by Tim Carrington | Feb 10, 2026 | Art, Sidebar, Top Story
Middle Street Gallery’s current “Members and Friends” exhibit, one of its most popular shows, runs through April 5, with a reception Feb. 21 from 4-6 p.m. Each year, the gallery’s 20-some members invite a friend to step in with a painting, drawing, photograph...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 8, 2026 | Local servcies, Sidebar
RappTaxFree is returning for its third year, providing free state and federal tax-filing services to the Rappahannock community every Saturday through Apr. 11 at the Washington Baptist Church, 180 Gay St. in the Town of Washington. RappTaxFree can prepare most...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 1, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Age is usually treated as a limit — a line that, once crossed, confines people and slows them down. But for four remarkable centenarian women in Rappahannock County, their age is not a restriction — it’s just a number. Marie Ridder, Doris Rowzie, Joyce Abell and Bess...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2026 | Business, Sidebar, Top Story
The Amissville Market celebrated its one year anniversary in December, and seems to be thriving. Owner Jessica Hall said her market, housed in the historic Hackley’s General Store in “downtown” Amissville, has evolved over the last year into a community hub. Hall,...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 23, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Will trial be elsewhere in Doris Critzer murder case? A Virginia Public Defender Office has agreed to represent Chester Brown, who has been charged with first-degree murder and strangulation in the death of longtime Washington resident Doris Critzer. “It looks like...
