Ten years of supporting our local news

Betsy Dietel, daughter of late Foothills Forum co-founder Bill Dietel, regales the crowd of 150+ Foothills supporters with stories of Bill’s vital role at the Barn at Mount Prospect on Friday, 9/27 as the nonprofit observed its 10th anniversary of raising community support for local news. Listening, and laughing, are: Executive Director Emily Oaks and Board Chair Andy Alexander (standing). Seated are board member Jay Ward Brown and Chair Emeritus Bud Meyer. Continue reading…

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         Community support for the nonprofit, nonpartisan Foothills Forum provides research and reporting about Rappahannock County matters.

Local news is more important than ever.  Foothills Forum raises community support for fact-based, in-depth coverage of the issues we care about in Rappahannock County.  We’re a nonprofit, independent civic news organization promoting engagement, research and solutions.
 
Why? because a more informed, engaged community makes better choices and decisions for the long term.
 
We surveyed the county, asking people what they think about our future.  Our award-winning reporting on broadband, education, public safety, the environment and our rural economy is published via an agreement with Rappahannock Media (The Rappahannock News, Piedmont Virginian magazine and its online sites).

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