Victory beneath the lights
The athletic field lights were on as the sun set last Friday, and the crowds were arriving early to inaugurate the new lights at Rappahannock County High School's Panther Stadium. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Election '08: high voter turnout expected
Virginia election officials are preparing for a high voter turnout next week, as the number of registered voters has increased 10 percent in the state in the lead up to the election. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Holloween safety tips
1. Be sure older children take friends and younger children are accompanied by a trusted adult. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Chris Johns: Out of Africa, into Rappahannock
Rappahannock's Chris Johns is the editor-in-chief of the most recognized magazine in the world – National Geographic - and if you ask Johns how he got there, he’ll tell you that he never had a plan to end up where he did. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bob Ryan to lead Christmas parade in 'Little' Washington
Rappahannock resident Bob Ryan, highly acclaimed winner of two Emmys for weathercasting, and past President of the American Meteorological Society, will lead the 4th annual Christmas Parade in “Little” Washington, on Sunday, Dec. 7, according to parade planners with the Washington Hospitality and Visitors Association. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Town residents worry about wastewater hookup fees
The Town of Washington may soon find itself in the odd position of building a new wastewater collection and treatment system to which few can afford to connect . | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Donors give Obama 2x more than McCain
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has received almost twice as much in political contributions from political activists in Rappahannock County as Republican John McCain, according to a RappVoice review of campaign contribution records. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local group grades neighborhood watersheds
Rappahannock landowners and residents can now look at a Watershed Report Card to discover how healthy and well-protected their neighborhood watershed is. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'I don't think Virginia has moved from center right'
The first thing that strikes you about Eric Cantor, Rappahannock's congressman, is that he is not without a certain amount of earnestness and boyish charm. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
The Democratic wave: Could it carry Anita Hartke ?
People may say that 7th Congressional District Democratic challenger Anita Hartke of Amissville doesn't stand a chance against four-term Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), that the odds are so long that even calling this a David versus Goliath contest would be an overstatement. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
20 years later. . .town approves wastewater project
The Rev. Jennings Hobson III was present last Wednesday when after 20 years the Washington Town Council finally approved a $4 million bond to pay for a new wastewater collection and treatment system. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Public schools may have to make cuts in current budget
Facing an almost certain cut in state funding next year, Rappahannock County Public Schools need to tightly control spending this year and may have to make cuts in its current budget, Superintendent Robert Chappell told the School Board Tuesday evening. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Where does your lottery money go?
You know how people will say the goofiest things. Smack your thumb with a hammer and somebody will ask you if that hurt. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Sheriff's Office swears in J.C. Welch as new investigator
J.C. Welch of Sperryville was sworn in yesterday as the new investigator for the Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Town explores raising tax
With lodging occupancy rates down nearly five percent statewide, this is not good news for the Town of Washington which relies on tourism for most of its revenue and which is about to break ground on a new wastewater project. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
New CodeRED alerts residents of dangers
Suppose that flash floods developing in Rappahannock County threaten to swamp your home in the hollow. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Virginia regulators approve power line through county
Virginia’s utility regulators have approved Dominion Virginia Power’s proposal to build a 65-mile high-voltage power line that would cut across a portion of Rappahannock County, dealing a heavy blow to local opponents of the project. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police Brief
The Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office will offer a course on handgun shooting and safety on Oct. 28 and 29 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. continuing on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Apple butter making in the hollows
Joan Pullen Baldwin has made apple butter with the family of her husband, Bobby Baldwin, for many years. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
RCHS varsity volleyball flying high
In a rollicking game in front of a rowdy crowd, the Rappahannock County High School Panther volleyball team defeated the Cougars of Manassas Park 3-0 Tuesday night to improve their record to 10-1 for the season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local banks weather storm
While the stock market tumbles one day and bounces back the next, local bank managers are quietly reassuring their customers that their position in this volatile financial market is "very safe and sound" in the words of Mike Leake, president of Rappahannock National Bank (RNB) | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Farmers fear river cleanup may ban cattle from streams
Mike Massie is stirred up. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Community card project for Richard Lykes
Artist colleagues of photojournalist Richard Lykes are creating a huge “card” sending him best wishes from the Rappahannock community as he recovers from recent surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
State troopers OK — for now
State troopers assigned to the Area 12 Office in Warrenton, which covers Rappahannock as well, will continue to provide the services citizens have come to expect in spite of the state's budget crunch, according to 1st Sgt. Matt Hanley. But it won't be easy, he added. | 0 comments - ›› more ...