The Rapp
The Rapp for Oct. 19
The ever-popular “No Ordinary Person” show returns to the RAAC Community Theatre for the 19th year; Little Washington all set for All Hallow’s Eve; and Stone Hill amphitheater goes mental for Samhain in this week’s Rapp. […]
Wild Ideas
Wild Ideas: “The autumn leaves drift by the window”
Will weeks of dry, hot weather spoil our usually spectacular fall foliage this year? Pam Owen explores this question in this week’s Wild Ideas. […]
Meetings and Notices
Meetings and notices for Oct. 19
Foothills Forum Board meets on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m to 11 a.m. at the 4-H Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Tula’s Building in Washington. We’ll be joined by RCPS Superintendent, Shannon Grimsley. The meeting is open to the public, for more information.call 540-675-1207. […]
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane for Oct. 19
Feb. 14, 1980: In response to threats of legal action made six months ago by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, the supervisors finally took steps at last Thursday’s board meeting to provide a building inspector as required by state law. […]
Courthouse Row
Courthouse Row for Oct. 19
The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Robin Prausa, Amissville, solar array, $45,553.20; Patti Peterson, Sperryville, solar array, $30,925.60. […]
Politics/Government
Here we go again: Another high-level county official abruptly resigns
Less than four months after he was hired to become Rappahannock County’s first-ever Zoning Administrator/Deputy County Administrator, David Dameron has abruptly submitted his resignation. […]
Politics/Government
Commonwealth’s attorney still weighing evidence in county finances probe
Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff, who six weeks ago was handed the results of a six-month-long Virginia State Police investigation into possible misappropriation of funds by one or more Rappahannock county employees, continues to weigh whether sufficient evidence exists to prosecute a case. […]
Crime & Courts
Local realtor charges accuser of malice and defamation
Heidi Lesinski, a local real estate agent and wife of Hampton district supervisor John Lesinski, filed a complaint with the Rappahannock County Circuit Court on October 2 accusing her neighbor Edmund Kavanagh of malicious prosecution and defamation. […]
Accidents/Fires/Floods
Courthouse fire could have been a lot worse
“There were flames going up the wall,” said court clerk Patricia Davis, who pointed out it was a good thing last week’s electrical fire broke out on a weekday afternoon when employees were at work, or else “who knows” what the result could have been. […]
Politics/Government
Washington councilman Aichele to step down
Washington Town Council member Gary Aichele announced at Monday night’s (Oct. 9) regular meeting that he would be stepping down at the end of the month because he’s moving to a new residence a half mile outside the town’s border. […]
Fire and Rescue
County government, fire companies to adopt new agreement
For the first time since October 1998, when the Rappahannock County government and Rappahannock County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association last issued a written agreement to provide emergency services to the county’s citizens. […]
A Troubling Diagnosis
Rural health care discussion exposes challenges
A discussion of Rural Healthcare: What’s Next? drew more than three dozen people from across the county to the Washington Fire House last Sunday afternoon, spurring ideas for finding solutions to a range of healthcare issues experienced by local and regional residents. […]
Politics/Government
Maskas welcomes tourism solutions, withdraws resignation
Just three weeks after submitting her resignation, citing insufficient focus by county officials on tourism, Sandra Maskas was persuaded by interim county administrator Brenda Garton to remain in her post as manager of the Rappahannock County Visitors Center. […]
Art
RAAC Artists’ Tour: Two talented yet creatively diverse Donnas
This year, the RAAC Artists’ Tour will feature two new artists, and although both are named Donna, Brune and La Pre, they will offer very different examples of local talent. […]
Photos
A drifter’s life
Numerous residents of Rappahannock County have caught sight of a certain homeless man, 68-year-old Richard Harrell, who when not walking upright has rolled himself in and around the town of Washington in a wheelchair. […]
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