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          <![CDATA[Company enters guilty pleas in central Virginia beagle neglect case; faces historic fines]]>
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          <![CDATA[Local NAACP to hold Juneteenth celebration in Culpeper]]>
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          <![CDATA[Retired Shenandoah National Park superintendent reflects on his tenure]]>
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          <![CDATA[Judge David Tatel's memoir of blindness and justice]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge David Tatel's memoir of blindness and justice]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chris' Corner: Keith Rowand, a man remembered]]>
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    <![CDATA[Keith Rowand]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chris' Corner: Keith Rowand, a man remembered]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library expansion plans to be unveiled in July]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville postal carrier retires after three decades of service]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: My six uncles served to preserve our freedoms and rights]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sperryville Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: My six uncles served to preserve our freedoms and rights]]>
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          <![CDATA[Students from other countries learn about conservation at Eldon Farms]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students from International High School at Largo (Maryland), participating in the Earth Optimism Youth Action program visited Eldon Farms in Woodville, Va., May 10 for conservation-related activities hosted by the Smithsonian's Virginia Working Landscapes.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Students from other countries learn about conservation at Eldon Farms]]>
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          <![CDATA[Feb. 23, 1950: Rappahannock Hunt hosts breakfast at Mt. Prospect]]>
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      <![CDATA[Feb. 23, 1950: Rappahannock Hunt hosts breakfast at Mt. Prospect]]>
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          <![CDATA[At Home: Spotlight on home illumination]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thomas Edison poses with his very early phonograph. This photo may have been taken in Matthew Brady's studio.]]>
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      <![CDATA[At Home: Spotlight on home illumination]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge Battle veterans' call center celebrates first anniversary]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers from AG Grind Masters (two on left) and The Firewood Guy drove out to David Moore's property to assist with some outdoor work.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Blue Ridge Hospice names Mohamad Hamad vice president of information technology]]>
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          <![CDATA[Foothills Forum, Rappahannock News present 2024 Storytelling Contest winners: Read and see their work]]>
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      <![CDATA[Foothills Forum, Rappahannock News present 2024 Storytelling Contest winners: Read and see their work]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-30T22:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield students divided on potential TikTok ban]]>
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    <![CDATA[Senior Peter Miglino scrolls on TikTok after school.]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-30T22:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Salem Ruritans award scholarships, WCDS student gets prestigious award from William & Mary]]>
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    <![CDATA[scholarships stock illo]]>
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      <![CDATA[Salem Ruritans award scholarships, WCDS student gets prestigious award from William & Mary]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library offers summer programs]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ralph and Gwen Bates with Kathi Dutilh at the 2023 Rappahannock Food Pantry Dinner.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[Friends will celebrate Nol Putnam's life]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nol Putnam at his Huntly forge in 2021.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Friends will celebrate Nol Putnam's life]]>
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          <![CDATA[Musical duo presents ‘The Castleton Songbook']]>
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    <![CDATA[Harpist Ashley Jackson and Cellist Daniel Lelchuk]]>
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          <![CDATA[Line dancing teacher holds class]]>
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    <![CDATA[Karen's Line Dancing has been a popular event at the Black Twig.]]>
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          <![CDATA['God is watching over us': Culpeper County residents tell of tornado damage]]>
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    <![CDATA[Applicants Jim Abdo (right) and Gordon Buist explain demolition plans for the packing shed to the ARB. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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          <![CDATA[Mum's the word on broadband delays in Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Senate candidate Cao welcomes primary endorsement of former President Trump]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hung Cao campaigns in Warrenton in 2022.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Senate candidate Cao welcomes primary endorsement of former President Trump]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chester Brown sentenced to four years in prison]]>
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          <![CDATA[How this year's cicada brood in Virginia could impact your tinnitus]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer collegiate baseball returning to Culpeper]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Tornado touched down in Culpeper County Sunday night, family injured]]>
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    <![CDATA[Storm damage from the evening of May 26 along Eggbornsville Road.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Tornado touched down in Culpeper County Sunday night, family injured]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-26T16:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['That nation which respects and honors its dead, shall ever be respected and honored itself']]>
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    <![CDATA[A memorial to veterans in the Sperryville Cemetery.]]>
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      <![CDATA['That nation which respects and honors its dead, shall ever be respected and honored itself']]>
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          <![CDATA[Missing Rappahannock man found shortly after senior alert issued]]>
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    <![CDATA[William Edward Eager]]>
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      <![CDATA[Missing Rappahannock man found shortly after senior alert issued]]>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville family charged with 60 animal abuse counts]]>
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    <![CDATA[Laura Choi, 32, of Fairfax, a scientist with a biotechnology company, adopted one of the rescued Chihuahuas and named her Lychee Luigi]]>
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      <![CDATA[Amissville family charged with 60 animal abuse counts]]>
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          <![CDATA[D-Day at 80: Regional events commemorate anniversary of epic assault]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Galanti Center at the Virginia War Memorial features exhibits related to World War II and D-Day.]]>
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      <![CDATA[D-Day at 80: Regional events commemorate anniversary of epic assault]]>
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          <![CDATA[Judge orders Amissville man to vacate late mother's estate]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Demitry estate located on Seven Ponds Road in Amissville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge orders Amissville man to vacate late mother's estate]]>
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          <![CDATA[The story behind those Buddhist monks walking along local highways Friday]]>
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    <![CDATA[The group made their way up Route 211 into Warrenton early Friday afternoon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The story behind those Buddhist monks walking along local highways Friday]]>
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          <![CDATA[In photos | Rappahannock County High School's Class of 2024 graduation]]>
