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          <![CDATA[Farm Credit pays $2.5M in patronage dividends to Warrenton branch customers]]>
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          <![CDATA[All about ag: Chilean delegates visit Fauquier to explore youth engagement in farming]]>
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    <![CDATA[Trend Report: Back to School!]]>
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          <![CDATA[Protecting Kids' Mental Health This School Year]]>
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          <![CDATA[7 Things Doctors Wish Families Knew This Back-to-School Season]]>
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          <![CDATA[Supervisors busy approving brewery, cigarette tax, funds for assistant prosecutor, increase in building fees]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors convened for its monthly meeting on Monday, June 7.]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC showing Oscar-winning film, Marketplace Sperryville hosting events, Gray Ghost wins ‘Best of Class' twice]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices | July 10-17]]>
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          <![CDATA[Is propane technician a 'fall guy?' Opening arguments commence in Loudoun home explosion trial]]>
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    <![CDATA[Scene of house explosion in Sterling on Feb. 16, 2024 that left one firefighter dead and more than a dozen others injured.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Is propane technician a 'fall guy?' Opening arguments commence in Loudoun home explosion trial]]>
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          <![CDATA[Campers discover the enchantment of nature]]>
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      <![CDATA[Campers discover the enchantment of nature]]>
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          <![CDATA[Two injured in Fauquier County train crash]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, along with several fire and rescue stations, responded to reports of a train colliding with a vehicle at 12:27 p.m. on July 8, 2025. A sheriff's office Facebook post states a grey Ford F350 pick-up truck turned onto Battle Lane from Catlett Road and crossed the railroad tracks in front of an Amtrak passenger train.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Two injured in Fauquier County train crash]]>
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          <![CDATA[Say goodbye to styrofoam containers in Virginia]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ron Marin, one of the owners of El Jefe food truck, holding the truck's new compostable containers.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Say goodbye to styrofoam containers in Virginia]]>
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          <![CDATA[Save the date for the Brandy Station Firemen's Fair]]>
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      <![CDATA[Save the date for the Brandy Station Firemen's Fair]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, July 7, 2025]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: When a ‘cut' makes Medicare stronger]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: When a ‘cut' makes Medicare stronger]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-07-07T19:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: You support veterans? Show me the money...]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: You support veterans? Show me the money...]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-07-07T19:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Alaskan sled dog visits library, NAACP launches fund drive, ​Bobby G & The Heavies band returns to stage]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bobby G & The Heavies band includes Robert (Bobby]]>
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      <![CDATA[Alaskan sled dog visits library, NAACP launches fund drive, ​Bobby G & The Heavies band returns to stage]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-07-07T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[UPDATE: Search suspended in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[Robert Bieri was last seen wearing a red shirt and a fanny pack. He was reported missing in Shenandoah National Park on July 5.]]>
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      <![CDATA[UPDATE: Search suspended in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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          <![CDATA[Claims portal open after Fauquier-based debt company misrepresents services]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fauquier County Circuit Court]]>
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      <![CDATA[Claims portal open after Fauquier-based debt company misrepresents services]]>
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          <![CDATA[Google picks Warrenton's Old Courthouse for AI advertising campaign]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Google ad in The Wall Street Journal shows the Fauquier County Courthouse in Warrenton.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Google picks Warrenton's Old Courthouse for AI advertising campaign]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 3]]>
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          <![CDATA[National Democrats pour $1M into Jay Jones' bid to flip Virginia AG seat]]>
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          <![CDATA[It's Amissville parade, carnival time!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger in Brazil in 2019.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park moves to cashless fee collection starting July 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jay Jones]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock School Board approves budget, sets superintendent's salary]]>
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          <![CDATA[Jay Jones wins Democratic primary for attorney general]]>
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          <![CDATA[Two men wanted for attempted murder arrested in Fauquier County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tyler M. Treharn and Elvin Trejo Martinez]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council and Planning Commission, June 16, 2025]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Potential Medicaid cuts threaten community care]]>
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          <![CDATA['Damn, that is an alligator.' Unexpected visitor causes stir at Fairfax motel]]>
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      <![CDATA['Damn, that is an alligator.' Unexpected visitor causes stir at Fairfax motel]]>
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          <![CDATA[Ben Venue fireworks return July 4]]>
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          <![CDATA[At Gadino Cellars, garden sculptures that catch the eye]]>
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      <![CDATA['We love our history': New mural in Culpeper depicts historic militia group]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents celebrate — and support — Shenandoah National Park]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents celebrate — and support — Shenandoah National Park]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘No Ordinary Person' opens this weekend, Garden party highlights food pantry benefit and Celebrating Emily Moore]]>
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          <![CDATA[Marking history: Salubria house in Culpeper receives historic recognition]]>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS ‘will always be a part of who we are']]>
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    <![CDATA[Vincent Angelo Hendricks receives his diploma and a hug in the Rappahannock County High School gymnasium.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library joins food bank to provide summer meals]]>
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          <![CDATA[Loudoun sheriff's stance on illegal immigration colors landscape on searches of Latino motorists]]>
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      <![CDATA[Loudoun sheriff's stance on illegal immigration colors landscape on searches of Latino motorists]]>
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          <![CDATA[Exploring Kentucky's Great Outdoors With the Whole Family]]>
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      <![CDATA[Exploring Kentucky's Great Outdoors With the Whole Family]]>
