From staff and contributed reports Eighteen-year Virginia State Police veteran and Rappahannock native Gary T. Settle became the VSP’s newest captain last week. As he was promoted to be one of only 14 field captains in the force — and one of the few division commanders whose promotion didn’t require him to move, other...
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The Castleton Festival ended last weekend with a bang. Actually several.
One was related to the weather. A microburst -- or, as one of technical director Terry Robey’s crew put it, “the world’s biggest dust devil” -- approached the 400-seat Festival Tent between performances Sunday afternoon as a “cold” front arrived, following a spate of...
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AT&T might be considering cell towers in Rappahannock County; the Browns of Culpeper help the Food Pantry with livestock donations.
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Former Rappahannock County High School students do not have to leave the county to make a difference in the world. Carter Bruce, a 2006 graduate, is making his mark right here. After two years at Germanna Community College, where he earned a career studies certificate with four mechanical specialty certifications, Bruce determined to realize...
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It’s been an eventful July in Rappahannock. Top left, fire and rescue squads across Northern Virginia attended Paul Poling’s funeral last week in Warrenton; trucks from Warrenton and Culpeper squads crossed ladders and held an American flag aloft in the median of U.S. 211 as mourners arrived at the Amissville United Methodist Church cemetery....
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Dual trophies for Pat Davis and son in separate tractor competitions; basketball-playing mules help explain "God's Big Top" as part of a joint Vacation Bible School in Washington.
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Like it has since 1955, the Trinity Episcopal Church community in Washington is preparing for its annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour. Flowers are growing in gardens from Amissville to Boston for later drying and the three houses for this year's tour are being readied for visitors.
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Plans are under way for Headwaters Foundation’s 13th annual Taste of Rappahannock fundraiseron Sept. 11 that will feature an auction and entertainment.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. at Belle Meade School in Sperryville.
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Two decisions in the coming days, seemingly minor in the larger scheme of things, will actually reveal what kind of world we wish to bequeath to our children and grandchildren. One decision will be made at the August 2 Rappahannock Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting; the other, at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)...
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Did you know that . . . What is now Ben Venue was once called Gaines Cross Roads, located at the intersection of the Warrenton-Thornton Gap Turnpike (now U.S. 211) and Richmond Road (Route 729). The impressive brick house there, also called “Ben Venue,” was built in 1844 by William V. Fletcher. Across the...
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It is at my own hazard that I cross pens with the Duke of Sperryville, but being as this is Rappahannock County where the tradition of Virginia’s colorful eccentrics lives on, I’ll take another stab at the inkwell. Could Ben Jones have missed the point of my meandering reminiscences? Were my remarks really a...
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Thank you for your article on Lyme Disease; awareness of this insidious disease is crucial. However, some information in the article was misleading. Less then 20 percent of all Lyme patients present the classic bull’s eye skin mark and in some studies less then 15 percent of patients recall a tick bite. Seventy to...
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I am writing this in response to last week’s article on Lyme Disease. I appreciate the work of Gary Barr getting the word out about Lyme Disease, which is becoming epidemic in the area. I would like only to add to the “Looking at Lyme Disease” box. Under where to get more information he...
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I was very pleased to read the long piece concerning Lyme Disease in the July 22 Rappahannock News; this is a very dangerous and insidious disease and publishing information is vital to combatting it. There is still so much unknown about the spreading among animals, as well as the issue of humans contracting Lyme...
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I wrote an article several years ago about fishing in Canada, and received some nice phone calls from readers with similar experiences. Well, I did it again. A lot of my friends think I’m crazy to drive 850 miles, one way, to catch a fish. But, to me, the experience is much more than...
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On Thursday, July 22, James Samuel Wines, our father and husband, went home to our Father in heaven. We would like to thank Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department for its response to our home and the food the ladies provided for fellowship after the funeral, Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department for its response to...
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I just finished reading for the third time the July 15 front-page article about the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors delaying a vote on a State Scenic River designation for the Hazel River in Rapphannock County, from the F.T. Valley Road to just above the river’s confluence with the Hughes. And I am perplexed. First,...
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Laughter and fun quickly energized the group that went to Narmada Winery in Amissville last Saturday for the first Bollywood dance and exercise class held in the tasting room. Led by Kumud Mathur, who is trained in Kathak and folk dances of India and has taught for more than 30 years, young and old...
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• On Monday, Aug. 2 the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will hold a 2 p.m. session and convene again at 7 p.m. for a public hearing. Both meetings will be at the Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street. Highlights on the agenda include: Resolution: Paul A. Poling; James G. Marangoni; drought disaster report...
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It is with a heavy heart friends that I write of the passing of our own James Wines – better known as Jimmy to those who knew him.. Jimmy went home to be with the Lord on July 22. He was the son of the late Albert Wines and the surviving Ruby Wines. Born...
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50 years ago July 28, 1960 Mrs. Thelma D. Russell, daughter of Mrs. P. D. Dennis and the late Mr. Dennis of Flint Hill, received her diploma from the Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing on Wednesday, July 20, 1960 at the 8 p.m. graduation exercises held in the Presbyterian Church on London Street...
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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Culpeper District during the upcoming week: • U.S. 211 Business (Main Street, Warren Avenue) in the town of Washington Shoulder stone, paving and line-painting work is scheduled through July 30, weather permitting. Some alternate lane closures;. motorists should expect...
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I am only three years old, but have already learned the secret to making a successful long-lasting relationship. It comes from the great 20th century American philosopher Henny Youngman. It is to have dinner out twice a week with candles, wine and atmosphere. My wife goes on Friday and I go on Tuesday. My...
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It's Friday and you are preparing to leave for a weekend business trip. Your dog, Gus, seems lethargic and not quite himself. By the time you return on Sunday evening, Gus is inactive and refusing to eat.
A friend at the local pet store advises that the heat and some digestive ailments have combined...
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These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office between July 23 and July 29: Jackson Charles Mitchell Green to Melody Green Settle, 2.3594 acres, deed gift life estate, tax map 32A-1-5 Piedmont Citifinancial Inc. to James William Fletcher III, tract 1, $39,200, tax map 38A-1-1-54...
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Twenty-one year old Samantha Casey of Jeffersonton -- 2010's Miss Virginia -- skyrocketed to national prominence in May when she came close to being crowned Miss USA.
Casey finished in third place behind winner Rima Fakih, 24, Miss Michigan, who will compete in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant on Aug. 23.
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