Maureen Harris, a member of the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees, acknowledged in a statement Monday that she removed two signs in the Woodville area opposing the library’s potential relocation. She said she felt they posed a safety hazard on the...
Judge: ‘You’re making a terrible decision’ Chester Brown has yet again fired his attorneys and has chosen to represent himself in his upcoming trial for the murder and strangulation of Doris Critzer three years ago in her Washington home. Brown appeared in...
A judge on Monday gave the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees 10 days to turn over to him lease documents relating to a potential move of the library to Rush River Commons in the Town of Washington. The documents are being sought in a lawsuit...
The Rappahannock County School Board revisited its facilities use regulations Tuesday, continuing a conversation that began after a July concealed carry class hosted by the Rappahannock County Republican Committee raised questions about political groups renting school...
Hopes to promote belonging, morale Updates: capital improvements, new Headwaters director Students at Rappahannock County High School will begin the school year by being sorted into one of four “houses” as part of a new program that administrators hope will promote...
Rappahannock native brings at-home care to rural patients For many older adults in Rappahannock County, getting to a doctor’s office can mean a long drive, limited appointment options and delayed care. Dr. Andrew Kohler believes there’s a better way. Beginning Aug. 1,...
Harvard professor charts a path back together Robert D. Putnam, a widely quoted prophet of America’s social isolation, economic inequity and political rancor, traveled to the Virginia Piedmont last Friday to talk about “the roots of the malaise we’re in right now and...
New playground comes to town The Town of Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) approved a signage application for Hayfields Rural Kitchen and Market, a new cafe Brian Noyes, the man behind The Red Truck Bakery franchise, hopes to open in Rush River Commons...
Worst tick season in years looms — for humans too It was May 2021 when several bulls came out of their pasture at Eldon Farms in Woodville covered in something farm manager John Genho had never seen before. “You couldn't put your hand on the bull and not touch a...
Background: President of Fathom Creative, a Washington, D.C.-based design and communications firm; purchased Avon Hall in Little Washington in 2016 and resides in a cottage on the property; Virginia resident since 2018; serves on the town’s Architectural Review...
Fly fisherman Roger Flinchum remembers evenings when Rappahannock County streams were alive with fish. “I might go 100 yards and catch 20 or 30 fish,” said the retired Rappahannock County High School teacher, who has been fly fishing since the 1970s when brook trout...
Library board presents new information on potential relocation In a presentation preceding a July 23 public hearing, the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees showed the crowd new renderings of a proposed building at Rush River Commons that would house...
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