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          <![CDATA[Bring the Heat Tableside With These Spicy Cooking Tips]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: We are family trying to live the American dream]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock School Board to finalize budget this month]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools Superintendent Shannon Grimsley attended last week's budget meeting. The schools did not receive its full funding request from the county.]]>
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          <![CDATA[How to maybe catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aurora seen through iPhone camera over the Bodie Island Lighthouse on North Carolina's Outer Banks in October 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[How to maybe catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meet the Rappahannock County High School Class of 2025]]>
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    <![CDATA[Alisson Yamileth Alvarado BonillaLaurel Ridge]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet the Rappahannock County High School Class of 2025]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Another of those unthinkable actions]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: With sincere thanks to Supervisor Whitson]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Was state law followed for new courthouse?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Southeast view showing the old courthouse.]]>
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          <![CDATA[After high school, then what? Rappahannock Lions Club helps prepare students for trades career]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public High School senior Ryan Atkins returns to the work van having taken measurements with a test gauge and recharge manifold from an HVAC unit.]]>
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      <![CDATA[After high school, then what? Rappahannock Lions Club helps prepare students for trades career]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-05-31T16:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: The past awakened: the story of Mossie Brown]]>
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    <![CDATA[Grave marker of Mossie Brown]]>
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          <![CDATA[UPDATED: Governor orders flags lowered in memory of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly; funeral set for Tuesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks to constituents at the annual Mt. Vernon Town Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019.]]>
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          <![CDATA[First person: At nature's doorstep, a lesson in gratitude and caution]]>
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    <![CDATA[Michael Davies' 2021 Ford Ranger truck went barreling down the Piney River on the night of May 13 during the torrential rains in our region and landed 200 yards from where Davies had jumped out of the truck, and was swept under the water.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Three town mayors rebut county supervisor's remarks]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Town Hall]]>
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          <![CDATA[How to Use Your Financial Planning Background to Help People]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: We wish former President Biden well]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Too many of us are turning a blind eye]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Keir Whitson's remarks ‘disparaging' to constituents]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington architecture board OKs tower on Inn at Little Washington's guesthouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[D.A.R.E. Day festivities provide hours of fun]]>
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      <![CDATA[D.A.R.E. Day festivities provide hours of fun]]>
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          <![CDATA[Democratic lieutenant governor candidates clash over economy, education and DEI at Woodbridge debate]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington man accused of having sex with minor]]>
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          <![CDATA[An atmospheric river brought last week's flooding rains to our region, throughout Southeast]]>
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          <![CDATA[Kid Pan Alley celebrates 25 years]]>
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          <![CDATA[Lo que los padres deben saber sobre esta causa común de defectos congénitos]]>
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    <![CDATA[Architectural drawings of the current and proposed front facade of The Parsonage. (Drawings not to scale)]]>
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          <![CDATA[Two teens killed in high-speed crash near Pentagon]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cruise, Ride and Roam: Explore Kentucky by Car, Train and Boat]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cruise, Ride and Roam: Explore Kentucky by Car, Train and Boat]]>
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          <![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance visits The Inn at Little Washington in Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance visits The Inn at Little Washington in Rappahannock County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: What's possible when a community comes together]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: What's happened to separation of powers?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: My surrender to Mother Nature]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: A message of profound gratitude]]>
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    <![CDATA[Emily Moore]]>
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          <![CDATA[From counterculture to Rappahannock's matriarchs: Meet some of the 70s free spirits who still call county home]]>
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          <![CDATA[Recycling into a new look for the future]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kara Draper, a lifelong crafter, recycles everyday products into attractive items such as this zippered bag made from plastic to hold small items like pencils.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Recycling into a new look for the future]]>
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          <![CDATA[SperryFest street festival a ‘resounding success']]>
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          <![CDATA[Town tables Inn at Little Washington's plans for tower on guesthouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[Architectural drawings of the current and proposed front facade of The Parsonage. (Drawings not to scale)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town tables Inn at Little Washington's plans for tower on guesthouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health receives 'A' safety grade from Leapfrog Group]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fauquier Health was named a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group in 2024.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Paul and Cheryl Reisler at their home in Washington, Va. Kid Pan Alley has produced nearly 3,000 songs with students in its 25-year history, according to Paul Reisler.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Mental Health Association of Fauquier County set loose blue butterflies in Old Town Warrenton during Mental Health Month 2024 (pictured above), and plans to do it again this May.]]>
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          <![CDATA[VDH expands potential measles exposure area in Woodbridge]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia Department of Health offices in Richmond, Va. (Parker Michels-Boyce for The Virginia Mercury)]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tariffs cause uncertainty among local farmers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jim Manwaring drives on his cattle farm near Woodville. He also hosts a Kestrel box for conservation. Seen behind him is a research team from the Smithsonian, Clifton Institute and other environmental groups.]]>
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          <![CDATA[One year later, Ted Pellegatta celebrates life . . . his way]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ted Pellegatta in April at his riverside cottage on Mount Vernon Farm in Sperryville where friends visit and his recuperation took place this past year.]]>
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      <![CDATA[One year later, Ted Pellegatta celebrates life . . . his way]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-26T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Celebrating Mother Earth along the Sperryville Trail]]>
