itself on the front lines of a David and Goliath face-off with Big...
Library’s biggest challenges, possible solutions

Library’s biggest challenges, possible solutions

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 8, 2025 | Education, Local servcies, People, Sidebar

The feasibility study conducted to determine the possibility of raising the $6.5 million needed to expand and renovate the Rappahannock County Public Library found, based on responses from community members, the biggest challenges to be: Fundraising goal is perceived...
PEC president warns of impact of data centers in Rappahannock

PEC president warns of impact of data centers in Rappahannock

by Tim Carrington | Aug 7, 2025 | Environment, Top Story

Rappahannock will be significantly affected by the proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia, even if the county manages to fend off future construction proposals within the county, according to Christopher G. Miller, longtime president of the Piedmont...
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