by Randy Rieland | Apr 17, 2021 | Education, Health, Local Services
Children have been less susceptible to the coronavirus, but for many, a year of social isolation and academic unpredictability has challenged their mental health. A year of living with COVID-19 has taken a toll on Virginia’s Piedmont, from deaths — 62 in Fauquier...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 25, 2021 | Real Estate
Help comes from U.S. aid, sales tax surge Behind Rappahannock’s newly unveiled $27.7 million budget for Fiscal Year 2022 is a slow transition from the cautious clench of the pandemic year to the less menacing familiarities of ordinary county challenges. Three economic...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 24, 2021 | Local Services
Rappahannock County Administrator Garrey W. Curry presented a budget Wednesday night that shaves spending overall while opening the county purse for key priorities, including an across-the-board five percent raise for all county employees. The highlights: Total...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 10, 2021 | Broadband
Part 3 of 3: Foothills Forum and the Rappahannock News look back on 2020 with a focus on COVID-19 as well as several key issues – schools, broadband and cellular, business, housing — we have reported on throughout the year. Pandemic ‘lit the match’ on acquiring...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Through a unique partnership, the Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum provide expanded local coverage Foothills Forum is a new type of community-supported journalism organization for a time of severe challenges to quality local news in Rappahannock, across Virginia...