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    <![CDATA[LeFay Enchanted Circle Faeries]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington fire, rescue volunteers carry on tradition]]>
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    <![CDATA[More than 100 children, armed with baskets and bags, rushed into the field at the Washington fire department last Saturday to hunt for brightly-colored Easter eggs filled with candy.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington fire, rescue volunteers carry on tradition]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Marketplace Sperryville: From apple packing co-op to trendy shops]]>
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    <![CDATA[A gallery of shops at the River District space originally built to serve as an apple packing house.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Marketplace Sperryville: From apple packing co-op to trendy shops]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Supply plants with the elements to prosper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Andy Thewlis is the farm manager at The Inn at Little Washington.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Supply plants with the elements to prosper]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-26T12:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: We just thought it could never happen to us]]>
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          <![CDATA[SperryFest 2025: What's new + a guide to the festivities]]>
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    <![CDATA[Racer 165 looks towards the heavens for some help to catch the frontrunners.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Mindful Moving: Simple Tips for a Greener Way to Relocate]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mindful Moving: Simple Tips for a Greener Way to Relocate]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County jury convicts driver in 118 mph high speed chase]]>
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    <![CDATA[court gavel]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County jury convicts driver in 118 mph high speed chase]]>
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          <![CDATA['I will not back down': Reid says he has no plans to exit LG race, despite governor's request]]>
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    <![CDATA[Conservative radio show host John Reid, now the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, speaks with Gov. Glenn Youngkin.]]>
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      <![CDATA['I will not back down': Reid says he has no plans to exit LG race, despite governor's request]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp's JV baseball team posts three wins, no losses]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School Varsity baseball player Xavier Todd.]]>
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          <![CDATA[RLEP volunteers clean up litter along Route 211]]>
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      <![CDATA[RLEP volunteers clean up litter along Route 211]]>
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          <![CDATA[Electrical upgrades scheduled in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park announces artists selected for 2025 Artist-in-Residence program]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jo Clark, a poet and 2024 artist in residence.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School hosting mock car crash simulation Friday morning]]>
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    <![CDATA[Erin Platt in 2024 acted as a distraught mother who came to the scene of the crash and found her daughter had not survived.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School hosting mock car crash simulation Friday morning]]>
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          <![CDATA[Soireé will celebrate Shenandoah National Park]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: The arts — and ballet — are trades]]>
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          <![CDATA[Easter sunrise on Red Oak Mountain: ‘a magical moment']]>
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          <![CDATA[School funding from Richmond ‘doesn't look good']]>
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      <![CDATA[School funding from Richmond ‘doesn't look good']]>
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          <![CDATA[Sept. 19, 1963: The Rappahannock Library will open officially on Saturday morning, Oct. 19, with appropriate ceremonies.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville man killed in single-vehicle crash near Rixeyville]]>
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          <![CDATA[Canceled USDA programs impact farmers, schools, food banks]]>
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          <![CDATA[Play ball! Stuart Field opens season]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street in Washington, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bill Fletcher sentenced on reckless driving charge]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Board of Supervisors: What happened at Monday's meeting]]>
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    <![CDATA[Assistant County Administrator Bonnie Jewell addresses the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday, April 7.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Board of Supervisors: What happened at Monday's meeting]]>
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          <![CDATA[From the top down, Virginia's 2025 elections are packed with contenders]]>
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    <![CDATA[Voting booths inside the Chester Gap polling station on Election Day 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[From the top down, Virginia's 2025 elections are packed with contenders]]>
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          <![CDATA[Northern Virginia braces for more job losses amid Trump administration uncertainty]]>
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    <![CDATA[A rally against the Trump administration's mass federal layoffs in early February. Elon Musk, who is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts, is pictured on a sign reading]]>
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      <![CDATA[Northern Virginia braces for more job losses amid Trump administration uncertainty]]>
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          <![CDATA['Hybrid' steeplechase is a winner, say proponents]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gerard Galligan added two more in the win column to control the young 2025 National Steeplechase season's jockey race. At Saturday's Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point, he guided Upland Partners' Hard Strike to win the NSA sanctioned timber feature and partnered Bonnie Rye Stables' Winning Spirit to take a division of the NSA maiden.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Hybrid' steeplechase is a winner, say proponents]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-07T22:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Watch the April 7, 2025, Board of Supervisors meeting]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-07T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Learning from Denmark]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Learning from Denmark]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-07T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock had a little lamb — lots of them]]>
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    <![CDATA[Two lambs nursing on the Regnery farm. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock had a little lamb — lots of them]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-07T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 3]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f8f6eec7-974d-5b83-88c2-27d8e3bd530f-dce47e92</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-07T13:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Earle-Sears to face Spanberger in Virginia governor's race after opponents fail to collect enough signatures]]>
