Gears up for year-long, $2.5M renovation The moment you step into the Little Washington Theatre, its history is obvious — red velvet stage curtains, heavy wooden doors, an old ticket counter from movie theater days and a stage worn smooth by generations of...
Foothills Forum and the Rappahannock News are inviting photographers to showcase the people, places and moments that make Rappahannock County unique in the second annual Community Photo Contest. Last year's inaugural contest drew submissions from across the county and...
A sign posted at the Water Street entrance to the Sperryville River Trail delivers a stark message: “Private Property. No Trespassing. Trail Closed.” The closure prompted a somber meeting of the Sperryville Community Alliance, which gathered last week to discuss the...
Hay crops down average 50% ‘Everything is dependent on water’ Tom Massie stands on a hilltop near Massies Corner, taking in a portion of his 150 acres of rolling hayfields as a misty rain falls around him, soaking into what was, before this week, bone-dry soil. He...
Despite steady rain, the Sperryville Summer Concert Series opened last Thursday night with music and a packed indoor crowd — marking the first time the popular series has moved inside instead of postponing for weather. Sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for...
She knew nothing about cattle farming. Then she changed it. Monira Rifaat never expected to become a cattle farmer. Trained as a pathologist under the British medical system in Egypt where she was born in 1938, she arrived in the United States in the 1960s, completed...
Three Maryland men were arraigned Tuesday in Rappahannock County General District Court after they were caught driving 100 mph on Route 211 in March. Shehzad Aslami, 19, and Zabiullah Razai, 24, both of College Park, and Bahram Rahmani, 22, of Glen Burnie, were...
Nine people appeared in Rappahannock County District Court Tuesday after their March target practice led to a stray bullet narrowly missing a neighbor’s head. On the afternoon of March 21, a call came into the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) dispatch line...
Thousands of Civil War reenactors and spectators gathered at Brandy Station Battlefield last weekend for the 165th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of First Manassas, billed by organizers as the country’s largest Civil War reenactment this year. The two-day...
Ordering delivery from a pizza shop is pretty standard practice — unless you live in Rappahannock County, where the convenience has never existed. Now it does. Xpress Mart & Pizza, a convenience store and restaurant on Route 211 near Leeds Manor Road in Warrenton,...
Fate of Waterpenny Farm, Sperryville River Trail in question The unwinding of the Clifford Miller III family’s vast Sperryville landholdings and partnerships accelerated last weekend when a local couple, Pat Snyder and Bob Kramer, signed a contract to buy 17 acres...
Background Emily: Former speech pathologist and now an attorney specializing in end-of-life legal matters; leads the pastoral care team at Trinity Episcopal Church and is active in the altar guild; provides behind-the-scenes support for RAAC Theatre productions;...
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