by Tim Carrington | May 6, 2021 | Education, Real Estate
How a changing county will fund its schools and other priorities in the years ahead It’s springtime, 2031. The dogwoods and redbuds are as spectacular as anyone can remember, and the machinery for preparing an annual county budget is churning out the numbers. The...
by Tim Carrington | May 5, 2021 | Agriculture, Art
A costly sewer plant has become a chronic money pit. Proposed rate increases hit the “company town’s” anchor, The Inn at Little Washington, hard, raising tensions Washington, Virginia — home to the celebrated Inn at Little Washington — is known for meals and memories...
by Tim Carrington | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Three supervisors open to the project Clarification: This story has been updated from the print edition version to more accurately represent Supervisor Debbie Donehey’s position on the project. The Black Kettle Commons Project — suspended somewhere between a vision...
by Randy Rieland | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
‘When it’s working, it’s extremely fast,’ but there are some glitches — and industry skepticism — as Elon Musk venture expands Ted Goshorn has a handful of reasons why he’s so optimistic about the future of Starlink, the satellite broadband service now being beta...
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...