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Richard Lykes, a beloved Rappahannock community member, died in 2009. The last line in his Washington Post obituary reads, “His fight is over, his battle won: Now his victory has begun!”
Starting on Dec. 23, they kicked off a campaign to raise $1800 in order to save a young gelding’s life. Thanks to the generosity and kind hearts of many, the funds were raised in exactly one week and just before the young horse was to be shipped for slaughter.
Worthy praise that is seconded by dozens of Rappahannock County residents — and from all corners of the community. The Rappahannock News would be remiss in not joining the resounding chorus, albeit going one important step further — hereby proclaiming Sallie Morgan as Rappahannock News Citizen of the Year 2020.
Working with numerous private and public stakeholders on these programs, plus COVID concerns, keeps me pretty busy. But I welcome the variability and the challenge.
In an email on Tuesday, Rappahannock County Supervisor Ron Frazier notified his colleagues that an action the Board of Supervisors took at its Monday afternoon meeting would have to be nullified because of a technicality.
Like so many things in 2020, "A Rappahannock Christmas" was a little different from years past. No small town Christmas parade, for instance. But, in the most important respects, it was a great success.
Mimi Forbes of the Rappahannock Food Pantry displays one of several boxes of fresh vegetables that accompanied Thanksgiving meals distributed Monday and Tuesday to appreciative Rappahannock families. On a normal Thanksgiving the pantry boxes up anywhere from 180 to 200 turkeys with all the f…
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board has found a new way to connect with county residents through the Rappahannock Food Pantry volunteers.
Radiological Technician (Virginia Limited License) and Medical Billing are the two newest Rappahannock Center for Education (RappCE) classes to be offered in 2021.
“Brittany is a ‘Headwaters kid’ herself,” said foundation director Lynnie Genho. “It’s great to be welcoming her back in a leadership role. The stars aligned and we’re so excited to see her come full circle.”
Serendipity Equine’s rescued and rehabilitated horses are paired with veterans, first-responders, youth-at-risk and riders
Many Rappahannock residents need caregiver support in their homes, but finding those caregivers has been difficult, according to a recent survey Rapp at Home conducted among its members.
Annual meeting offers glimmer of hope for broadband
Many Rappahannock cats who need homes find themselves in good hands with RappCats, a 13-year old nonprofit formed because county residents needing help with cats had no public cat shelter.
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation (CMCF) has approved $817,050 in grant funding that will allow the Lord Fairfax Community College to greatly expand its health education offerings to area high school students.
The totals are in. Rappahannock County Public Schools’ kindergartners have $9,773 in their MyFuture savings accounts, an average of $178, including interest.
After flirting with a proposed new building site near Atlantic Union Bank, the Rappahannock Food Pantry is all but set to re-establish its roots in the town of Washington.
COVID-19 has proven to be a huge challenge because we cannot get together with our young mentee and we have had to scale back in other areas of service as well.
Rapp resident foresees a ‘sea change’ in charitable giving, here and across country
“The [$69,000] planning grant is to study the feasibility of establishing a school-based wellness center in the schools,” Rappahannock County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Shannon Grimsley educates the News.
Incoming president Gary Giebel will be joined by first vice president Rudy Segaar and second vice president Fred Stacey.
What made a Wall Street commodities trader swap the Big Apple for Rappahannock and a sheep farm?
People Inc. to provide funds for residents struggling with housing payments
Designed in the spirit of RAAC’s mission to support the arts in Rappahannock County, the financial aid will be available to qualified artists to help with lost art-related income during 2020.
The PATH Foundation has announced a virtual discussion, featuring the esteemed Dr. Clarence Jones and Wes Moore, this coming Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. The talk will focus on how the community, including Rappahannock County, can be stronger when acknowledging and talking about implicit bi…
Vouchers allow students to shop for local food at Rapp Farmer's Market
The nonprofit fills a big need: Seniors make up more than 30 percent of the county’s population, more than double the state average
This year’s grants, totaling $36,703, include a diversity of educational and performance projects, a variety of media, emerging and established artists, arts programs within community-based organizations, and collaborative projects.
A message this Memorial Day weekend from Dave Benhoff, LtCol/USMC (ret.), co-founder of Hero’s Bridge, a nonprofit dedicated to serving elderly veterans, age 65 and older, in Rappahannock, Fauquier and surrounding areas.
The Rappahannock Food Pantry has seen an outpouring of support through donations of time, money and supplies since emergency measures to arrest the spread of COVID-19 took effect in March.
A new monthly Virtual Art Exhibit series opens tomorrow, Friday, May 22nd at 5 p.m.
Already in a precipitous decline, the COVID-19 crisis has dealt another blow to the shaky financial status of local newspapers, said former Washington Post ombudsman and Rappahannock resident Andy Alexander.
Offers to donate food have been pouring in
Veteran journalist and Rappahannock resident Andrew Alexander, a former Washington Post ombudsman who spent much of his career as a Washington bureau chief for a major newspaper chain, will discuss the news landscape in a Rapp at Home Zoom Talk. It’s open to everyone on Tuesday, May 19, at 1…
Even in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic and the resulting economic uncertainty, local residents showed an extraordinary sense of community during the seventh annual Give Local Piedmont, which all said and done surpassed six previous years in donations.
When someone needs help, no matter how difficult, you figure out a way. It is that simple. Our mask-making started when a friend in home-health care told me her staff were at risk and she needed 400 masks.
Anyone can be a philanthropist during online giving day
We hope you will support our community by logging on to www.givelovalpiedmont.org on May 5th and give to your favorite charity. Together we can make a difference in our own backyard.
One way to help: ‘Give Local Piedmont’ is next week
“We started thinking about all the fantastic music here in Rappahannock, all bottled up at home with nowhere to go,” KPA Founder Paul Reisler.
“The Taste of Rappahannock,” the county’s largest annual fundraising event benefitting students supported by Headwaters, will not be held in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kid Pan Alley is launching a “Virtual House Concert” series with local musicians, beginning this Sunday, April 19th, at 7 p.m.
“If somebody can’t pay their rent and maybe the person who’s supposed to get the rent has lost their job so they’re dependent on that rent,” she said. “So it can snowball pretty quickly.”
County leaders held their second community preparedness call Sunday to provide updates on activities and community needs as Rappahannock enters another week of efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Griffin Tavern received a gift yesterday — a pretty substantial one at that — from Sysco Virginia.
Administrator, BOS, Schools, EMS, others weigh in on COVID-19
Flatwood Fashion Show to model astonishing attire picked from Rappahannock dump
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