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    <![CDATA[A graduate poses for a photo after Friday's ceremony. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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          <![CDATA[High school senior helps residents with computers, cellphones]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock Library Technology Assistant Stephen Faxlanger helps county resident Patti McGill Peterson with her cellphone questions.]]>
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      <![CDATA[High school senior helps residents with computers, cellphones]]>
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          <![CDATA[Gay Street Gallery exhibit opens Saturday, featuring Cathy Suiter, Maureen Storey and Kevin Adams]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gay Street Gallery exhibit opens Saturday, featuring Cathy Suiter, Maureen Storey and Kevin Adams]]>
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          <![CDATA[Stuarts deed land for Amissville baseball field]]>
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      <![CDATA[Stuarts deed land for Amissville baseball field]]>
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          <![CDATA[NOAA says East Coast hurricane season is looking 'extraordinary']]>
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    <![CDATA[hurricane names 2024.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[NOAA says East Coast hurricane season is looking 'extraordinary']]>
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          <![CDATA[Meet the Rappahannock County High School Class of 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Larry Keel returning to Apple Atcha Cidery]]>
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    <![CDATA[Performer Larry Keel at Apple Atcha Cider in Sperryville.]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘No Ordinary Person' returns next month]]>
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    <![CDATA[Storytellers Barney O'Meara, Jane Coon, Caroline Anstey and Chris Doxzen will share their autobiographical stories at 'No Ordinary Person' performances June 22 and 23.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Va. teacher pay gets a boost in budget, but it's still projected to fall short of national average]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thousands of demonstrators rallied for better teacher pay and more public school funding during a January 2018 rally at the Capitol. Education groups still doubt that the state's current spending on teacher salaries is enough to reverse current staffing shortfalls.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Va. teacher pay gets a boost in budget, but it's still projected to fall short of national average]]>
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          <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont raises $1.1 million for area nonprofits]]>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville man dies after Fauquier County crash; 6-year-old girl seriously injured]]>
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      <![CDATA[Amissville man dies after Fauquier County crash; 6-year-old girl seriously injured]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meridian Financial Partners welcomes Sarah G. Irving as new partner]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Are we willing to usher in a new epoch in November?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 21]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Commission on Local Government boundary line adjustment public hearing, May 20, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Pilot identified in fatal Culpeper plane crash]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Pilot identified in fatal Culpeper plane crash]]>
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          <![CDATA[Youngkin vetoes bills on contraception access, skill games, Confederate heritage rollbacks]]>
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          <![CDATA[Housing help: Resources in Rappahannock, Fauquier and Culpeper counties]]>
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      <![CDATA[Housing help: Resources in Rappahannock, Fauquier and Culpeper counties]]>
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          <![CDATA[Final hearing is Monday on town-county boundary proposal]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘Unbelievably frustrating': Culpeper supervisors peeved at All Points' progress]]>
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    <![CDATA[All Points CEO Jimmy Carr presents to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors in September 2021.]]>
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      <![CDATA[‘Unbelievably frustrating': Culpeper supervisors peeved at All Points' progress]]>
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          <![CDATA[Abdo buys dilapidated packing shed]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jim Abdo at Town Council meeting on March 13, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Abdo buys dilapidated packing shed]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Tractor-trailer crash leaves 50,000 pounds of frozen peas along I-66 in Fauquier]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cleanup took several hours after a tractor-trailer lost its load of frozen peas in a Friday morning crash on Interstate 66 in Fauquier County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tractor-trailer crash leaves 50,000 pounds of frozen peas along I-66 in Fauquier]]>
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          <![CDATA[Friends invited to celebrate the life of Keith Rowand]]>
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    <![CDATA[Keith Rowand offering passers-by the freshest honeythey've ever had.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Friends invited to celebrate the life of Keith Rowand]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-17T23:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[March 23, 1972: Resident expresses alarm over power lines]]>
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      <![CDATA[March 23, 1972: Resident expresses alarm over power lines]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock students support Give Local Piedmont through PATH Foundation initiative]]>
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    <![CDATA[61 Rappahannock County High School seniors contributed $1,525 to Give Local Piedmont through a PATH Foundation program.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock students support Give Local Piedmont through PATH Foundation initiative]]>
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          <![CDATA[An inside look at Virginia Hunt Country: The Stable Tour returns Memorial Day weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Piedmont Fox Hounds are the oldest hunt in the United States and will be at Trinity Church in Upperville]]>
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      <![CDATA[An inside look at Virginia Hunt Country: The Stable Tour returns Memorial Day weekend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington walking path inches forward]]>
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    <![CDATA[2024-05-13-town-27-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington walking path inches forward]]>
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          <![CDATA[School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff]]>
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    <![CDATA[LInda and Chuck Way were recognized at Tuesday's meeting for decades of service to the school system.]]>
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      <![CDATA[School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-16T21:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville's Corner Deli Market is closing]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ernesto Elias, right, in front of the historic Hackley's Country Store in January 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Amissville's Corner Deli Market is closing]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[‘The Taste of Things' is this Friday's RAAC free movie]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-16T07:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Earned sentence credit expansions, new parole board operations to take effect this year]]>
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    <![CDATA[prison]]>
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      <![CDATA[Earned sentence credit expansions, new parole board operations to take effect this year]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission meeting , May 15, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department cornhole fundraiser.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 16]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-15T20:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[‘Leave No Trace' selects Shenandoah National Park as site]]>
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    <![CDATA[A view of the Shenandoah Valley from Skyland Resort at Shenandoah National Park.]]>
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      <![CDATA[‘Leave No Trace' selects Shenandoah National Park as site]]>
