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From rags to riches, John Anderson gave back

From rags to riches, John Anderson gave back

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health, Politics

‘His heart was always in Rappahannock’ John Anderson was the quintessential local kid who made good, a hometown hero who died on Jan. 31 at the age of 77, after a months-long battle with COVID and its complications. anderson-6-web.jpgJohn Anderson with his first pup,...
Jim Bankston: Protector of wildlife in ‘God’s country’

Jim Bankston: Protector of wildlife in ‘God’s country’

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics

For 30 years, he was Rappahannock’s game warden Jim Bankston, Rappahannock’s game warden and protector of people and wild resources for 30 years, was a conservation law enforcement officer. His first allegiance was to conservation, and his priority was education,...

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