by foothillsforum | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo to the 2026 Community Photo Contest, sponsored by the Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum. Here are all of the entries to this year’s contest: 1st Place, ‘T-Bone and His Ladies’ 2nd Place, Best...
by Ireland Hayes, Luke Christopher | Sep 9, 2026 | Agriculture, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Thousands turned out for the fifth annual Culpeper Rodeo on last Saturday at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise, watching bull riders cling on for dear life until a torrential rainstorm cut the main event short. Cody Gilbert, a bull rider from Locust Dale, took the...
by Tim Carrington | Sep 8, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Fans bid farewell at Cooter’s Place in Luray A Dukes of Hazzard revival swept Luray on Saturday, with thousands of cars streaming in for an amplified and tearful farewell to Rappahannock resident Ben “Cooter” Jones, who died Aug. 9 at his Harris Hollow home at 84. Two...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 7, 2026 | Environment, People, Sidebar
A new LeFay Enchanted Garden was dedicated Saturday at Ingleside Manor Farm in Amissville, marking the third garden established through a grassroots environmental initiative that combines folklore and whimsy with native plant restoration and biodiversity. The LeFay...
by Randy Rieland | Aug 31, 2026 | Features, People, Top Story
Two steps. That’s all that separates the back and front rooms at Before & After cafe in Sperryville. It’s a simple descent, one that would ordinarily require little thought or effort. But at the moment, David Tatel and Xyrah, his new guide dog, are perched above...
