The Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum on Tuesday evening held a reception at the Little Washington Theatre to announce the winners of the 2022 Storytelling Contest. Winners, who earned cash prizes, were selected by an independent panel of judges who evaluated each...
It was a football season nobody in Rappahannock County will soon forget. The switch this year to an eight-man league by Rappahannock County High School — Northern Virginia’s smallest school division, and one of the smallest in the state — provided a giant lift to the...
The Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum is hosting a Storytelling Contest for Rappahannock County students for a chance to win up to $400. We want you to showcase your creative ability to tell a story and be featured in the Rappahannock News. Who can participate?...
When students returned to Rappahannock’s two public schools last week, all indications were that finally things were back to normal. No more masking. No more social distancing. Kids could go to classes, eat lunch together, hang out in the hallways like they did in the...
Lisa Heiser – Career Coach, with Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) Profile of a Graduate (POG) program. Prior to joining RCHS in 2017, sold high school yearbooks for 25 years. Volunteered for ten years at youth ministries started by her husband in Culpeper....
Presenting … words of wisdom from our future generation Assembled here are the winning essays from the third Foothills Forum/Rappahannock News essay contest, held in conjunction with Rappahannock County Public Schools. Rapp News reporter Julia Shanahan worked with the...
Give Local Piedmont, a local 24-hour online fundraiser, on Tuesday secured $345,500 for nonprofit organizations that serve Rappahannock County, according to data provided by campaign organizer the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. The ninth annual fundraiser,...
With energy, wisdom and optimism, the county’s next generation collectively offers a more nuanced take on the challenges of living in our aging community A Foothills Forum • Rapp News Special Report Now age 30, Hannah Rosenbaum graduated from Rappahannock County High...
Aline Johnson: Former postmaster, Sperryville; member, Rappahannock County School Board, Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board, Lord Fairfax Community College Board; auxiliary member Sperryville Fire and Rescue and Volunteer Fire Department; member of...
Persistent pandemic frustrates public schools It’s not surprising that Superintendent Shannon Grimsley and her staff at Rappahannock County Public Schools felt pretty good about the start of classes last August. Snapshot 2021: Intro, Development, Broadband, News...
A RAPPAHANNOCK NEWS / FOOTHILLS FORUM SPECIAL REPORT The county faced a host of challenges from school masking to taking steps toward universal broadband DEVELOPMENT How to use – and not use – local land drove Rappahannock debates SCHOOLS Persistent pandemic...
A photographic look back at the major stories in Rappahannock County last year. Jan. 4: Debbie Donehey (Wakefield District) is elected chair of the Board of Supervisors. Jan. 12: RCPS Superintendent says school staff could be fully vaccinated by March. Feb. 1: A...
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