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...
Editor's note: This story was published in print prior to new mandate from the state requiring face coverings indoors in K-12 schools. A year ago, Shannon Grimsley was facing the unfathomable. Another school year was about to begin, but one under the perilous cloud of...
With the first day of the new school year just hours away, the Rappahannock County School Board on Tuesday night voted to slightly adjust its masking policy, allowing the superintendent to mandate masks in the event of an outbreak — with the ability to remove the...
Lord Fairfax Community College could become Laurel Ridge Community College. The name change was opposed by Rappahannock’s supervisors and other area elected officials. Lord Fairfax is out, and Laurel Ridge might be in. Late last week the name selection committee at...
How a changing county will fund its schools and other priorities in the years ahead It’s springtime, 2031. The dogwoods and redbuds are as spectacular as anyone can remember, and the machinery for preparing an annual county budget is churning out the numbers. The...
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...
The PATH Foundation is happy to announce the recipients of their Flexible Funding grant cycle. Over $1.2 million in funding was awarded to 38 area organizations to support their missions and strengthen the health and vitality for everyone in our community. The...
Eden is a junior at Rappahannock County High School. That’s not her real name, but she asked not to be identified. For most of this school year, she has been on a hybrid schedule of two days in school, three at home. Next week, she will start attending in-person...
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