Questions about broadband, data center implications Electric utility company Potomac Edison will be replacing old wooden poles and electrical lines in a nearly 14-mile stretch from Luray to Sperryville — a line that provides most of the county’s power. The upgrade...
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Inn at Little Washington plans transformational expansion, adding rooms, buildings and a spa
The Inn at Little Washington, soon to celebrate its 45th birthday, has unveiled a bold expansion plan that pushes the county’s largest private enterprise into new territory, and presents the Town of Washington with significant changes in its streetscape and ambience. ...
School health clinic opens for Rapp at Home seniors
Pilot project also offers telehealth services Members of Rapp at Home, a nonprofit for seniors, can now make appointments for non-emergency care at the telehealth clinic in the Rappahannock County Elementary School. The pilot project involving Rappahannock County...
Rural health group seeking ways to bring more health services, pharmacy to Rappahannock County
The Rappahannock Rural Health Network (RRHN) is looking at how to expand the public schools’ health clinic to serve others in the community, provide check-ins of older residents by fire and rescue personnel, and even bring a pharmacy into the county. These are among...
Jones Nature Preserve: ‘A scenic masterpiece’
Rappahannock couple receives prestigious award Nestled along Long Mountain Road is one of Rappahannock County's most precious jewels – the Jones Nature Preserve. Like the county’s motto, “A scenic masterpiece made perfect by nature,” the preserve is an ecological...
2025’s opening act brings major snowfall to Rappahannock County
More snow possible for weekend Rappahannock County employees and students were able to enjoy about eight inches of snow that fell earlier this week as life as we knew it shut down — county offices closed, students got an extended winter break and most businesses took...
Once rural Clevengers Corner becoming commercial site
Project expanding with shops, services, warehouses Only three miles east of the Rappahannock County line at Clevengers Corner – where routes 211 and 229 intersect – sits Stonehaven, an imposing 500-plus-acre housing development. The project calls for the construction...
Rush River Commons to begin new phase
Developers asking community for input As construction of housing in the new privately-funded Rush River Commons development in the Town of Washington nears completion, the project’s engineers and designers are already looking ahead to the second phase of the...
Rappahannock County becoming more involved with fire and rescue
Rappahannock County officials continue to look at ways to play a bigger role in the community’s emergency services without threatening the independence of local volunteer fire and rescue companies. WHY IT MATTERS For years now, the aging of Rappahannock’s population —...
Rappahannock library about to turn a page
Library trustees gearing up to fund expansion, renovation The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees is preparing to embark on a projected $6 million fund-raising effort to support an expansion and renovation of the public library. There’s a long way to go...
Washington woman accused of embezzling over $300k from local businessman
Washington resident Robbie Critzer, charged with embezzling more than $300,000, appeared for a bond hearing last Thursday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court where she was released on a $25,000 secured bond. Critzer, 48, was indicted by a grand jury on eight counts...
Rappahannock Almanac 2024 | This is the year that was
Building Committee, RIP • Flint Hill Fire back-and-forth • Hiking Old Rag: Get a ticket • Volunteers battle brush fires • Chester Brown sentenced. Murder unsolved. • Russian intrigue in Huntly! • Trump win, caravan parades • Washington’s ‘First Lady’ passes • High...
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