Miriam L. White, a former Sperryville tenant of James William “Bill” Fletcher III, was sentenced to eight months in jail in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Friday morning (Dec. 21) on four counts of grand larceny. […]
In the first of what it promises will be an annual occurence, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) awarded substantial grants from the Richard Lykes Rappahannock Community Fund which works “for the benefit of Rappahannock County citizens.” […]
The Rappahannock County Planning Commission heard a presentation from hydrogeologist Brad White at its monthly meeting Wednesday night (Dec. 19). The bottom line? The county’s water supply is in no danger of running dry. […]
Quibbles & Quark #13, in which Judge Leo Longtail hands down his hotly anticipated ruling in the Dr. G case. […]
Courtesy photo Rappahannock County Elementary School students (from left) Connor Culbertson, Caragh Heverly, Tatyana Yates and Cydney Chambers drew this memorial for the 26 victims of the recent tragedy in Sandy Hook, Conn.; the mural […]
Miocene fossils, the PEC garden winners, Last Night Rappahannock, the beginning of RAAC’s new movie season, Aging Together and a details on a new grant supporting clean water in this week’s Rapp. […]
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared January Virginia Agriculture Census Month. […]
Photo by R.C. Garcia Rappahannock Lions Bob Lander, left, and Bob Anderson present the organization’s $1,000 contribution check to Rappahannock Senior Center manager Darcy Canton last week. To add to the season of good cheer, […]
Last Friday in Little Washington, for the briefest of moments, the streets were totally deserted. Only the Rappahannock News’ young reporter and editor were present. […]
Above, RCES Farm-to-Table students (from left) Madison Stevens, Catherine Deane, Connor Colbertson, Brandon Smith, Skye O’Heron and Kirsten Keyser pose with F2T coordinator Jen Rattigan (right) after the students’ garden won a $300 grant from […]
By Denise Horton Human beings are an expression of their landscape. – Lawrence Durrell I live at the foot of Big Bastard Mountain in Rappahannock County. I have a deep love for the Blue Ridge, a […]
There was one line in Publisher Walter Nicklin’s editorial last week with which James Gannon agreed: “. . . the world as I once knew it surely has come to an end.” […]
President Obama has run annual deficits of more than $1 trillion every year since he was sworn in, and that is using Beltway Math to ignore the accumulation of unfunded liabilities. Yet he insists that […]
A response to the letter in last week’s Rappahannock News [“Aiming in the wrong direction,” by R. Alcott]: To my neighbor Robert, I hope I’ve had the chance to talk with you before this letter […]
While skunks are beloved characters in cartoons and children’s books, meeting them in real life is a less pleasurable and infinitely smellier experience. […]
Record donations to the Christmas Basket Project inside this week’s Amissville column. […]
Spotlighting the SVRS, books for the Head Start program, Fourth Friday details and more examples of local excellence in this week’s Sperryville column. […]
A return home to Havana, Cuba and New Year’s wishes inside this week’s Washington column. […]
March 23, 1972 Witold Kuncewicz, who owns a farm near Flint Hill, painted a menacing picture of Virginia Electric & Power Company at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Leeds Ruritan Club, likening the utility to […]
December 1862 In Washington on Saturday, Dec. 20, the Cabinet crisis moved into its second day. Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase tendered his resignation, to follow those of Secretary of State William Seward and his son […]
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