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          <![CDATA[GMU awards posthumous degree to Rappahannock student]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday's GMU commencement ceremony while the presenter called MariTisera's name.]]>
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      <![CDATA[GMU awards posthumous degree to Rappahannock student]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘Celebrate America Concert' will feature world-famous musicians]]>
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    <![CDATA[William and Lynda Webster enjoy the music at Avon Hall in July 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[‘Celebrate America Concert' will feature world-famous musicians]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for May 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for May 16]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, May 14, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-15T16:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Pappy's back: Virginia ABC holds Van Winkle whiskey lotteries]]>
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    <![CDATA[Left to right, Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon 12 Year, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year and Old Rip Van Winkle Bourbon 10 Year are among the rare whiskeys available during Virginia ABC's online lotteries.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pappy's back: Virginia ABC holds Van Winkle whiskey lotteries]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-15T00:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Standing by Ukraine — finally]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Standing by Ukraine — finally]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-05-15T00:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[People Inc. seeks nominations for community awards]]>
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    <![CDATA[President and CEO of People, Inc. Bryan Phipps speaks at the May Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[People Inc. seeks nominations for community awards]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville Summer Concert Series kicks off Thursday with Gold Top County Ramblers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gold Top County Ramblers entertained a big crowd during last year's Sperryville Concert Series. The beloved band is returning this Thursday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville Summer Concert Series kicks off Thursday with Gold Top County Ramblers]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘Shenandoah Soirée' celebrates Shenandoah National Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sunset in the Shenandoah National Park.]]>
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          <![CDATA[UVA president said protest outcome ‘upsetting'; professors condemn administration's actions]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School announces new head of school]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Confidence promotes safety on the road, not fear]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County courthouse project took another step forward during Monday's Board of Supervisors meeting.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Viral 'senior assassin' game has Northern Virginia high school officials concerned]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors May 2024 meeting]]>
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          <![CDATA[Students get a close-up look at effects of drunk driving]]>
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    <![CDATA[A medivac helicopter flew to RCHS from Culpeper to simulate an airlift at the crash simulation, and flew away from the school with a student actor inside. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Students get a close-up look at effects of drunk driving]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Show time! As temps rise, spring show begins]]>
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          <![CDATA[In photos: The 99th running of the Virginia Gold Cup]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thomas Garner on Crelion (left) and Graham Watters on Storm Team splash through the water in the David Semmes Memorial Steeplethon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[In photos: The 99th running of the Virginia Gold Cup]]>
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          <![CDATA[Police charge Florida men for robbing major Culpeper business]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ramon Izquierdo]]>
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      <![CDATA[Police charge Florida men for robbing major Culpeper business]]>
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          <![CDATA[More than 125 arrested at four Virginia universities amid nationwide protests over Israel-Hamas war]]>
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    <![CDATA[An image from Virginia Tech during a protest over the Gaza War.]]>
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      <![CDATA[More than 125 arrested at four Virginia universities amid nationwide protests over Israel-Hamas war]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock News, Foothills Forum recognized with top Virginia Press Association awards]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia Press Association President Jim Maxwell and Dennis Brack, VPA vice president and publisher of the Rappahannock News, present the News Sweepstakes award to Rapp News Editor Julia Shanahan during Saturday evening's award ceremony in Charlottesville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock News, Foothills Forum recognized with top Virginia Press Association awards]]>
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          <![CDATA[Students immerse themselves into Rappahannock headwaters]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students from Christchurch School in Middlesex County, at the mouth of the Rappahannock River, prepare trout for a release on the Rush River at the Rappahannock county park, April 24, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Students immerse themselves into Rappahannock headwaters]]>
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          <![CDATA[Welcome to Roots & Shoots, a new foraging and gardening column]]>
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    <![CDATA[One of the most common herbs in Rappahannock County is chickweed.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Welcome to Roots & Shoots, a new foraging and gardening column]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County requests feedback on sign ordinance]]>
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    <![CDATA[An example of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County requests feedback on sign ordinance]]>
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          <![CDATA['Night at the Museum', Culpeper style]]>
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    <![CDATA[Museum of Culpeper History]]>
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      <![CDATA['Night at the Museum', Culpeper style]]>
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          <![CDATA[Judy and John Tole launch Sperryville history book]]>
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    <![CDATA[‘Sperryville Bicentennial History' by John and Judy Tole of the Rappahannock Historical Society.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judy and John Tole launch Sperryville history book]]>
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          <![CDATA[Ladybug Mountain Farm grows hundreds of peonies]]>
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    <![CDATA[Meridian Financial Partners had a shred day at the new location at 211 Main Street in Washington on Thursday, April 25. Anyone could bring their old documents to have shred. Food was available from the Happy Family Ranch food truck.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ladybug Mountain Farm grows hundreds of peonies]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health receives 'A' safety grade from Leapfrog Group]]>
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          <![CDATA[Have (Horse) Ambulance. Will Travel.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Castleton offers ‘The Golden Fish']]>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville summer concerts return]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Sperryville spirit shines at festival]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for May 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[Polo series kicks off at Blue Rock arena]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers increasingly scrutinizing data center industry]]>
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          <![CDATA[Comment: To honor sacrifices of 1944, Americans must stand by Ukraine in 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Spooky skeletons bring smiles to Flint Hill]]>
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          <![CDATA[PATH Foundation awards nearly $1.4 million in grants to local organizations]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pack the tailgates and bust out the hats, Virginia Gold Cup is Saturday]]>
