A shooting in Sperryville Tuesday night has apparently left one man dead and another hospitalized.
Though the victims’ names could not be confirmed with the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, the injured man was identified by a family member as Buddy Pullen of the 100 block of Old Hollow Road. A family member said the...
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State Scenic River recommendations might be entering a period of drought in Rappahannock County.
At the end of a day during which it heard dismaying estimates of drought-related crop damage in the county, and heard others caution against “giving away” river-related rights to the state for a variety of reasons, the county Board of Supervisors...
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What calls students to their career destinies after they graduate? That is the great mystery that makes commencement so exciting. For Colleen Daly, RCHS class of 2008, her call was to go west -- to Whittier College in California, to be specific.
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More than 80 local farmers attended a series of workshops and lectures at various sites on Woodville’s sprawling Eldon Farms last Thursday (July 29), a successful day by any measure.
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Snow -- or Snowball, the albino deer -- in Harris Hollow, and black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's Front Royal conservation center.
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Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue had a busy month in July. Statistics were reviewed at the monthly meeting last Saturday. There were 38 EMS calls in July. The squad responded to five fire calls, including a whole house fire. Other incidents included giving CPR, transporting a patient with severe fractures after being kicked by...
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These were only some of the ingredients in a fun-filled week of clay and fiber camps on Main Street. Four separate groups at Sperryville Pottery were shaping clay, throwing pots on a wheel and glazing their cups, butter dishes, dinosaurs and other interesting creations.
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The heat is on. And the precipitation is not. That’s the story now and here in Rappahannock County. Things could be worse. Things can always be worse, of course: there’s consolation, if not rainfall, in that. Russia, for instance, is experiencing its worst drought in at least half a century. That country’s Hydrometeorological Center...
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You think our Blue Ridge Mountains are high? Try 14,496 feet above sea level atop Mt. Whitney, Calif., the Lower 48′s highest altitude. Scaling that height is what these two hikers — Board of Supervisors member Chris Parrish, of Viewtown, left, and Andre Lang of Sperryville — did on July 26. En route they...
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Hello, my name is Abby. While I am just arriving at four months of age, I have already learned one of the most important lessons of life. That is, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. Therefore, I will always be your faithful friend — more than most. My heritage is...
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Congratulations to Skyler Owens. We were proud to see the nice article on her in the Rappahannock News. We enjoyed having her as an enthusiastic seventh and eighth grader at Belle Meade School. It was a pleasure mentoring her as she strove to integrate her intelligence, her desire to shine and accelerate and her...
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Did you know that . . . The Middleton Inn, one of Rappahannock County’s fine bed and breakfast establishments, is named for the Washington, Va. property’s first owner, Middleton Miller. But for many years it was known as “The Maples,” for a number of large old trees, some of which stand near the mansion...
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Upcoming: Town of Washington Council meeting, School Board meeting, Farm Tour vendors needed, more.
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The Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department’s work detail over this past weekend to replace the retaining wall in front of the station was a huge success. The turnout from the membership was inspiring to see and allowed multiple tasks to be accomplished at the same time.
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Two men I knew died recently within days of each other after long struggles with two different paralyzing and fatal diseases. Thanks to the loving dedication and painstaking hard work of the women who were their life partners, each man was able to live at home throughout his illness. Each died peacefully in his...
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You can feel a lot better about yourself and your circumstances if you will just clean out something. A drawer. A shelf somewhere in the house. Part of the garage. A section of the shed.
Just clean and dust and you will feel better -- summer heat, or no.
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Thank you for running The Rapp article about meat donations to the pantry. We would have acknowledged the donors then but only learned their names the day the newspaper appeared. I would like to thank them here. The pantry received nine hogs, five lambs, and a goat, donated by the following: Lileemzo Farm, Midland,...
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50 years ago August 4, 1960 A timber rattler measuring over four feet in length with nine rattles was killed Friday afternoon in the yard at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Merrill at Washington by Clabert Smoot. It is believed that the snake was roused from its home in a nearby...
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These Rappahannock County home and land transfers were recorded in the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office between July 30 and Aug. 5: Bayard H. Waterbury IV and other to Bayard H. Waterbury IV and wife, Rappahannock and Culpeper county, 2 tracts, deed gift, tax map 43-49 Jackson Richard T. Cranford and wife to...
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Walking into the offices of SAFE (Services to Abused Families Inc.) on East Piedmont Street in Culpeper is immediately comforting. A room that serves as a meeting/conference/library area welcomes visitors. A quote underneath a clock reads, "simple pleasures are life's treasures."Pleasant and colorful prints adorn the walls and the bookshelves are filled with...
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From contributed reports Forest landowners in Virginia will have greater access to state and federal programs and assistance as well as expanded market opportunities for their products now that an agreement has been signed that recognizes forest management plans — prepared under the auspices of three different agencies — equally. The Virginia Department of...
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