by Ireland Hayes | May 4, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Pretty much a total loss’ As Bill Gadino walked through his vineyard at Gadino Cellars in Washington, he stopped several times last Friday to pick dried, withering leaves off grapevines. “These had all emerged,” he said, examining the nubs left where fresh...
by Tim Carrington | May 4, 2026 | Business, Features, Real Estate, Sidebar, Top Story
Residents and local groups weigh uncertainty as longtime land arrangements are revisited For nearly two centuries, the Miller family has been Sperryville’s dominant landowner, farming and stewarding 845 acres of Rappahannock countryside while quietly supporting the...
by Randy Rieland | Apr 26, 2026 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Residents are being squeezed economically’ At first, it was a ripple. There were more people coming more frequently to the Rappahannock Food Pantry, more seeking help from the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund, more uninsured showing up at the Fauquier Free Clinic. In...
by Julia Shanahan | Apr 12, 2026 | People, Sidebar
Stories of grandparents, neighbors and local history took center stage Monday as Foothills Forum and the Rappahannock News honored 15 student writers during a ceremony at The Washington School in the Town of Washington. Now in its eighth year, the annual Storytelling...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 11, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Sports
The Rappahannock County Varsity Panthers baseball and softball teams hosted their home openers on Tuesday, both teams playing against Clarke County. Photos by Ireland Hayes Jacob Brown (right) and Grant Burfield run back to the dugout as the team switch...