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          <![CDATA[Police clash with protesters at VCU pro-Palestine event]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, April 24, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[VDOT, FBI warn of new scam targeting toll road drivers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dulles Toll Road]]>
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          <![CDATA['Amazing' turnout of runners race through Rappahannock's rolling hills in 2024 Fodderstack 10k Classic]]>
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      <![CDATA['Amazing' turnout of runners race through Rappahannock's rolling hills in 2024 Fodderstack 10k Classic]]>
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          <![CDATA[Grand jury ups charges against Amissville man for deadly Clevengers Corner crash]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fairy godfather makes magic for one senior's prom]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock resident T.C. Williams and Najet Rayan in Sperryville, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fairy godfather makes magic for one senior's prom]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-23T07:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Spanberger is presumptive Democratic nominee for governor as Richmond mayor pulls out of race]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger speaks during the 2024 MLK Youth Oratorical Competition at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School on Jan. 15.]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Marketplace Sperryville's grand opening April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cecilia Falk-Lopiano, a teacher and native of Rappahannock, is bringing her passion for botanical dyeing to life in the heart of Sperryville. Nestled within The Marketplace Sperryville, her store]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Marketplace Sperryville's grand opening April 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-22T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fires have consumed nearly 20,000 acres in Virginia this spring. That could be good for the environment.]]>
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    <![CDATA[A fire burns near Luray the night of March 20, 2024. Photo courtesy Peter Forister]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fires have consumed nearly 20,000 acres in Virginia this spring. That could be good for the environment.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Just in time for spring cleaning: Shred event coming to Rappahannock County this week]]>
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    <![CDATA[View from above on a surface covered with cut paper strips from the office.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Just in time for spring cleaning: Shred event coming to Rappahannock County this week]]>
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          <![CDATA[New study: Rural communities face primary care physician shortage]]>
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    <![CDATA[A country doctor examining boy's throat in Reedsville, West Virginia, in April 1935.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New study: Rural communities face primary care physician shortage]]>
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          <![CDATA[Facing his last chapter, Ted Pellegatta is still living large]]>
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      <![CDATA[Facing his last chapter, Ted Pellegatta is still living large]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 18]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-21T14:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Frosty Sunday night, chilly Monday morning in store for Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Areas shaded in light blue are under a frost advisory from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday. Areas in dark blue are under a freeze warning for the same timeframe.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Frosty Sunday night, chilly Monday morning in store for Rappahannock County]]>
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          <![CDATA[African American school on Piedmont Avenue dates back to the 1920s]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Graded School]]>
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      <![CDATA[African American school on Piedmont Avenue dates back to the 1920s]]>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Just catching up]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Just catching up]]>
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          <![CDATA[Raise taxes, or ‘scramble' for funds?: Rappahannock supervisors weigh options]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Courthouse: In addition to plugging the current budget gap, the Board of Supervisors will soon have to determine financing for costly renovations of the courthouse and other county buildings.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Raise taxes, or ‘scramble' for funds?: Rappahannock supervisors weigh options]]>
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          <![CDATA[Comment: Save the Rappahannock River fish that saved a nation]]>
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    <![CDATA[David Kerr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Comment: Save the Rappahannock River fish that saved a nation]]>
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          <![CDATA[Dr. Browning with his hunting dogs in Flint Hill, 1871]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. Edgar Roberts Browning with his hunting dogs and gun. The picturewas taken on the front porch of the Browning Home off Crest Hill Road in Flint Hill, where he and his wife Lucy Turner Browning lived and he had his practice. Dr. Browning was the son of Dr. John Strother Browning and his second wife, Betty Beale Roberts Browning. He was born in Flint Hill on August 11, 1871 and died on July 8, 1933.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dr. Browning with his hunting dogs in Flint Hill, 1871]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Food Pantry celebrates its volunteers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Food from Bahia Salgados in Culpeper, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Food Pantry celebrates its volunteers]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-19T11:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Moms prepare to debut non-profit children's museum in Culpeper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Maggie Kardos with her daughter Hailey Kardos.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Moms prepare to debut non-profit children's museum in Culpeper]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-19T01:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Town of Washington board approves Rush River Commons signage, ponders packing shed's future]]>
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    <![CDATA[The old packing shed in the Town of Washington on April 16.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington board approves Rush River Commons signage, ponders packing shed's future]]>
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          <![CDATA[But did you know...Earth Day originated at Fauquier's Airlie]]>
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    <![CDATA[Airlie, a member of Historic Hotels of America since 2015, dates back to 1899.]]>
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      <![CDATA[But did you know...Earth Day originated at Fauquier's Airlie]]>
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          <![CDATA[Report: Pediatric emergency visits for depression, anxiety on the rise in Virginia]]>
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    <![CDATA[When looking at data spanning the first quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2023, the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association found that emergency department visits with anxiety and depression diagnoses increased in pediatric patients.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Report: Pediatric emergency visits for depression, anxiety on the rise in Virginia]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers with the Rappahannock County Garden Club, Friends of the Rappahannock and the Sperryville Community Alliance load up cars with free trees on April 14.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T22:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[SperryFest arrives soon, duck race and all]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sperryfest 2022 duck drop]]>
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      <![CDATA[SperryFest arrives soon, duck race and all]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T22:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville's Totality Martial Arts wins big at New York competition]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock high schooler Isaac Plaksin competes in the Shaolin Kung Fu Long Weapons Division with the long staff, taking home a gold medal.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville's Totality Martial Arts wins big at New York competition]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T22:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for April 18]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for April 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T22:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission meeting , April 17, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T19:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thursday ceremony will recognize winners of Foothills Forum-Rapp News Storytelling Contest]]>
