By Alexandra Bogdanovic and staff Former General District Court Judge Charles B. Foley’s position may not be filled for at least two years as a result of a budget amendment included in the spending plan recently approved by the General Assembly. The amendment stipulates that, regardless of state law, positions vacated due to the...
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Daily Archives: Apr. 1, 2010
Judge replacements on hold
Not the Rapp
Editor’s Note: This article is an April Fool’s Day parody. Not a word of it is true. Inn adds drive-through The Inn at Little Washington announced this week that it had added a 24-hour drive-through service, tentatively called “EsCarGo,” that would allow its sophisticated and urbane dinner guests to sample the Inn’s renowned menu...
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‘Across the Years’ – and on the Web
Tracey Sutphin says it all started with something no one could’ve imagined back when she and the rest of the RCHS Class of 1987 were getting ready to graduate. That would be Facebook. “A bunch of folks from my class started getting together and talking on Facebook, last year sometime, and it kinda grew,”...
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Panthers working on a win streak
Rappahannock County’s varsity baseball team has already celebrated three consecutive victories in the early part of its season. After the previous week’s win over Fredericksburg Christian School, the Panthers posted an exciting 11-1 win at home against Highland March 24. “We won in five innings with Evan Espinola and Taylor Yowell pitching eight strikeouts...
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Hard week for RCHS softball
Last week was a challenging one for Rappahannock’s varsity softball. On March 24, the girls lost 4-3 at Highland and, over the weekend, finished fourth in the Panther Invitational. The Highland game started with great Panther energy. Coach Jamie Harris described the momentum: “Natalie Tupper led off the second inning with a booming triple....
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Washington: Sunrise services for Easter
The Easter holiday is upon us. The Amissville United Methodist Church has already placed their well-known silhouettes along U.S. 211 in Amissville to illustrate the events leading up to to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Several churches in Rappahannock County will hold sunrise services on Easter Sunday this weekend. Trinity Episcopal Church’s sunrise service...
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No change of venue, except possibly in Ben Venue
There is no public hearing Monday at 7 p.m. on the change of venue for the Stonewall-Hawthorne District election polling place from its current location at the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church — for two reasons. The first reason is there is no 7 p.m. Board of Supervisors meeting Monday, only a 2 p.m. session....
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Editorial: Rappahannock Playground?
Pop quiz: what’s the most popular tourism destination in Virginia? Colonial Williamsburg? No. Then it must be Mount Vernon? Sorry, no. Okay, then, it’s got to be Monticello? Wrong, again. It’s a sad state of affairs to report that the answer is Potomac Mills. Sad because most people would apparently prefer to spend money...
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Calendar: Rapp Happenings
The Rapp Happenings section lists events, generally in Rappahannock County, on a space-available basis. (The rappnews.com web site always lists all calendar items we receive.) If you your event absolutely must appear in the paper, on a certain date, please call Rappahannock News advertising consultant Patti Engle at 540-878-2417. Listings must be received by...
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New members’ work debuts at Middle Street
The Middle Street Gallery is presenting a special exhibition of works by its new members through April 26. Patti Brennan, an artist from Sperryville who works in stained glass, Paula Endo, a photographer from Amissville and Patricia Underwood, a printmaker from Castleton and Washington, D.C. will show their works. Mary Brownstein, a sculptress from...
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RAWL: Berry
My name is Berry, and I am the dog you will be reading about in Guinness’ book. I am, you see, going for the world record of resting. Having thought it through, I think a dog like me can sleep, snooze, nap, rest, and dream for a full 25 hours a day. At least...
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Down Memory Lane
50 years ago March 31, 1960 C. B. Johnson of Woodville, has been appointed Vice-chairman of the Woodville area in the current Red Cross Fund Drive. Long interested in Red Cross activities, Mr. Johnson served as the county fund chairman in 1959. A retired postal transportation clerk. Mr. Johnson names as his hobbies, working...
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RappCats: Bradley
Bradley is about one year old. Like most orange males with white trimmings, he has a wonderful personality. He loves to talk and to lie on his back and have his tummy rubbed but is also pleased to be a lap cat whenever the occasion arises. Bradley’s last owner literally threw him over a...
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Column: Jumping (fences) off the school bus
Cattle farmers have had a tough winter, but so have the foxhunters. Snow pack and the wet ground have kept riders, horses and hounds in a restless state. Although I am not a foxhunter, I have many friends and family members who are. My father was a lifelong foxhunter. He was raised on a...
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School News: RCHS relay quartet off to flying start
If the goal is to reach the Group A State Track and Field Meet in June at Radford University, then the 4×400-meter boys relay team just may achieve it. The Rappahannock County High School foursome of Justin Fitzmorris, Josh Frye, Seth Wayland and Reed Dove turned in a stellar performance in winning its race...
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At library, Browning returns to roots
By Sallie Morgan On Friday, April 9, the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC) welcomes author Preston Browning as featured speaker for the RAAC Friday at the Library Series. Having grown up in the Culpeper-Rappahannock area (his parents hailed from Rappahannock County) and gone on to teach English at the University of...
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Chester Gap: Going strong at 50
The Chester Gap Fire & Rescue Department celebrated its 50th anniversary this past Saturday evening. The department had been working very hard for several months to ensure that it would be a special night, and the only concern was how much of a turnout from the community to expect, what with the cold and...
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Letter: Concerned taxpayers meeting
Another year and it’s time again to debate another budget. Are we in for more tax increases? If you are a concerned Rappahannock citizen and taxpayer, please join us on at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the Rappahannock County Public Library. The upcoming county budget and assessments will be discussed, as well as...
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Letter: Affordable housing?
In your last edition, Chris Moyles makes an assertion that a home in Rappahannock priced at $139,000 is beyond the reach of workers earning less than $14 an hour. He then states: “. . . I haven’t seen a lot of local job listings in the paper, much less $15-an-hour...
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Home and land transfers:
These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office between March 19 and March 25, 2010. Hampton Edward Lee Pullen and wife to Carolyn Pullen Yowell and others, 1 acre, deed of gift, tax map 18-33B Jeffrey Coffman and wife to Jeffrey Coffman, 7.779 acres, deed...
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Sperryville RCES’s watershed experience
Lucky sixth-grade students at RCES, thanks to the Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District and its partners, on Wednesday experienced along the Thornton River the final phase of what has been a four-week classroom experience of learning about watersheds, water assessments and pollution sources. Watch for photos and more details next week. Easter temptations...
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Meetings and Notices
On Thursday, April 1 the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. On Monday, April 5 the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meets at a 2 p. m., at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay street. There will be no 7 p.m. meeting....
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