Dr. McCue closing medical practice: How his departure affects community health Dr. John McCue tells the story of a visit from a patient he had come to know well. They chatted about serious science – physics and chemistry, as he remembers it – until finally McCue asked...
• More money for public schools — but less than requested• Residents real estate, personal property taxes would rise Rappahannock County’s budget debate is about distributing the distress. Local budgets by law must be in balance, but to get there, the Rappahannock...
• Expected $1.5 million subsidy removed in Richmond budget negotiations • Costly mandated staff raises possible The prospect of a $1.5 million shot-in-the-arm for Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) is fading. Subcommittees in both the Virginia Senate and...
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved allowing the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company to temporarily operate under the county’s EMS license until the company can operate independently. Because the station has been without an EMS...
Video: Fire near Washington, VirginiaVideo | Firefighters try to contain a fire next to Route 211 near the Town of Washington about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday afternoon update: Rappahannock County Public Schools canceled school today "due to the impact of the...
‘The companies should lead the way’ Maybe, just maybe, the Rappahannock community is moving forward in addressing one of its more persistent and daunting challenges. For more than a decade now, the aging of the county’s population has taken a toll on Rappahanock’s...
rcps school budget stacey whittRCPS Chief Financial Officer Stacey Whitt, far right, talks to the school board last March. Rappahannock planners face more wrangling over the school budget in 2024, with continued suspense over levels of state and county support. ...
Background: Hairstylist and owner of The Hair Gallery, Sperryville; long-time member of the Christmas in Little Washington organizing committee; board member of the Sperryville Community Alliance; member of the Sperryfest planning committee; member of Trinity...
A special delivery of fresh apples — a whole lot of apples — helps residents in need This is a story about apples. Lots of apples. Enough apples to make more pies than you can eat in a few lifetimes. Eugene Triplett’s role in the tale began early on a Friday the week...
Background: Retired director of survey research with the National Institutes of Health and subsequently, a psychiatric social worker focused on gerontology and bereavement. Active in the newly-created National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Wendt...
Washington’s Architectural Review Board unanimously endorsed the sweeping expansion design advanced by the town’s chef and innkeeper, Patrick O’Connell, after a succession of residents said they trusted that the new and revised buildings wouldn’t overwhelm the quiet...
2023-02-FF-FlintHillVFD-13.jpgThe Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County’s Company 4, on Fodderstack Road. A Virginia State Police investigator found evidence of possible embezzlement, credit card theft, tax fraud and forgery at the...
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