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...
These are stressful times, and it’s natural for a child to feel anxious in difficult moments. But it’s not natural for that anxiety to be prolonged and interfere with his or her ability to handle everyday situations or cause him or her to avoid things other children...
Children have been less susceptible to the coronavirus, but for many, a year of social isolation and academic unpredictability has challenged their mental health. A year of living with COVID-19 has taken a toll on Virginia’s Piedmont, from deaths — 62 in Fauquier...
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has picked up speed in Virginia recently. More doses are expected to arrive in the coming weeks and a new statewide registration system is up and running. More pharmacies, including Walgreens, Walmart, Food Lion, Martin’s, Harris Teeter...
Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government is continuing to dispense monetary assistance for businesses hit by the economic downturn and widespread restrictions on their operations. But banks servicing Rappahannock County say the uptake has...
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...
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...
Environmental Health Specialist with Virginia Department of Health (VDH) since 1990, VDH Rappahannock office since 1999. Past member of RappFLOW and RAWL. Hobbies: hiking, gardening, painting. Lives in Viewtown with her husband Surja Tamang, who works at the...
‘A whole lot of moving parts’ When Rappahannock’s public school students return next Monday, they’ll kick off their school year with a temperature check. They’ll be wearing masks, too, at least on the buses and in the hallways. They can remove them once they get to...
‘Whatever you do, don’t rub or touch your eyes if you have handled a caterpillar’ As Rappahannock County gardeners know all too well this time of year, small eating machines known as caterpillars are busy devouring everything from tomatoes and corn to peas and sweet...
‘Everybody in the Hispanic community knows someone who got it. They have seen what COVID does to people’ By mid-April, Yanet Garcia feared the worst. She had heard about people in Culpeper County’s Hispanic community getting sick with what appeared to be COVID-19, and...
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