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 Chance of Rain 79°/55° | Partly Cloudy 79°/57° | Partly Cloudy 81°/61° |
Rappahannock County’s five supervisors, two of whom still had no electricity at home after last week’s storm, spent a couple of hours at the (air-conditioned) courthouse for their regular monthly meeting Monday (July 2), devising ways to maximize limited space and state-reduced budgets.
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Though surely neighbors aided neighbors throughout the huge swath of mid-Atlantic infrastructure that had its plug pulled Friday, the stories of what happened in Rappahannock County during and after the storm prove that coping is one of this county’s top local industries.
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The first hint of trouble came in the intermission of “The Barber of Seville.” The house lights in the Castleton Festival Theatre had dimmed, so we assumed the second act was about to begin. It wasn’t.
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Friday’s storm started in the Midwest and took about 12 hours to reach and ravage Rappahannock County. Along the way, millions of people were left without power.
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It's a Saturday of art openings and more in Sperryville at Old Rag Photography Gallery, River District Arts, Middle Street Gallery and more; RAAC awards its Mitchell Fund honors to Wakefield graduate Amanda Carroll of Castleton.
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At the Castleton Festival, there apparently is no obstacle that cannot be overcome, including the most damaging (non-tropical) storm in Virginia’s history.
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Sarah “Dot” Jones of Sperryville, who works at Washington’s Blue Rock Inn, smelled smoke during the intense heat of one of those pre-storm afternoons last week; she tracked down the source and found that a smoldering area of mulch around the restaurant’s rear deck had spread to the deck itself. She ran for buckets...
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Welcome to Sperryville co-columnist Robane Beroza, and a few more thanks for the neighbors who helped others during the storm and power outages.
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A successful joint Vacation Bible School in town, Candy Wroth walks the the professional golf stars, a country dance at the McNears' place July 21 and more.
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A Woodbridge man pleaded guilty in Rappahhanock County Circuit Court last week to leading police on a dangerous chase through leaf-season traffic last October on U.S. 211, a chase in which a state trooper pursued two motorcycles at speeds of 125 to 140 mph, one of them for more than 20 miles. Commonwealth’s Attorney...
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When I see the challenges faced at home by members of our Rappahannock County family caregiver support group or by families I visit as part of Connections, the free in-home support program for families coping with dementia, I am reminded again and again how important it is to have skilled, caring local people committed to...
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We would like to thank everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to come out to the Washington fire hall on June 27 to donate blood for the American Red Cross Bloodmobile. There was a great turnout of 51 people attempting to donate, and 37 pints of blood were collected, which put...
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Lately I’ve been observing numerous eastern cottontails, large and small, in the yard at dawn and dusk. It’s that time of year when our native rabbits are reproducing like, well, rabbits – big bunnies, little bunnies, bunnies everywhere in open spaces and along forest edges.
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At the end of June, Maj. Gen. John Pope was organizing his Army of Virginia, stationed for the most part in Rappahannock County, into three army corps, all totaling 60,000 to 65,000 officers and men.
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50 years agoOctober 11, 1962 James M. Settle of Flint Hill has tendered his resignation as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock, effective December 32, 1962, after 40 years of faithful service in this office. Mr. Settle was first appointed clerk by Judge George Latham Fletcher to fill the unexpired term of William Armstrong...
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Rappahannock County fire and ambulance calls dispatched June 25 through July 1: Monday, June 25 4:42 a.m. – Madison County, mutual aid, companies 2 and 1 9:28 p.m. – Hackleys Mill Road, Amissville, difficulty breathing, company 3 Tuesday, June 26 3:29 a.m. – Culpeper County, mutual aid, company 5 3:57 p.m. – Ridge Road,...
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Home and land transfers The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk’s office June 15-21: Hampton Matilde Garcia Palmer to Alan C. Tidwell and Jeanette M. Murry, husband and wife, 19.0024 acres, $286,500, general warranty, tax map 18-19 Piedmont Thomas F. Spande (aka Thomas Frederick Spande) to...
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Rappahannock County Water and Sewer Authority meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at the courthouse on Gay Street. Rappahannock County School Board meets at 7 p.m. (closed session) and 7:30 p.m. (public session) on Tuesday (July 10) at RCHS library. The Town of Washington’s regularly scheduled July 9 council meeting has been moved to Monday,...
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