Land Use/Zoning
Sperryville event center application back on county planning agenda
Even before the meeting convened, the reappearance of Bill Fletcher’s previously tabled special exception application to hold events at his Thornton Hill property near Sperryville was met with strong opposition. […]
School/Education News
State transportation board recommends full grant funding for Schools Connector Trail
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board recommended full grant funding of $815,871, a 1.2 mile ADA accessible multi-use biking and walking trail. When built, the schools connector trail will run between the Rappahannock County High School and Elementary School. […]
Nature
Tiny swimmers reveal Rappahannock river and stream health
The naturalists support numerous projects in both stewardship and citizen science. Stream monitoring is a citizen science project the naturalists conduct in support of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District and the John Marshal SWCD, as part of the statewide program under Virginia Save our Streams. […]
Food and Drink
Giving through bottles of wine
The wine’s label depicts Whiteoak Canyon and Falls, just around the bend from DuCard, in the style of 1930’s era posters that were commissioned for the western National Parks. DuCard has obtained the exclusive rights to use this iconic image from former park ranger and longtime enthusiast Doug Leen. […]
Parks and Recreation
Shenandoah Park scraps proposed $70 per vehicle entry fee, settles on $30
The National Park Service announced last Friday that Shenandoah National Park will slightly modify its entrance fees by $5, starting June 1, to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs. The new fee will be $30 per vehicle carload, $25 per motorcycle and $15 per person on bicycle or foot. […]
Art
‘Artisan Trail’ requests additional funding for tourism, biz development
The Rappahannock County Artisan Trail, in a letter sent to Rappahannock County Administrator Garrey W. Curry, is requesting an allocation of $5,000 in FY19 county funding to support the Trail’s “valuable . . . tourism and business development effort.” […]
Photos
Hot and windy to cold and snowy
A special weather statement issued last Friday warned of an enhanced threat for the spread of wildfires due to low humidity values, strong gusty winds, and hot and dry conditions. Sure enough, this several acre brush fire broke out around 3 p.m. behind the large horse barn at Whitemud Crossing Farm in Castleton. […]
Elections
Leslie Cockburn holds big lead in district voting
So far, in Democratic caucuses across Virginia’s sprawling 5th congressional district, Rappahannock resident and candidate Leslie Cockburn has a comfortable lead over Roger Dean Huffstetler and Andrew Sneathern, both of the Charlottesville area. […]
Theater
‘Odyssey’ a state winner
Budding playwright Grace Raiford, a rising 11th grader at Rappahannock County High School, recently submitted the script for her original one-act play, “The Odyssey of Timothy and Peter,” to the statewide “New Voices for the Theater” playwright competition. […]
Photos
Ava had a little lamb, and another, and . . .
Ava Genho of Woodville says she has a new appreciation for Friday the 13th. After all, twin lambs arrived that morning to join her small flock. And given it’s spring, Ava has since welcomed six additional little lambs — eight babies in five days, including three sets of twins. […]
Photos
Quite the welcome
“Hopefully the village pride is well received!” Sperryville resident Robert Archer says of his new “Welcome to Sperryville, Main Street, Est.1820” mural recently painted on the side of the soon-to-open Happy Camper Equipment Co. on Main Street. […]
Photos
‘Out Princing’ Prince
Hearthstone School’s annual auction this Saturday, April 21st, at 4 p.m. will feature a truly amazing item: a unique copy of a letter from Jimi Hendrix to his father, sent from New York City’s Hotel America in 1965. The original of this rare letter resides with Richard Prince […]
School/Education News
School news for April 19
The unique theme for Saturday night’s 2018 Rappahannock County High School Prom was “Yule Ball”; and the Rappahannock County High School Drama Club this weekend will be performing A Chorus Line. […]
Washington Column
A million-plus miles of delivering mail, Bobby Brown looks forward to retirement
And on April 1, 2014, he was awarded membership to a very elite group: the National Safety Council’s Million Mile Club. This tremendous milestone is for driving a cumulative total of 1 million miles (or 30 years) without having a preventable motor vehicle accident. […]
Politics/Government
Rappahannock budget proposal includes tax increase to pay teacher, county staff raises
Citizen input encouraged at Monday’s public hearings on FY19 budget; county administrator introduces new budget process for Rappahannock. […]
