‘Celebrate America’ with patriotic music Col. John R. Bourgeois, the venerable director emeritus of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band — with a notable career spanning nine presidential administrations — returns to Avon Hall in the Town of Washington on...
Nyanyano, a coastal town in Ghana, West Africa, is a time warp from Sperryville, Virginia, but that’s where Kara Draper, a Rappahannock teacher turned agent for change, began her environmental journey. She first went to Ghana in 2024, seeking a cultural deep dive...
New beginning includes working with recently formed African American Association Scores of Rappahannock residents gathered in one of the oldest buildings in the Town of Washington last Sunday to celebrate a hopeful new beginning for an organization that has been the...
Background: President and owner of L.E. Smith Enterprises LLC, a marketing and advertising business whose clients include RappCats, Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, FamilyFutures and Friends of the Library; President, Businesses of Rappahannock (BOR);...
The Culpeper Branch of the NAACP highlighted Juneteenth on Thursday as part of the Town of Culpeper, Culpeper Renaissance 3rd Thursday summer concert series at The Depot. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, became a federal holiday in 2021The holiday dates...
At 13, she desegregated Warren County High School In the heart of rural Virginia, an incredible story of strength and transformation unfolds through Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin. It twists and turns through her eight decades, but pivotal to who she is today was an act...
Over 100 people — classmates, teachers, school principals and superintendent, families — gathered around the Rappahannock County Elementary School gazebo last Thursday for a candlelight memorial in remembrance of Jorge Alfredo Hernandez Velasco, a 13-year-old student...
‘Strong family atmosphere’ event: Fireworks, food and a $10K raffle The fields at Ben Venue Farm will be festive this Independence Day during the 17th annual Fourth of July Celebration in support of the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD). Co-chair of the...
He had just finished the seventh grade, but Jorge Alfredo Hernandez Velasco left his mark — he had a smile that could light up a room. You hear that about him over and over when you ask people what they remember about Jorge. He tragically died at his Sperryville home...
‘Listening is an act of love’ We all tell stories … every day. About what we had for lunch. About the guy who cut us off in traffic. About what our mom used to say when it rained. About a favorite childhood memory, and that one hilarious story we retell every chance...
Background Claire — Retired communications and outreach specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; board member, Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) and co-chair, RAAC Fall Art Tour; board...
‘Everybody deserves a day off … that was my hope for him’ When innkeeper Amanda Huff answered the phone at the Foster Harris House bed and breakfast last Friday morning to take a lodging reservation for the next night, she never could have imagined to whom she would...
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