More than half say it should stay Well over 100 people squeezed into the meeting room at the Rappahannock County Public Library last Thursday for a public hearing on its proposed move, overflowing into the hallway and between bookshelves to voice their opinions. The...
A concerned Rappahannock resident has started a petition against a potential relocation of the Rappahannock County Public Library two days before a July 23 public hearing set by the library’s Board of Trustees on the matter. Elizabeth Pratt, an Amissville resident,...
Boosts emergency response by adding AEDs, planning paramedic home visits Rappahannock County is moving ahead with two new iniatives aimed at one of its biggest challenges: providing emergency and preventive healthcare in a rural county with an aging spread-out...
‘It was intimidating at first’ For Flint Hill resident Amanda Frye Bywaters, becoming a farmer meant walking into a world where she often felt she didn’t belong — little experience, plenty of unspoken doubt and a field largely shaped by older men. “It was intimidating...
But public outcry continues The Rappahannock County School Board’s attorney has concluded Rappahannock County Public Schools staff acted properly in allowing a concealed carry permit class to be held at the high school, but the legal opinion seemed to do little to...
Let’s say there’s a female raccoon inside the wall of your house. Just what you need, right? But there’s more. With her is a litter of raccoon kits. Now what? Will Russell knows just what. This calls for a pheromone, or scent, from a male raccoon. “I put it in the...
New tools improve access for vision, hearing, mobility needs Rappahannock County's Office of the General Registrar is rolling out new equipment and procedures ahead of the Aug. 4 Republican primary aimed at making voting more accessible for residents with mobility,...
A nationwide study of local news reporting capacity has ranked Rappahannock County first in Virginia and 12th highest among all counties in the United States. The Local Journalist Index study (localjournalistindex.com) mapped the number of journalists, both full time...
Volunteers rally for July 3 ‘Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday Concert’ On a sunlit afternoon, retired Marine Col. John R. Bourgeois settled onto his Tiger Valley porch with a glass of chilled white wine, surrounded by antlers, flags and memorabilia. Will...
The annual Amissville Volunteer Fire & Rescue carnival and parade drew crowds to the department's grounds last week, as residents and visitors turned out for four evenings of rides, games, food and one of the department's biggest annual fundraisers. Photos by Luke...
Band director composes a life in Rappahannock Retired Marine Col. John R. Bourgeois’ road from a Bayou boyhood in Louisiana to conducting music for presidents at the White House took a turn into Rappahannock County in 1984, and he decided to stay. After enjoying a...
Background: English and theater teacher at Rappahannock County High School; chorus and drama program manager for the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC); previously taught seventh grade in Fauquier County schools and at Rappahannock County...
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