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    <![CDATA[Candidates in Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial contest former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William (left) and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, R.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Earle-Sears to face Spanberger in Virginia governor's race after opponents fail to collect enough signatures]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-06T19:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Proposed Sperryville sewer fees will impact you]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Proposed Sperryville sewer fees will impact you]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/37d48f57-5287-4814-8b27-1b388ae5f48a-46c51b35</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-06T19:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[CCLC creates yurts as classrooms]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Two yurts under construction at the Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC) in Washington.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[CCLC creates yurts as classrooms]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/bca8d2a9-7c08-54c1-b141-22c7ed5d4809-700b0a58</loc>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-06T15:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New surgical simulators now the norm at Laurel Ridge]]>
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    <![CDATA[A surgical technology student at Laurel Ridge Community College undergoes training on one of the college's new surgical simulators.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[New surgical simulators now the norm at Laurel Ridge]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/3524eea6-644f-4afd-9622-c2a0eadafa89-03846251</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T22:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Todd Summers: Coming to the rescue for years]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Todd Summers, recently-retired Sperryville Rescue Squad chief, in front of the station.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Todd Summers: Coming to the rescue for years]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T20:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Red fox in Loudoun County tests positive for bird flu]]>
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    <![CDATA[A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) resides at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, Va., on Dec. 30, 2018.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Red fox in Loudoun County tests positive for bird flu]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T20:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Emily Moore: a special person who touched our lives]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Utility workers were on the job Tuesday afternoon on Main Street.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Emily Moore: a special person who touched our lives]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T20:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Please don't publish mug shots]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Please don't publish mug shots]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T20:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: A ‘disaster' in DOGE's wake]]>
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    <![CDATA[Getting water at the Kakuma refugee camp.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: A ‘disaster' in DOGE's wake]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Eddie Fletcher arraigned on embezzlement charge in Rappahannock court]]>
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    <![CDATA[court gavel]]>
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      <![CDATA[Eddie Fletcher arraigned on embezzlement charge in Rappahannock court]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Appreciation of Ron Makela's fire levy insights]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Appreciation of Ron Makela's fire levy insights]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-05T12:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Authorities searching for cockpit door ripped off small plane over Loudoun County]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[The door of a small plane was ripped off on a flight over the Round Hill area of Loudoun County on April 5, 2025.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Authorities searching for cockpit door ripped off small plane over Loudoun County]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/2c77eb0f-ab97-4972-aeec-3d114237d04c-712047b4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-04T19:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School students experience the best of Broadway and jazz on NYC trip]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School students enjoyed a sight-seeing ferry cruise to see the Statue of Liberty.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School students experience the best of Broadway and jazz on NYC trip]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-04-04T19:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Bennett Johnston: The true ‘un-common man']]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia House of Delegates during veto session on April 2, 2025.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tragedy downstream on the Rappahannock: Fredericksburg father and son drown on fishing trip]]>
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    <![CDATA[Danny and Madeline Sumner and sons Danilo (left) and Donovan.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sujari Britt]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville Trail workday a success]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cómo proteger a sus hijos del sarampión]]>
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          <![CDATA[Injured hiker rescued from Old Rag Mountain in Madison County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Atlantic Union and Sandy Spring banks complete merger]]>
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          <![CDATA[AT HOME: From the fireplace to the heating system]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Franklin Stove, the first fireplace insert, was introduced by Benjamin Franklin to improve fireplace efficiency. He organized the first fire stations in Pennsylvania in 1736 because of the dangerous threat of fires at the time.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Main Street improvement project moving along in Warrenton]]>
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          <![CDATA[Beware of another windy brush fire season in Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Elementary students learn smart spending at ‘Kids Marketplace']]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers manned the stations to help students make smart financial decisions.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Elementary students learn smart spending at ‘Kids Marketplace']]>
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          <![CDATA[PATH Volunteer Hub announces 'Let's Volunteer Days' in April]]>
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    <![CDATA[https://regetis.com]]>
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          <![CDATA[Don't miss RAAC's ‘12 Angry Jurors']]>
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          <![CDATA[Sen. Kaine condemns what he calls 'war on veterans' at Dumfries town hall]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sen. Tim Kaine on March 17 led a panel discussion in Dumfries with local veterans.]]>
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          <![CDATA[After 28 years in The Plains, the Afro-American Historical Association prepares for Warrenton move]]>
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    <![CDATA[The AAHA has been open to the public at 4249 Loudoun Avenue in The Plains since June 14, 1997.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Registration open for Fodderstack 10K, Sperryville resident and former U.S. Senator dies, Fourth Estate Friday is back]]>
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      <![CDATA[Registration open for Fodderstack 10K, Sperryville resident and former U.S. Senator dies, Fourth Estate Friday is back]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Library will celebrate authors April 5]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-26T23:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rush River Common holding open house for apartments]]>
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    <![CDATA[The housing portion of Rush River Commons under construction in late December.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahnnock County Elementary School hosts family night]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahnnock County Elementary School hosts family night]]>
