Saturday event will support former high school student Totality Martial Arts and Rappahannock County community volunteers will host "Kicking Out Cancer," a community event Saturday to raise awareness for childhood cancer and support a local family battling the...
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Drought conditions persist in Rappahannock County, despite showers
‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
Report card: Achievements, weaknesses identified in RCPS academics
Rappahannock County Public Schools showed big academic advancements in the 2023-24 school year, especially in English, raising their state accreditation levels overall. But there still seems to be room for improvement. While English scores rose at both the...
Supervisors back Sperryville sewer repairs
No more ‘kicking the can down the road’ The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 last Wednesday to back a $1.4 million loan the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) intends to use to replace outdated equipment at the Sperryville...
Rappahannock supervisors back sewer authority loan, OK boundary change, recognize heroes, reconsider public comment cap
BOS 9-24 meetingThe Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors held its September meeting Wednesday. It included a wide ranging agenda, and the evening session didn't wrap up until around 11 p.m. • See full video of the meeting at the end of the story. From approving a...
Supervisors approve new lifesaving equipment
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has approved $278,139 of funding for the purchase of six new Lifepak 35 monitors, a newer model of lifesaving devices used by all of the fire and rescue companies in the county. The total cost of the new equipment is more...
Lifesavers recognized for efforts at Settle’s grocery
Huntly resident Ben Hahn and first responders were recognized at last Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting for their lifesaving efforts. Hahn assisted Jerry Brown, 71, of Amissville, who collapsed Aug. 6 at Settle’s Grocery & Garage in Flint Hill, performing...
Democratic candidates campaign in Rappahannock
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. and Virginia State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam visited Rappahannock County Sunday for a joint meet and greet and roundtable discussion on how to address challenges the county faces. Kaine and Subramanyam are both on the campaign trail, with Kaine up...
Free speech or ‘managed speech’ at Rappahannock County government meetings?
BOS redrafts ordinance after public comments A proposed amendment to the Rappahannock County Code putting time limits on public comment went back for a redraft after residents spoke heatedly against it at last Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting. The code...
New mental health resources come to RCPS
Schools fully accredited, lobbyist working in Richmond The Rural Education Achievement and Community Health (REACH) Initiative was introduced at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, a program in Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) focused on creating a...
Washington real estate broker pays court-ordered spousal/child support
Alex Sharp VII, real estate broker and former member of Rappahannock’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Water and Sewer Authority, paid over $50,000 in back child and spousal support last week, avoiding jail time for contempt of court, according to circuit court...
Blues returning to the rolling hills
John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival honors music icon The Piedmont Blues are back! The music will echo once again in the hills of Eldon Farms in Woodville when the John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival returns on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event is designed to honor the...
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