Barbara — Active member of Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC), serving as a board member, chair of the Claudia Mitchell Arts Fund, member of Art Tour committee, and school programs developer; volunteer at Food Pantry, Benevolent Fund and...
Rappahannock’s Fall Art Tour — reimagined to incorporate cautions in the age of the pandemic — is taking shape to debut in November with a mix of new artists and established names, online elements and in-person visits to 40-some studios and galleries. The return of...
'Drugs are everywhere’ But county consistently has had among the lowest violent crime rates in Virginia A Rapp News/Foothills Forum Special Report Rappahannock County is blessed with one of the lowest serious crime rates in Virginia. So what worries Rappahannock...
Barbara – Retired Fairfax County school social worker; psychotherapist in Rappahannock County; board member, former Ki Theatre; volunteer, Rappahannock Tourism promotion; fundraising organizer, Sperryville Rescue Squad; former columnist, Rappahannock News. Resident of...
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...
Costs, declining enrollment prompt discussion of ‘What if’ consolidation scenario It’s complicated. So goes the relationship between Rappahannock County and its public school district. In February, at a public meeting that included the school board and Superintendent...
Gwen: Former two-term board member, Child Care and Learning Center; three-term board member of Food Pantry; volunteer for Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) Community Theatre and Art Tour; mentor, Headwaters Starfish program. Former Peace Corps...
As the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues to stutter along in Virginia, local service organizations and community groups are reaching out to Rappahannock County seniors to provide information and assistance with vaccine registration. Much of that outreach is aimed...
‘When your time comes, do get the shot’ The circle of Rappahannock residents eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations is beginning to widen, with the announcement on Tuesday that Rappahannock County Public School teachers and staff will start receiving their vaccines...
Local archaeological sites unearth copper and shell beads, doorway and support post patterns, stone burial mound clusters Powhatan referred to the Manahoac tribe as Anchanachuck — “those who hunt in the mountains.” The small band of Native Americans — barely a...
Drive-through inoculations at fire and rescue stations a possible option There was much to celebrate earlier this week when hospital workers around the country began receiving inoculations that should protect them from the pandemic that’s killed more than 300,000...
‘While I am excited for a new opportunity to be closer to home and my family, there is a big part of me saddened to leave the community I have called home for the last 10 years’ Jennifer “Jen” Parker, for more than three years the director of Social Services in...
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