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Supervisors back Sperryville sewer repairs

Supervisors back Sperryville sewer repairs

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 17, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, People, Politics, Real Estate

No more ‘kicking the can down the road’ The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 last Wednesday to back a $1.4 million loan the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) intends to use to replace outdated equipment at the Sperryville...

Amissville resident vacates mother’s estate

by Ireland Hayes | Jun 23, 2024 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Politics

Court forbids him to be within 1,000 feet of property Christopher Demitry of Amissville has vacated his late mother’s estate, complying with an order to do so from a Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge after a lengthy legal battle with a neighbor over the state of...
Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

Students participate in watershed field day along the Thornton

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 29, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics

Rappahannock County Elementary School sixth grade students and Hearthstone School students enjoyed participating in the annual Watershed Education Field Day on May 16.  2024-05-16-FF-RLEP-Watershed-1-2-web.jpgRappahannock County Elementary students submerge a tarp in...
Town and Inn find common ground on wastewater controversy — for now

Town and Inn find common ground on wastewater controversy — for now

by Tim Carrington | May 19, 2021 | Health

Washington’s wastewater battle eased into a truce Monday evening, with the Town Council agreeing unanimously to chop its proposed water and sewage rate increase to 11 percent from 25 percent, and to hold the reduced hike in abeyance until a year-end review confirms...

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