Introducing the Shoe Leather Fund -- A new way to support community news For seven years Foothills has supported in-depth, explanatory reporting while, at the same time, being agile and responsive to changing community needs (see C-19 Daily Update below). Now, in...

Introducing Jennifer Tepper Have you noticed the new, enhanced look of Foothills on Facebook and Instagram?  We have Jennifer Tepper to thank for revamping our social media presence. Many of you already know the highly creative Jennifer, who splits her time between...

“The one consistent thing is that the weather is more inconsistent” The final installment in the Foothills Forum-Rappahannock News special report on our county’s glorious natural environment was a probing article by Randy Rieland on “the new abnormal” of local climate...

Friends, We have much to be thankful for here in Rappahannock County, living among caring people in a beautiful natural setting. Housing:  A conversation on solutions The discussion at Foothills’ Nov. 17 virtual housing forum was vigorous, wide-ranging and...

NewsMatch:  The time is now! We have intentionally held our October newsletter to the last minute to properly announce the start of NewsMatch 2020! For two months --- from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 – donors to Foothills Forum will see their individual contributions, up to...

“Home Sweet Home?” Housing in Rappahannock is limited and expensive. Rentals are even more limited in supply than houses, and home values are higher than in most neighboring counties and (far above) the national median. These are among the key findings in Home Sweet...

On September 11th, we were delighted to host a discussion between author and columnist Margaret Sullivan and our own Andy Alexander.  Sullivan, Washington Post media columnist and former New York Times public editor, is one of the nation’s leading voices championing...

Rachel Needham, The Rappahannock News Report for America journalist, reflects on the many surprises of life in the county:   “One fateful sunny afternoon I came into the Hillsdale Country Store on 211 in Washington to ask directions. "I'm new to the county," I told...

Andy McLeod joins Foothills as executive director Washington, Va. (May 15, 2020) – Andy McLeod, who has served in an array of nonprofit and public leadership positions, has been named the executive director of Foothills Forum. “We’re quite fortunate – tickled – to...

Here's the new game plan:  provide resources to the Rappahannock News to help it serve as our community’s 24/7 reliable news outlet during the COVID-19 situation.  Sara Schonhardt is reporting for the paper on a daily basis and her articles are being posted on...