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    <![CDATA[A group of Storytelling Contest winners and recipients of honorable mentions at an awards reception in December 2022 at Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thursday ceremony will recognize winners of Foothills Forum-Rapp News Storytelling Contest]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5393c9e8-fd14-11ee-b6b9-e75f0389600a-e9ab5893</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T19:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia legislature will consider reworked state budget in May 13 special session]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gov. Glenn Youngkin was joined by Democratic and Republican leaders from both chambers in the Capitol's rotunda on April 17.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia legislature will consider reworked state budget in May 13 special session]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-17T16:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culpeper man wanted following Tuesday night shooting, injuring juvenile]]>
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    <![CDATA[Elmore Taylor Jr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper man wanted following Tuesday night shooting, injuring juvenile]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-16T18:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[One squirrel's shocking snack becomes Rappahannock students' day off]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[power line illo]]>
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      <![CDATA[One squirrel's shocking snack becomes Rappahannock students' day off]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-16T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Update: WWII Warbird Rides at Culpeper Airport this weekend canceled]]>
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    <![CDATA[A North American T-6, one of the classic aircraft that are part of the Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: WWII Warbird Rides at Culpeper Airport this weekend canceled]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-15T14:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fatal single-vehicle crash in Rappahannock County under investigation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia State Police cruiser]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fatal single-vehicle crash in Rappahannock County under investigation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-15T11:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[37 candidates file for Virginia's 10th District, 7th District and Senate elections in 2024]]>
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    <![CDATA[I Voted Prince William County sticker]]>
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      <![CDATA[37 candidates file for Virginia's 10th District, 7th District and Senate elections in 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-15T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Youngkin proposes a second vote to remove Robert E. Lee license plate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Onlookers crowd around the Lee Monument in Richmond watch as crews remove the statue.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Youngkin proposes a second vote to remove Robert E. Lee license plate]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-14T21:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Birds jockey for territory as spring arrives]]>
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    <![CDATA[Red maples are among the first hardwood trees to bloom in the spring in western Virginia.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Birds jockey for territory as spring arrives]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-14T20:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Support, guide Ukraine: A remarkable ally]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Support, guide Ukraine: A remarkable ally]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-14T20:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-14T20:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Shame on Gov. Youngkin: Need for gun legislation is clear]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Shame on Gov. Youngkin: Need for gun legislation is clear]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-14T00:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[And then there was one doctor in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. John McCue]]>
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      <![CDATA[And then there was one doctor in Rappahannock County]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Bon voyage, Bill Dietel]]>
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    <![CDATA[Artist-in-Residence Sonya Lara gave a program at Byrd Visitor Center on May 6, 2023, during Wildflower Weekend.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia seeks to root out these stinky pear trees with exchange program]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, is an ornamental tree that was imported to the U.S. in the early 1900s from China and Vietnam. But experts say the invasive tree is harming native species in Virginia. (Courtesy Davey Tree)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia seeks to root out these stinky pear trees with exchange program]]>
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    <![CDATA[The view at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park in November 2023.]]>
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          <![CDATA[On the trail in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[On the trail in Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[A look back in time to beautiful Mount Prospect]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mount Prospect]]>
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      <![CDATA[A look back in time to beautiful Mount Prospect]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-11T18:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Uptick in special education needs concerns Rappahannock County educators]]>
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      <![CDATA[Uptick in special education needs concerns Rappahannock County educators]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-11T18:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Most firearm regulation measures meet Youngkin's veto pen]]>
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    <![CDATA[A line-up of firearms at New American Arms, a Richmond gun store.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Most firearm regulation measures meet Youngkin's veto pen]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Library will spotlight artist, author Ruthie Windsor-Mann]]>
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          <![CDATA[Former Warren County deputies indicted for murder in death of 77-year-old after Front Royal traffic stop]]>
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    <![CDATA[Police dash camera video shows the arrest of Ralph Ennis in the parking lot of a Front Royal 7-11 following a pursuit.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Former Warren County deputies indicted for murder in death of 77-year-old after Front Royal traffic stop]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-10T23:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Highs and lows of 2024's Ben Venue races]]>
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      <![CDATA[Highs and lows of 2024's Ben Venue races]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-10T23:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sign-up continues for Fodderstack 10K race]]>
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    <![CDATA[Overall female, Emma Van Hook from Cambridge, Ma.]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC artists help school fundraiser]]>
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    <![CDATA[RAAC artists create animal drawings for Rappahannock County Elementary School's Fun Run & Scavenger Hunt fundraiser. From left top: Nora Harrington (owl); Maggie Rogers (possums); Linda Croxson (spotted skunk); Darien Reece (brook trout); Maggie Rogers (box turtle); Patricia Brennan (bluebird); Linda Croxson (black bear); Darien Reece (monarch butterfly); Michael Dennis (foxes); Phyllis Northup (Shenandoah salamander); Linda Heimstra (pileated woodpecker); Phillip Ward (black bear); Linda Croxson (beaver) and Barbara Heile (rabbits).]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC artists help school fundraiser]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock students watch solar eclipse in awe: 'I see it! I see it too!']]>