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          <![CDATA[Scrabble School Preservation Foundation honors Black soldiers and veterans]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation hosted the annual Black History Month presentation, with guest presenters Jennifer Shanks, U.S. Air Force; George Harrison, WWII veteran; Terry Miller, curator, Carver Center Museum in Rapidan; and Edward Gantt, a highly decorated Officer who served in Vietnam and is now a U.S. Colored Troops Reenactor.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble School Preservation Foundation honors Black soldiers and veterans]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock elementary school celebrates Ag Literacy Week with visit from Del. Webert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Delegate Michael Webert, who represents Rappahannock County in Richmond, read aloud to a classroom of third grade students at Rappahannock County Elementary School during Agriculture LiteracyWeek.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock elementary school celebrates Ag Literacy Week with visit from Del. Webert]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-26T12:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Zombie' deer disease detected at Manassas National Battlefield]]>
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    <![CDATA[Deer at Manassas National Battlefield Park.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Zombie' deer disease detected at Manassas National Battlefield]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-26T11:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[UPDATED: Former US attorney Jessica Aber found dead in Alexandria home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jessica Aber]]>
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      <![CDATA[UPDATED: Former US attorney Jessica Aber found dead in Alexandria home]]>
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          <![CDATA[Gov. Youngkin vetoes paid family and medical leave legislation]]>
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    <![CDATA[From left, Prince William County resident Melissa Alexander, Del. Briana Sewell, State Sen. Jennifer Boysko, Hitchcock Paper Co. Owner Sarah Burzio, Freedom Virginia Co-Executive Director Rhena Hicks and Voices for Virginia's Children Senior Policy Analyst Emily Moore.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gov. Youngkin vetoes paid family and medical leave legislation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-25T12:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Laurel Ridge's dental assisting program expanding to Fauquier campus]]>
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    <![CDATA[A dental assisting program is now available at the Laurel Ridge Fauquier campus.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Laurel Ridge's dental assisting program expanding to Fauquier campus]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-24T19:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School trip abroad walks in the footsteps of Caesar]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School students in Milan, Italy]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School trip abroad walks in the footsteps of Caesar]]>
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          <![CDATA[Anger, anxiety front and center at Rep. Subramanyam's packed town hall in Warrenton]]>
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    <![CDATA[First-term Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va.-10th, hosted a town hall at the Warrenton Community Center March 20.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Anger, anxiety front and center at Rep. Subramanyam's packed town hall in Warrenton]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats criticize Trump's order to close education department as governor touts readiness]]>
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    <![CDATA[Groups of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C. March 20, shortly after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to shutter the department.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats criticize Trump's order to close education department as governor touts readiness]]>
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</image:image>

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    <![CDATA[, a family event, directed by Irina Tsikurishvili on Saturday, March 29 from 2-4 p.m.]]>
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          <![CDATA[UVA Community Health accepting grant applications to support community-based programs]]>
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    <![CDATA[UVA Health is accepting applications to support community programs across Culpeper and Northern Virginia.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper Chamber honors Rixeyville's Roy Boldridge as 2025 Agribusiness of the Year]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Honors Roy Boldridge as 2025 Agribusiness of the Year.]]>
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          <![CDATA[United behind Spanberger, state Democratic Party reminds voters of Republicans' three-way primary]]>
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    <![CDATA[Former state Del. Dave LaRock, former state Sen. Amanda Chase and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are vying for the Republican nomination for governor.]]>
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      <![CDATA[United behind Spanberger, state Democratic Party reminds voters of Republicans' three-way primary]]>
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          <![CDATA[Warrenton council weighs Main Street improvements, parklets and sidewalk cafés]]>
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    <![CDATA[Proposed concept A (left) and concept B from Culpeper to Second Street will be explained in depth during a presentation and public hearing scheduled for March 26 at 6 p.m.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Warrenton council weighs Main Street improvements, parklets and sidewalk cafés]]>
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          <![CDATA[The gift of hearing is set to change this grandfather's life]]>
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    <![CDATA[William Richards (center) was accompanied by Teresa Lough (left), Patient Care Coordinator Maya Watson, Richards' daughter in law and physician assistant Susan Suleske (right).]]>
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      <![CDATA[The gift of hearing is set to change this grandfather's life]]>
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          <![CDATA[Northern Virginia legislators urge Youngkin to sign bill for paid family and medical leave]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia State Sen. Jennifer Boysko, one of the patrons of House Bill 2531, spoke at Hitchcock Paper Co. in Occoquan on Monday to urge Gov. Youngkin to sign the bill to bring paid family and medical leave to Virginians.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Northern Virginia legislators urge Youngkin to sign bill for paid family and medical leave]]>
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          <![CDATA[How to Plan for College Expenses]]>
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    <![CDATA[How to Plan for College Expenses]]>
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      <![CDATA[How to Plan for College Expenses]]>
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          <![CDATA[Former Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle running for Rappahannock Board of Supervisors]]>
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    <![CDATA[Former Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle, a native of Rappahannock County, at his home near Sperryville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Former Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle running for Rappahannock Board of Supervisors]]>
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          <![CDATA[Federal layoffs: Resources for displaced workers in Northern Virginia]]>
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      <![CDATA[Federal layoffs: Resources for displaced workers in Northern Virginia]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia public schools face uncertainty due to federal government changes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Keri Rodrigues, president of the National Parents Union, speaks at a rally on Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C, protesting the U.S. Education Department's mass layoffs and President Donald Trump's plans to dismantle the agency.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia public schools face uncertainty due to federal government changes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Take on New Hobbies in Retirement]]>
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    <![CDATA[Take on New Hobbies in Retirement]]>
