by Gracie Hart Brooks | May 1, 2025 | Agriculture, Top Story
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are causing uncertainties in the global agricultural sector. Once again, local farmers may be affected. Tariffs of at least 10% across all countries are now in effect, with higher rates for those deemed “worst offenders”...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 20, 2025 | County, Education, Local Government
Officials urge public to back schools in county budget After several months of fundraising and a strong lobbying effort in Richmond, an increase in state funding is looking unlikely for Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) this year. If the school system can’t...
by Bob Hurley | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture
Kestrel’s migration tracked for four years Peaches, a five-year old female kestrel outfitted with a tiny solar-powered backpack transmitter, arrived in Warrenton on March 18 after completing her 560 mile spring migration journey from a farm in Georgia. This feat was a...
by Tim Carrington | Apr 13, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government
Tariff wars hit close to home Costs could threaten taxpaying households The first brick of Rappahannock’s new courthouse has yet to be laid, but it is already casting a long shadow over the county. Proposed designs have been called too big or too barn-like, but the...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 13, 2025 | Politics, Top Story
‘I’m so tired of yelling at the TV when DOGE … is cutting federal employees. Where’s the Democratic congressional and senate leaders?’ At a town hall in Rappahannock County Thursday night, U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., warned constituents...