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    <![CDATA[These young astronomers sport safety glasses, courtesy of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection, to protect their eyes from the sun's rays.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock students watch solar eclipse in awe: 'I see it! I see it too!']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-10T11:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Bubble tea shop opening downtown Culpeper in June]]>
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    <![CDATA[GALATEA will open at 162 E. Davis Street in Culpeper.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bubble tea shop opening downtown Culpeper in June]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-04-10T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Governor amends, vetoes and signs energy, environment bills]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognizing guests at the 2024 State of the Commonwealth Address at the State Capitol in Richmond.]]>
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          <![CDATA[General Assembly addresses tourist homes: How could bills affect Rappahannock?]]>
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          <![CDATA[The old Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, rivers flood their banks, scholarship lacks potential scholars]]>
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          <![CDATA[Students paint flower pots for county groups]]>
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          <![CDATA[Kicking off 2024 reelection bid, Kaine says ‘Virginians are not mean-spirited']]>
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      <![CDATA[Kicking off 2024 reelection bid, Kaine says ‘Virginians are not mean-spirited']]>
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          <![CDATA[Old Dominion Hounds celebrates 100 years]]>
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          <![CDATA[New grants for small towns and rural areas focus on enhancing civic life]]>
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    <![CDATA[civic life illo]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock students get to witness rare eclipse Monday]]>
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    <![CDATA[A solar eclipse, depicted in a NASA image.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Top horses, riders in nation compete at Ben Venue]]>
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    <![CDATA[For its 48th year, the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point races will return this Saturday, April 6.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Top horses, riders in nation compete at Ben Venue]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 4]]>
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          <![CDATA[Volunteers plant trees along Sperryville Trail]]>
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          <![CDATA[It's official: Supervisors proclaim ‘International Dark Sky Week' in Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's official: Supervisors proclaim ‘International Dark Sky Week' in Rappahannock County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Youngkin vetoes bills to require retail warning of invasive plant species]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wingstop confirms Culpeper location opening in 2025]]>
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          <![CDATA[Flavored vape products could be pulled from Virginia shelves]]>
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          <![CDATA[Mind your money: Free tax filing for Rapp taxpayers nears completion]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bess Lucking (left) got free tax filing with help from RappTaxFree volunteers Suzanne Winter-Rose (center) and Kathryn Reinboldt.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mind your money: Free tax filing for Rapp taxpayers nears completion]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Please continue promoting youth in our county]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, April 1, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Democratic contenders for 10th District nomination meet at Rappahannock forum]]>
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    <![CDATA[Twelve Democratic candidates running for Congress in Virginia's 10th District spoke at a forum hosted by the Rappahannock County Democratic Committee Saturday, May 11, in Washington, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Democratic contenders for 10th District nomination meet at Rappahannock forum]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock community responds to wind-whipped fires: ‘Everybody stepped up']]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock community responds to wind-whipped fires: ‘Everybody stepped up']]>
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          <![CDATA['A nearly forgotten death': Remains exhumed in Fauquier 48-year-old 'Jane Doe' case]]>
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    <![CDATA[Law enforcement and other local agencies attend an exhumation of a 1976]]>
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      <![CDATA['A nearly forgotten death': Remains exhumed in Fauquier 48-year-old 'Jane Doe' case]]>
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          <![CDATA[State medical group elects local veterinarian president]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nathaniel C. Burke, a large animal veterinarian at Rose Hill Veterinary Practice in Rappahannock County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[State medical group elects local veterinarian president]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 28]]>
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          <![CDATA[Will data centers harm Shenandoah National Park?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Will data centers harm Shenandoah National Park?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Board of Wildlife Resources considering changes to ‘right to retrieve' regulations]]>
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    <![CDATA[Attendees at a Board of Wildlife Resources meeting March 20 in Henrico County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Board of Wildlife Resources considering changes to ‘right to retrieve' regulations]]>
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          <![CDATA[Groups of Sperryville residents tackle pedestrian safety]]>
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    <![CDATA[On Feb. 6, about 100 Sperryville and county residents brainstormed idea to help improve pedestrian safety in Sperryville. Three working groups will finalize recommendations to submit to the Virignia Department of Transportation.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Groups of Sperryville residents tackle pedestrian safety]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fundraising to rebuild Virginia Fletcher's home]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fundraising to rebuild Virginia Fletcher's home]]>
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          <![CDATA[Youngkin vetoes bills on retail marijuana sales, minimum wage]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaking with reporters outside the Capitol Building on March 7, 2024.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Spellbinding show in Sperryville]]>
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          <![CDATA[Community celebrates Bill Dietel's life Saturday]]>
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          <![CDATA[Free laptops for veterans: Laurel Ridge, state agency celebrate new partnership]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is providing laptops for some veterans at the commonwealth's community colleges. Pictured at Laurel Ridge Community College in Warrenton, from left, is Jeanmarie Corrado, veterans academic advisor/school certifying official with Laurel Ridge; Sgt. Brian Higgins; Zuri Polk with the Department of Veterans Services; John Hall with the department; and Mark Caspter, president of Tech for Troops.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rush River Commons' signage plans move forward]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Mayor Joe Whited announces cancer diagnosis]]>
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          <![CDATA[Major redevelopment proposed for big Warrenton shopping center]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘This is what spoiled brats do:' Democrats blast Youngkin on budget]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after being struck by tractor-trailer on Germanna Highway]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Department of Health seeing an increase in reported mpox cases]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Department of Health seeing an increase in reported mpox cases]]>
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          <![CDATA['Heartbreaking news': Warrenton Hobby Shoppe vacating Main Street storefront]]>
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    <![CDATA[Co-owners Lori Gibson and Wes McCarville purchased Warrenton Hobby Shoppe from Burrell Spindel in 2020.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Heartbreaking news': Warrenton Hobby Shoppe vacating Main Street storefront]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T18:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Look to Rappahannock's dark skies for two big events in April]]>