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      <![CDATA[Take on New Hobbies in Retirement]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Thank you, Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hearthstone School in Sperryville on March 5.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Thank you, Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sound familiar?: Culpeper considers whether to renovate or replace its aging courthouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Culpeper County Courthouse, built in 1874 by Samuel Proctor, is in need of an expansion to address not only space needs, but also modern-day courthouse facility guidelines. Courtesy Department of Historic Resources]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sound familiar?: Culpeper considers whether to renovate or replace its aging courthouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[Inn at Little Washington's pond features beautiful fountain]]>
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    <![CDATA[The new fountain displayed on the pond at The Inn at Little Washington will cool walkers on the path on hot summer days, as the water evaporates into the air.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inn at Little Washington's pond features beautiful fountain]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Making betrayal great again]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local residents were among those who gathered Saturday at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., to express support for Ukraine. Four-legged friends also joined in the cause.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Getting in the habit of being patient]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Getting in the habit of being patient]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Time to launch a MACA movement?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Red Tent Sisterhood gathering coming March 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[The gathering of the Rappahannock Red Tent sisterhood in March 2022.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Thank you, Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for March 13-20]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock contractor Eddie Fletcher arrested for construction fraud]]>
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    <![CDATA[court gavel]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock contractor Eddie Fletcher arrested for construction fraud]]>
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          <![CDATA[Town of Washington considers selling land to residents]]>
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    <![CDATA[The council voted to move forward with discussions on selling pieces of a parcel of land near the wastewater treatment plant.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington considers selling land to residents]]>
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          <![CDATA[Voices | Why John Feinstein mattered to me]]>
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          <![CDATA[We all age. This Nokesville native and Harvard grad student is trying to make it a little easier.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Zoe Lewczak]]>
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      <![CDATA[We all age. This Nokesville native and Harvard grad student is trying to make it a little easier.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Democrats seize on enthusiasm gap in 2025 Virginia House races]]>
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    <![CDATA[For the second consecutive time, Democrat Stephen Miller-Pitts (right) is seeking to oust Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Chesterfield, in what used to be a safe Republican 75th House of Delegates District. But this year, Miller-Pitts is facing two primary challengers.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Democrats seize on enthusiasm gap in 2025 Virginia House races]]>
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          <![CDATA[Graduating From College? Take These Steps to Launch Your Career]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County School Board hoping to increase staff salaries beyond unfunded state mandate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Flint Hill resident Betsy Dietel addresses the Rappahannock County School Board on Tuesday during its public comment period regarding the budget.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County School Board hoping to increase staff salaries beyond unfunded state mandate]]>
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          <![CDATA[7th annual Foothills Forum-Rapp News Storytelling Contest deadline approaching]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School 7th grader Mac Wofford receives his first-place prize of $500 last March.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity: Help make 500 servings of pumpkin soup for region's food banks]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dozens of volunteers last year cut, roast, puree and package hundreds of servings of pumpkin soup for food banks in Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier counties.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Volunteer opportunity: Help make 500 servings of pumpkin soup for region's food banks]]>
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          <![CDATA[With Rich Anderson likely heading to D.C., Republican Party of Virginia could pick a new chair next month]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rich Anderson]]>
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      <![CDATA[With Rich Anderson likely heading to D.C., Republican Party of Virginia could pick a new chair next month]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Benefits of Dethatching Your Yard]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dethatching can be performed with a manual or powered rake, or a rotary broom.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Benefits of Dethatching Your Yard]]>
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          <![CDATA[Get Involved During Global Volunteer Month This April]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Seniors will be hurt by federal cuts]]>
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    <![CDATA[Photo of 20-year-old missing college student Sudiksha Konanki. (Courtesy Subbarayubu Konanki via WTOP News)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Family of missing college student from Loudoun seeks kidnapping investigation in Dominican Republic]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Where are the harbingers of spring?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Eastern Skunk Cabbage after snow and ice storm]]>
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          <![CDATA[UVA calls Sullivans' Haitian art ‘major acquisition']]>
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    <![CDATA[John and Beverly Sullivan at home with their Haitian art collection at The Meadows in Little Washington. Beverly Sullivan passed away in June last year.]]>
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      <![CDATA[UVA calls Sullivans' Haitian art ‘major acquisition']]>
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    <![CDATA[Worker clearing a dense thicket of invasive vines.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt kicks off season]]>
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    <![CDATA[New Iberia Kitchen co-owner Allie Doré Puletti prepares a Cajun plate of crawfish, corn, mushrooms and potatoes for the Mari Gras celebration at Veditz and Company Brewing last Saturday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Celebrating Mardi Gras at Sperryville's River District]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Listen to what Ronald Reagan said on D-Day anniversary]]>
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          <![CDATA[DOGE freeze impacts local environmental groups]]>
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    <![CDATA[A 2021 tree planting event at Pen Druid in Sperryville, sponsored by Friends of the Rappahannock and the Virginia Department of Forestry.]]>
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      <![CDATA[DOGE freeze impacts local environmental groups]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Spreading charity — close to home, too]]>
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          <![CDATA[Scrabble tournament benefits Scrabble School]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Scrabble School in Castleton hosted 20 Scrabble plays for a two-day tournament sanctioned by the North American Scrabble Players Association.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble tournament benefits Scrabble School]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire marshal finds family cat in rubble of Loudoun County blaze]]>
