by foothillsforum | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo to the 2026 Community Photo Contest, sponsored by the Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum. Here are all of the entries to this year’s contest: 1st Place, ‘T-Bone and His Ladies’ 2nd Place, Best...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 19, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge Monday dismissed the final charge against attorney James William “Bill” Fletcher III, closing out a string of driving incidents over six months in 2024. Judge Matthew Snow dismissed a charge of refusal to submit to a...
by Bob Hurley | Sep 18, 2026 | Local Government, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
Officials detail layers of checks ahead of early voting As election disputes and court challenges play out around the country ahead of the November midterms, Rappahannock County election officials emphasize the safeguards built into its process — before a single vote...
by Kristin Davis | Sep 14, 2026 | Environment, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘When there’s a call from the wild … you have to answer it’ In a single hour on a midsummer Monday, five new patients arrive at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center: a crow, a hawk and three baby rabbits plucked from the clutches of a cat. It’s high season at one of...
by Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson | Sep 14, 2026 | Broadband, Local servcies, Sidebar, Top Story
Just 8 Rapp homes connected after 4 years Will it meet Dec. 31 deadline? Four years and $45.5 million into a nearly $100 million state grant to bring high-speed fiber internet to eight rural Virginia counties — just eight of the 1,435 homes targeted in Rappahannock...
