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The 16 students in Wakefield Country Day School’s kindergarten class had a “100th Day of School” celebration Feb. 23. The children completed individual projects at home and brought them in to share with the class. The children each gave a presentation to their classmates about how they completed their projects, what items they used...
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Crews battling wildfires within Shenandoah National Park since the weekend picked up a welcome assist from the weather as several inches of rain, snow and sleet fell Monday night into Tuesday morning. “Nothing has come off the park. It’s been contained,” said Richie Burke, emergency services manager for Rappahannock County, of the fire stoked...
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After a final balloon test this weekend, the cell phone tower permit process moves into the hands of county supervisors March 7. The County Planning Commission voted last Wednesday night (Feb. 16) to recommend approval of the last two facilities in AT&T’s five-project plan to offer coverage to an estimated 45 percent of county...
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Restaurant doings around the county; summer camp help from Headwaters; "The Kids Are All Right" is RAAC's next Friday movie; Middle Street artists show and tell.
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Superintendent of Schools Aldridge Boone met with a crowd of about 100 people for close to four hours last Thursday (Feb. 17) to talk about the future of the athletic program in the Rappahannock County Public Schools. Many at the meeting in the high school auditorium said they liked what athletic director Jamie Harris...
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If it turns out that nature is indeed your mother, then Lyt Wood is pretty sure she wishes you’d call more often.
Wood, a Rappahannock citizen for going on 35 years now, will turn 59 this summer during the 25th annual Rappahannock Nature Camp -- a two-week day camp for 8- to 12-year-olds he helped...
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Not every young man learns to fly before he learns to drive, but 16-year-old Washington resident Sean Michael Knick II has done just that. A junior at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Knick has been flying for more than a year in the academy’s flight program. He received his driver’s permit just last week....
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Thanks to Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue members for their wildfire-fighting help; thanks back from WVF&R to those who made the ham and oyster dinner a success; a Rome report from Rev. Hobson; how to go fly a kite.
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John Fox Sullivan, town of Washington mayor, plans to meet with representatives of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative to talk about the streetlights lining town streets. Sullivan said during a town council meeting on Feb. 16 that the meeting with the utility is planned for March 4. Sullivan and Town Clerk Laura Dodd expect to talk...
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Fewer people were unemployed in Rappahannock County in December than the month before. Decreases were also recorded in Fauquier, Culpeper and Madison counties while there were increases in Page and Warren counties. Among adjacent counties, Rappahannock’s rate was second lowest. The unemployment rate decreased statewide and nationwide. In Rappahannock, there were 208 people unemployed...
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A lot of bird species have what we humans consider bizarre courtship displays (although I think Homo sapiens could easily beat them in that department). In Virginia, the strangest belongs to the American Woodcock (Scolopax minor). Belonging to the shorebird (Charadriiformes) taxonomic order, S. minor is the only woodcock native to North America. It...
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With the budget battle raging in Big Washington, just about everyone I know in Rappahannock — Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative — agrees that it is irresponsible to keep running huge federal deficits, as we have for the last 10 years. To keep living on borrowed money, we’re essentially robbing our children and...
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Tired of your team losing? Envision a new future. See Tom Mullany's "Forever Endeavor" cartoon for Feb. 24.
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I never thought I’d be among those who write in from time to time with praise for this or that local emergency response outfit. But then I never thought I’d get a call at 4 a.m. saying a wall of fire was approaching my house in Castleton and looked like it might engulf it...
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Rappahannock County had a real pal in the late Betty Webb for the better part of three decades. There were few persons anywhere with such a spirit of generosity. If you were new to the Amissville neighborhood where Betty and her husband Gil lived, she wanted to make certain that you were welcomed; Betty...
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The Feb. 15 gathering of Rappahannock Business Link was attended by nearly 50 professionals and enjoyed by all. Chef Victor of Griffin Tavern provided delicious food, and Jim and Debbie Donehey were underwriters for the gathering. Narmada Winery’s wines were served through the generosity of Sudha and Pandit Patil. The business professionals present shared...
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I am Duke, a chocolate Labrador retriever with a bit of beagle mixed in. I’m just 4 years old and ready to move in. The tiniest humans make me sort of nervous, but the rest of your crowd suits me just fine. When it comes to obedience training, I am right up there near...
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Warrant Officer C-1 Stephen Von Fange of Woodville recently graduated from the Army’s Warrant Officer School at Fort Rucker and began helicopter pilot training. Von Fange is a graduate of Rappahannock High School and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
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Though the photo shows Smokey in a pensive mood, the pose is somewhat misleading as Smokey is a very active and friendly five-month-old male kitten. He interacts very well with other cats and is oh-so-anxious to visit with his human companions as well. Smokey would be a fine addition to the life of any...
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Courthouse Row this week includes home and land transfers, and building permits.
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Fire and ambulance calls dispatched for Rappahannock County, Feb. 14 through Feb. 20: Monday, Feb. 14 8:57 a.m. – Lee Highway, Washington; diabetic emergency; companies 1 and 3 9:09 a.m. – Fawn Lane, Sperryville; difficulty breathing; companies 3 and 7 12:37 p.m. – Lee Highway, Washington; public service; company 1 1:11 p.m. – Midnight...
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Headlines from the pages of the Rappahannock News 50, 25 and 10 years ago, plus a photo from the Attic files.
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The Rappahannock County School Board has a budget work session set for March 1 and a public hearing on the budget is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 8 at the high school auditorium. A joint meeting with the board of supervisors is set for 7 p.m. March 15 in the auditorium. On Thursday, March...
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