‘It’s sad to leave’ after decades of devotion to education For Larry Grove, service on the Rappahannock County School Board — where as vice chair he was seen as an unwavering voice of reason — was always about the students. Now, after nearly 13 years representing the...
Teachers: Culture changed, no longer “family’ atmosphere School officials: Routine turnover, retirements, better pay elsewhere If the hallways of Rappahannock County High School could talk, they’d tell of an exodus of almost half of the teachers and aides by the...
After representing the Stonewall-Hawthorne District for one four-year term, Woodville resident Van Carney will step down from the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors (BOS) at the end of the year. Carney, 45, now a third-year law student at George Mason University’s...
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...
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A new way of using solar power with crops — the first project of its kind in Virginia — is already catching the eye of some Rappahannock farmers. Called agrivoltaics, the innovative, renewable energy project places solar panels over crop plantings, allowing both solar...
‘Nothing good happens when a newspaper dies’ Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and former anchor and managing editor of the PBS News Hour, made a special appearance in Rappahannock County last Friday to support local journalism. Nonprofit news organization Foothills...
Money smarts start in kindergarten Most adults wish they had learned more about money management before life started sending them bills. In Rappahannock County Public Schools, students are getting that head start thanks to FamilyFutures, a local nonprofit that...
Orchards hit hard by late frost Rappahannock fruit growers could well look back on the 2025 season as among their least bountiful. First it was the peach crop, with losses of up to 70%, victim of unusually warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard April freeze....
Company contends it’s routine; others fear energy demands from data centers When Kerry Sutten steps outside his Sperryville home, he is greeted by a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are power lines and poles mixed in with the trees, but they’re...
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