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    <![CDATA[You can make your own eclipse projector using a cardboard box, a white sheet of paper, tape, scissors, and aluminum foil. With the Sun behind you, sunlight will stream through a pinhole punched into aluminum foil taped over a hole in one side of the box. During the partial phases of a solar eclipse, this will project a crescent Sun onto a white sheet of paper taped to the inside of the box. Look into the box through another hole cut into the box to see the projected image.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Look to Rappahannock's dark skies for two big events in April]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T18:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Coming soon: Signs warning consumers about invasive plants]]>
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    <![CDATA[An area in Pony Pasture Park of the James River Park System showing native plant vegetation.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Coming soon: Signs warning consumers about invasive plants]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T17:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T11:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after crash on Route 229]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia State Police cruiser]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after crash on Route 229]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T02:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Celebrate spring races and our open spaces]]>
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    <![CDATA[A participant walks around the winner's circle at the Rappahannock Hunt Point- to-Point races on March 2. Right, one of the winning horses.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Celebrate spring races and our open spaces]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-24T02:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Cover news about businesses in nearby counties]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Cover news about businesses in nearby counties]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Center for Education announces new classes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shauna Volmrich]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Center for Education announces new classes]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-23T18:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Bipartisanship' fizzles as Virginia General Assembly session ends]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia House of Delegates' clerk reading out the bills on the uncontested calendar on their third reading during the Feb. 21, 2024 session.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Bipartisanship' fizzles as Virginia General Assembly session ends]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-23T03:07:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Digital artist Jim Serbent's showopens at Middle Street Gallery]]>
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    <![CDATA[BARDO-40 (Ad Lucem), a digital collage realized as an archival pigment print, 24]]>
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      <![CDATA[Digital artist Jim Serbent's showopens at Middle Street Gallery]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-23T02:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Computers face 2000: The 'end of life on earth as we know it'?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Buck and Berry, supposedly the last oxen team used in the county. They were owned by Wade H. Massie who is mounting or dismounting the horse in the background. Talking with him is George Wallihan. On the wagon is Herbert Pullen with his father Edgar standing beside the team.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Computers face 2000: The 'end of life on earth as we know it'?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-23T02:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thanks to the Aicheles for many contributions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gary and Wendy Aichele]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thanks to the Aicheles for many contributions]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-22T01:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New Iberia Kitchen welcomes first guests]]>
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    <![CDATA[Vermouth and soda garnished with a slide of orange is the signature drink, a Spanish white and red variety are on tap.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New Iberia Kitchen welcomes first guests]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/22264abc-e80f-11ee-8238-abd4fde305b4-3a64b6b8</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-22T01:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Storytelling Contest deadline approaching]]>
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    <![CDATA[A group of Storytelling Contest winners and recipients of honorable mentions at an awards reception late last year at Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Storytelling Contest deadline approaching]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-22T01:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS seniors building stylish ‘she shed/man cave']]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS student Damian Brown saws for the new shed in the high school's shop.]]>
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      <![CDATA[RCHS seniors building stylish ‘she shed/man cave']]>
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          <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge 5K fundraiser for Vietnam veterans adds virtual component]]>
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    <![CDATA[herosbridge-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge 5K fundraiser for Vietnam veterans adds virtual component]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-21T22:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock brush fires now contained after 'incredible effort' by volunteers, citizens]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers looked for remaining embers on Battle Mountain Wednesday afternoon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock brush fires now contained after 'incredible effort' by volunteers, citizens]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-21T16:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Last firefighter injured in fatal Sterling house explosion returns home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Injured Sterling firefighter Brian Diamond returned home from MedStar Washington Hospital on March 20, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Last firefighter injured in fatal Sterling house explosion returns home]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-21T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Rappahannock County ends local state of emergency]]>
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    <![CDATA[A fire near Route 211 near Washington Wednesday afternoon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Rappahannock County ends local state of emergency]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-21T06:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Pediatrician charged after soliciting a minor in Culpeper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Deepak Patel]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pediatrician charged after soliciting a minor in Culpeper]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-21T01:12:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp: Fourth Estate Friday, RAAC's Friday night movie, Save the dates for Food Pantry events]]>
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    <![CDATA[File photo, 2021: Rapp News' monthly]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp: Fourth Estate Friday, RAAC's Friday night movie, Save the dates for Food Pantry events]]>
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          <![CDATA[Governor's mansion features works of Ruthie Windsor-Mann]]>
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          <![CDATA[Keyser's inspiring day camp returns this summer]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kitty Keyser with some of last summer's campers]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for March 21]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wind-driven brush fires burn areas around Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers looked for remaining embers on Battle Mountain Wednesday afternoon.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wind-driven brush fires burn areas around Rappahannock County]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-20T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[UPDATED: Wildfires wreak havoc across Northern Virginia]]>
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    <![CDATA[Firefighters battled 39 wind-fueled brush fires in Prince William County on March 20, 2024, this one in Dale City.]]>