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    <![CDATA[A fire in the Round Hill community of Loudoun County left about $980,000 to the single-family home.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire marshal finds family cat in rubble of Loudoun County blaze]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T23:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Did the judges follow the law?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rendering of the potential view of the courthouse complex from Gay Street.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Did the judges follow the law?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T23:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Are my good neighbors who voted for Trump still happy?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Are my good neighbors who voted for Trump still happy?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T22:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hayfields market, café and bar coming soon in Little Washington]]>
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    <![CDATA[Town resident Brian Noyes, pictured working in his former Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, plans to open Hayfields on Gay Street in Washington this summer.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hayfields market, café and bar coming soon in Little Washington]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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          <![CDATA[Panthers' spring sports gear up as winter teams finish season]]>
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    <![CDATA[State track qualifiers Harrison King, Hailey Valle and Camryn Reder with coach Scott Stephens.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Panthers' spring sports gear up as winter teams finish season]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T16:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culpeper Soil & Water holding annual tree sale]]>
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    <![CDATA[Six volunteers in April 2024 planted 50 trees and shrubs on a steep area of the Rappahannock County Park.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper Soil & Water holding annual tree sale]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T16:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Lottery set to lower disclosure amount for winners]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia House of Delegates on the first day of the 2025 legislative session, Jan. 8, 2025.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Lottery set to lower disclosure amount for winners]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T14:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[UPDATE: Kettle Run High School teacher, assistant coach placed on leave]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kettle Run High School is at 7403 Academic Ave., Nokesville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[UPDATE: Kettle Run High School teacher, assistant coach placed on leave]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T09:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Federal jury convicts man in mass shooting plot at Haymarket megachurch]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rui Jiang]]>
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      <![CDATA[Federal jury convicts man in mass shooting plot at Haymarket megachurch]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Writers' Journal publishes second issue]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Writers' Journal publishes second issue]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-07T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents voice concerns to supervisors]]>
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    <![CDATA[A group of over 20 protesting federal funding cuts assembled at the Rappahannock County courthouse before the regular Board of Supervisors Monday afternoon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents voice concerns to supervisors]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Free tax assistance available to Rappahannock County residents]]>
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    <![CDATA[cash on 1040 tax form with sign here]]>
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      <![CDATA[Free tax assistance available to Rappahannock County residents]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T19:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers increase compensation for loss of attacked livestock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reimbursement could be up to $1,000 per animal and $25 per fowl, according to the bill. This increases compensation from a former $750 cap per animal and $10 per fowl.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers increase compensation for loss of attacked livestock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[UPDATE: 'Over odorization' appears to have led to widespread gas smell in Warrenton]]>
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    <![CDATA[A map showing some of the calls for gas leaks or potential gas leaks around Warrenton Wednesday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[UPDATE: 'Over odorization' appears to have led to widespread gas smell in Warrenton]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T11:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kaine, Warner take on Trump's trade war against Canada]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (left) and Tim Kaine, both Democrats of Virginia, in February 2024.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Kaine, Warner take on Trump's trade war against Canada]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T01:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What's happening in March?]]>
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      <![CDATA[What's happening in March?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T01:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Apple Atcha Cider features two events]]>
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    <![CDATA[Apple Atcha Cider at the old Estes Mill in Sperryville, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Apple Atcha Cider features two events]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ira Chaleff talks about new book]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ira Chaleff talks about new book]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2025-03-06T00:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for March 6-13]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for March 6-13]]>
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    <![CDATA[Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-Large Deshundra Jefferson delivers opening remarks at Thursday's town hall as U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va.-10th District, looks on alongside Jenny Mattingley (white top) and Nikki McKinney (pink sweater).]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health celebrates a century of health care]]>
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          <![CDATA[DinoWalk returns to Culpeper's Luck Stone Quarry in May]]>
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    <![CDATA[A dinosaur print found at the bottom of the Luck Stone Quarry in Culpeper.]]>
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      <![CDATA[DinoWalk returns to Culpeper's Luck Stone Quarry in May]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors vote for new, freestanding courthouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rendering of the potential view of the courthouse complex from Gay Street.]]>
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          <![CDATA[How times have changed]]>
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          <![CDATA[Let the good times roll! Mardi Gras carnival comes to Culpeper this weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[The life of Lillian Yvonne Freeman Aylor will be celebrated Feb. 28 at noon at the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center in Rixeyville, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Couple begins lifetime together, Lillian Aylor: Gone but not forgotten and Garden Club holds Seed Swap]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tips to Spring Clean Your Budget]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock businesses hold meeting, Farmers Market seeks vendors, RappTaxFree provides free tax filings]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt point-to-point race is Saturday, March 1]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville's River District celebrating Mardi Gras]]>
