Alex Sharp VII, real estate broker and former member of Rappahannock’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Water and Sewer Authority, has been ordered to pay over $50,000 in back child and spousal support by the end of this month, or go to jail, a judge ruled in Rappahannock...
For two weeks, the Rappahannock County Public Schools’ Panther Band has been hard at work in the band room and on the practice field, preparing for this season’s marching show at its annual band camp. 08052024_BandCamp_741-web.jpgColor guard member Gabby Moreno spins...
• Will serve 2.5 years of 20-year sentence • Prosecutor Art Goff fights back tears: ‘These are rough ones’ An emotional day in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Tuesday ended in a plea deal for Jeffery Dwyer, who will serve 2.5 years of a 20-year sentence for the...
Washington resident Scott Alexander Hale was indicted by a Rappahannock County grand jury earlier this month on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. Hale, 35, was arrested in February after multiple images and files were allegedly linked to his...
A young driver was spared active jail time two days before his 21st birthday by a Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge who rejected prosecutor Art Goff’s recommended sentence, which included 90 days in jail. “I think I’m making the right decision today. I need you...
Zackariah G. WaylandZackariah G. Wayland was sentenced to three years in prison by a Rappahannock County CIrcuit Court judge last Thursday. Explicit messages exchanged with 14-year-old girl Sperryville resident Zackariah G. Wayland was sentenced to three years in...
William McGinnisWilliam McGinnis leaving Rappahannock County Circuit Court. • Resident’s sentence suspended • Judge: ‘I think you pose a danger’ A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge “with some reluctance” accepted a plea deal Friday between William McGinnis, a...
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...
Prosecutor, judge remove themselves from case A special prosecutor has been appointed to try the cases of James William “Bill” Fletcher III, who is charged with speeding and driving while intoxicated, after Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff recused himself due to a...
Final plans to be reviewed in July Town of Washington officials held a public hearing Monday to hear what townsfolk thought about possible changes to the bed and breakfast ordinance, allowing for some establishments to host as many as eight more guests. But before the...
Barred from owning pets for two years Two Rappahannock County residents pleaded guilty to abandonment of animals and cruelty to animals after 12 malnourished and ill-treated dogs were found in a residence in Amissville in February. Dozens of other charges, including a...
A Rappahannock County resident’s journey in both worlds Memoirs generally roll out the particularities of an individual’s adventure in the world. But some move to a larger stage, addressing questions of living in a just society, or simply being human....
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