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The driver of the pickup truck in which a 16-year-old Sperryville youth was killed last October was acquitted Tuesday of a drunk driving charge but found guilty of five other alcohol- and traffic-related charges. Rappahannock Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge J. Gregory Ashwell also sentenced Charles Climo of Sperryville to six months in...
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The latest word on what's on tap at the Rappahannock Fourth of July Celebration Sunday in Sperryville, and at the second annual Castleton Festival, which kicks off Friday.
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Fewer people called Rappahannock County and the town of Washington home in 2009 than in 2000. The county’s population dipped from a recorded 7,102 on April 1, 2000 to 7,035 on July 1, 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent estimates. That occurred even though the number of births exceeded deaths —...
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Eugene Leggett's swan song attending a council meeting as mayor of Washington was brief. The June 21 meeting, rescheduled from the week before, lasted only about 25 minutes.
He was kidded "How come you finally figured out how to make it so short," Leggett said.
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Last week, a summer-slumbering RCHS school building opened its doors for a benefit performance of the comedic play “Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful Tales” by Alan Haehnel. Once again, the Rappahannock community pooled resources to support one of its own.
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There's a fine line nowadays between gossip and news. A very fine line. The newest hotshot political journalists in Big Washington not only acknowledge but also even seem to brag that they'll “put a story out there” just to get reactions, which in turn become a story in themselves: “Congressman so-and-so responded to...
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My mother shares her newspaper with me and I enjoyed reading your “Rapp Facts” column about the musicologists who traveled to Rappahannock County. You mentioned Henry Whorton in your article. He was my paternal grandfather and the photograph taken by these two gentleman while he was playing the guitar was in the...
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Did you know that . . . Peola Mills was named for the manufacturer of the machinery used in the building?
Mills were once diversified local industries as well as social gathering places. Grinding, distilling, tooling and conversation were done at them. Peola Mills, built around 1794, was one of at least four mills...
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Rappahannock County High School graduates often leave their close-knit environs to make their mark in the world. Many times, reports of their successes do not filter back. But some pause to let the folks back home know how they're doing.
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Celebrating the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a thank you to the Fourth Celebration organizers, and special friends at the courthouse.
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Improvements and goings-on at the Link, music on the deck at Thornton River Grill, improved veterans benefits and the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad's good looks.
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50 years ago, June 30, 1960: The National Apple Institute has expanded its name to The National Apple Institute, the Apple Growers of American.
E. M. "Ned" Jones of Washington, Va., head of the Virginia State Apple Commission, was elected president of the Institute, which wound up its annual meeting on June 24. A budget...
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If that is true then Saturday's Eighth Annual Culpeper Soap Box Derby was a roaring success. The sweltering heat didn't stifle the cheers, whistles and shouts of encouragement emanating from the multitude of tents lining Blue Ridge Avenue. There was a sense of purpose as volunteers shuttled derby cars up and down the hill...
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Rappahannock County High School culinary arts student Megan Clark attended and competed at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference June 21-25 in Kansas City, Mo. Megan is a junior at Madison County High School, but through the cost-sharing/cost-saving agreement between Madison and Rappahannock counties, she attends culinary arts classes at Rappahannock County High School.
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I was a babe in the woods a few years back when I moved to Virginia and began helping care for my mother. Her dementia was already quite advanced then. I knew little about Alzheimer’s and even less about caring for someone whose memory, reasoning and personality had all been progressively eaten away by...
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When you come over to the shelter, don’t be surprised if you hear laughter. We are still giggling over what happened during the Shakespeare show the other night; you know, at the summer theater we have here. During Act V of Macbeth, when Lady M. hollers, “Out damned spot! Out, I say!,” we looked...
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Monty is a live wire. He is about 12 weeks old and was rescued from one of the oldest estates in the county. He is entirely full of life and is happy to play by himself and with other cats. If you are looking to introduce one terrific personality into your household, then Monty...
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The Amissville Ruritan Club recently improved the welcome that Amissville extends to travelers. The Ruritans updated the signs for the Amissville churches and for the Ruritans, and consolidated the signs with the westbound and eastbound Amissville welcome signs along U.S. 211. They also repainted the lettering of the welcome signs.
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The Blue Ridge Chorale, Culpeper, is recruiting singers from Rappahannock County for the Blue Ridge Chorale's fall season.
Singers will rehearse on Monday evenings at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Culpeper. Interested singers can call 540-948-4573 for more information.
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From contributed reports When the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock (CMR) Farm Show takes place July 8 through July 12, families can take their children to watch 4-H members show and sell their animals, to participate in or watch the tractor driving and stockman’s contests, or compete to become Little Mr. or Ms. CMR. There is still time...
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These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office from June 25 to July 1: Hampton Joseph C. Figini to Itac 295 LLC, 4.3034 acres, $382,500, deed bargain sale, tax map 29-44 Cynthia Thornhill, executrix to Floyd T. Grigsby and wife, $609,500, tax map 29B-1-36 Michael...
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On Thursday, July 1, the Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors’ regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, July 5, at 2 p.m., has been moved to Wednesday, July 7, 2 p.m., at the Rappahannock County courthouse...
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