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          <![CDATA[USDA rolls out $1 billion plan to combat bird flu after egg prices rise]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper woman arrested for possession of child pornography, drug distribution and prostitution]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors vote to move forward with new, freestanding courthouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[Bill to help Virginia farmers with drought insurance withers in committee]]>
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          <![CDATA[Joann fabrics to close over 500 stores, including in Warrenton, Culpeper]]>
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          <![CDATA[Winter storm brings power outages and fallen trees to Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amissville Fire and Rescue Company clears a tree out of the road Thursday morning.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Winter storm brings power outages and fallen trees to Rappahannock County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Ice storm causes widespread power outages, road closures across Fauquier County]]>
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    <![CDATA[A tree fell into the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ice storm causes widespread power outages, road closures across Fauquier County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: County offices, schools, Amissville refuse closed on Thursday due to winter storm]]>
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          <![CDATA[Perspective | 2025 Farm Bill: Advocates prioritize anti-hunger policies, Republicans push budget cuts]]>
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      <![CDATA[Perspective | 2025 Farm Bill: Advocates prioritize anti-hunger policies, Republicans push budget cuts]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Democrats donate money for school lobbying efforts]]>
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    <![CDATA[Stephanie Ridder shows off the committee's $5,000 donation to the Headwaters School Initiative Finance Task Force (SIFT).]]>
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          <![CDATA[Lions Club puts on variety show, County holds shred event, Sperryville receives grant for trail]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lions Club puts on variety show, County holds shred event, Sperryville receives grant for trail]]>
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          <![CDATA[Abdo's vibes coming to Little Washington?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jim Abdo at one of his decaying buildings called The Packing Shed in July in the Town of (Little) Washington.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Abdo's vibes coming to Little Washington?]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Scrabble School celebrates Black History Month]]>
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    <![CDATA[Terry Miller (center), curator for the Carver 4-County museum, tells the stories of Lovell Williams and Phelbert Scott (P.S.) Green at last year's Black History Month celebration hosted by the The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation at Mt. Prospect farm in Washington. Longtime county residents Don Porter (left) and Jimmy Jackson also gave presentations.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble School celebrates Black History Month]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-02-06T00:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices, Feb. 6-13]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices, Feb. 6-13]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-02-05T16:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock elementary celebrates 100 days of school]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock elementary celebrates 100 days of school]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-02-05T15:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors honor Gary Settle]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors presented a Resolution of Appreciation and Congratulations for Colonel Gary T. Settle, recently-retired Virginia State Police superintendent.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors honor Gary Settle]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-02-05T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia moves to protect economy from federal workforce crisis]]>
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    <![CDATA[Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, on Tuesday announced the creation of a bipartisan emergency committee to shield Virginia jobs and the economy from sweeping federal cuts.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia moves to protect economy from federal workforce crisis]]>
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          <![CDATA[Bill Fletcher found not guilty of DWI]]>
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    <![CDATA[The courthouse complex in July, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bill Fletcher found not guilty of DWI]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville community submitting proposal for street safety]]>
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    <![CDATA[A map of proposed improvements in Sperryville.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, 2 p.m., Feb. 3, 2025]]>
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          <![CDATA[Historic North Wales Estate in Fauquier sells for $20M after eight years on market]]>
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    <![CDATA[The historic North Wales property, a 22-bedroom sprawling home and estate, is located near Warrenton.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historic North Wales Estate in Fauquier sells for $20M after eight years on market]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2025-02-04T14:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fairfax County casino bill passes Virginia Senate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Senate Bill 982 passes the state Senate (via Senate of Virginia)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fairfax County casino bill passes Virginia Senate]]>
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          <![CDATA[Federal workers at Leesburg town hall say they are angry, scared and fed up]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hundreds of federal workers packed a town hall in Leesburg on Feb. 3, 2025, sounding off on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their fears about the future.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Federal workers at Leesburg town hall say they are angry, scared and fed up]]>
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          <![CDATA[Don't Forget These 6 Things on the Day of Your College Entrance Exams]]>
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    <![CDATA[Don't Forget These 6 Things on the Day of Your College Entrance Exams]]>
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      <![CDATA[Don't Forget These 6 Things on the Day of Your College Entrance Exams]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors seek ‘exit plan' options from All Points Broadband project]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors convened for its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3 at the county courthouse.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors seek ‘exit plan' options from All Points Broadband project]]>
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          <![CDATA[Child sex solicitation case ends in plea deal for Strasburg man]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sanjay Naguiat Sugay]]>
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      <![CDATA[Child sex solicitation case ends in plea deal for Strasburg man]]>
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</image:image>

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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[A farewell to a dear friend, Darlene Moore]]>
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          <![CDATA[Karen's line dancing returning to Sperryville's Black Twig]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper authorities find 'horrific living conditions' in raid for suspected child porn distribution]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cook Political Report calls Virginia governor's race a toss-up]]>
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          <![CDATA[From Rappahannock to Kenya with love]]>
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          <![CDATA[Exploring the Origins of an American Statesman]]>
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          <![CDATA[Waterpenny Farm earns sustainability award]]>
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      <![CDATA[Waterpenny Farm earns sustainability award]]>
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