‘We are really, seriously having a problem’ he tells judge Chester Brown had his day — and say — in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Thursday, airing frustrations about his lawyer and how the murder case against him is being handled. Brown, 65, a former Washington...
Judge: ‘Too much [jail] time,’ but approves anyway Despite voicing concern that a negotiated eight-year sentence was “too much” jail time, Judge Robert Smith agreed to accept a plea deal in an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force case in Rappahannock...
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge ordered a Castleton man Thursday to pay a total of $10,000 to three victims after he was found guilty of stealing a tractor, a trailer of camping equipment and two antique replica cannons, one of which the prosecution said is...
Town architectural board approves partial plan Representatives from the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) presented preliminary designs for its renovation of the Little Washington Theatre to the town’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) Monday...
Background: Retired magazine marketing and circulation executive, freelance writer, professional actor and standup comedian in Washington, D.C. area theaters; artistic director, RAAC Community Theatre in Little Washington where she has directed or acted in numerous...
Clarify dual enrollment changes Power outages and surges at Rappahannock County Public Schools caused by a transformer fire and equipment failures — three times causing disruptions in the school day in the last week — reflect “a big issue” facing the schools,...
The Washington Town Council unanimously approved development of Rush River Commons’ second phase, despite a recommendation of denial from its Planning Commission last month. The development will be on 3.9 acres where Warren Avenue meets Lee Highway, adjacent to Rush...
Longtime resident buys land to explore housing project at village’s edge Two families with Rappahannock roots that go back generations were buyer and seller in a land transaction last week that could result in Sperryville being the site of the most ambitious housing...
Residents choosing other internet options By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson All Points Broadband (APB) is finally laying fiber in Rappahannock County — but after years of delays, it may be too little, too late. The company says the first residents are expected to get...
The Rappahannock County Food Pantry is stepping up to meet the needs of the community and put food on the table in the wake of national uncertainty surrounding the federal food stamp program called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Amid the ongoing...
A year later, little has changed in Rush River Commons’ quest for approval to develop a second site in the Town of Washington. At its meeting Monday, the Town of Washington Planning Commission voted against the development plans expressing the same chief concerns it...
Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
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