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      <![CDATA[UPDATED: Wildfires wreak havoc across Northern Virginia]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-20T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rush River Commons shows off new food pantry at ‘topping off']]>
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    <![CDATA[Rush River Commons creator and backer Chuck Akre addresses a crowd of residents gathered at the project's]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rush River Commons shows off new food pantry at ‘topping off']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-20T03:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park conducts annual Big Meadows burn]]>
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    <![CDATA[2024-March-SNP-21d-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park conducts annual Big Meadows burn]]>
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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>2024-03-19T16:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bills to help conserve agricultural land amid development pressures will become law]]>
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    <![CDATA[A hay pasture along F.T. Valley Rd and U.S. 522 just outside Sperryville, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bills to help conserve agricultural land amid development pressures will become law]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/77b5e718-e719-11ee-9a2b-ef289483322b-fb9e28b2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-19T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers send more than 30 gun bills to skeptical governor]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Signs are posted around Virginia's Capitol Square saying guns and explosives are banned in the area.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers send more than 30 gun bills to skeptical governor]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/edc72e57-8427-514c-91d7-92a127ba1412-ae1aab94</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T15:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fauquier supervisors approve measure that could limit some data center development]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A map of the Vint Hill Planned Commercial Industrial Development District (PCID) denoting buildings and their footprints.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fauquier supervisors approve measure that could limit some data center development]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d96a28e2-e553-11ee-89cb-4f5d4303faa4-8e99746a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T14:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: A day to remember in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Anderson and William Webster]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: A day to remember in Rappahannock County]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f9f9da88-fd78-5377-8460-c92c05445646-c7ca0444</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Century farm awarded Culpeper's 2024 Agribusiness of the Year]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Ross Swan, left, and Steve Swan, of Glebe Farm hold their Agribusiness of the Year Award.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Century farm awarded Culpeper's 2024 Agribusiness of the Year]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T12:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Chester Gap's paid paramedics provide critical care]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Chester Gap's paid paramedics provide critical care]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T11:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Squeezed out: Many Piedmont residents stymied by rent, mortgages beyond reach]]>
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      <![CDATA[Squeezed out: Many Piedmont residents stymied by rent, mortgages beyond reach]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T02:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 14]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-18T00:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[State awards Rappahannock County High School for offering healthy breakfast]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students Carmen Pond and Lucy Colvin show off their Hawaiian spirit while selecting fruit smoothies and fruit pizza during Second Chance Breakfast.]]>
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      <![CDATA[State awards Rappahannock County High School for offering healthy breakfast]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-17T02:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Mt. Airy is not precluded from subdividing]]>
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    <![CDATA[Residents will have a chance to comment about the merits of a subdivision along Woodward Road at a Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing next Wednesday (Feb. 28).]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Mt. Airy is not precluded from subdividing]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/093284f8-e3c3-11ee-b377-474267913f1f-273fb706</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-16T14:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Proposed Rappahannock County budget includes tax increases]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp budget 2024 graphic 1]]>
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      <![CDATA[Proposed Rappahannock County budget includes tax increases]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-16T13:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: A call for respect and inclusion in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: A call for respect and inclusion in Rappahannock]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-16T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Brain Gain' in rural America and who is behind it]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-16T00:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[wash-14-3-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 14]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/37679fdc-e307-11ee-901c-4fd0ec0fd7b5-cb6edba0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-03-15T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New legislation supports registry of dementia patients, caregivers]]>
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    <![CDATA[cropped view of senior man playing with puzzles on table]]>
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      <![CDATA[New legislation supports registry of dementia patients, caregivers]]>
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</image:image>

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          <![CDATA[Appleton Campbell announces promotions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Appleton Campbell's Larry Armell and Bill Dooly.]]>
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          <![CDATA[It doesn't have to be Christmas to enjoy fruitcakes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Picture of John William Burke, his second wife Roberta Weakley, and their daughter Claudia. Mr. Burke was the son of Simpson and Betsy Weakley Burke and was born September 16, 1839. He served in the 7th VA Infantry, Co. B between 1861 and 1863. His 1908 Civil War pension request stated that he was totally disabled from rheumatism and the infirmities of age. Mr. Burke's first wife was Nancy Jane Jenkins. They married in 1869 and had a large family. John William and Roberta Weakley married in 1895. They had two children, Gabe and Claudia Jane. Claudia married Elmer Thomas Jenkins in 1917 and had four children before her death in 1928. John William died in 1917 and he and his daughter Claudia are both buried at the Jenkins' graveyard on Yancey Road.]]>
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      <![CDATA[It doesn't have to be Christmas to enjoy fruitcakes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Craving Starbucks driving on Route 29? New location coming to Gainesville]]>
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    <![CDATA[The newly approved commercial center is slated to potentially include a Starbucks, AutoZone and two other unannounced commercial locations.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Craving Starbucks driving on Route 29? New location coming to Gainesville]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget]]>
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    <![CDATA[School Board member Larry Grove, RCPS Superintendent Shannon Grimsley and Chief Financial Officer Stacey Whitt at Tuesday night's meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Town Council, planners table Rush River Commons' signage proposal]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington Town Council's Monday evening meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Town Council, planners table Rush River Commons' signage proposal]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock: A leader in saving open land]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ariel view of Rappahannock County from F.T. Valley Road.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock: A leader in saving open land]]>
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          <![CDATA[Loudoun County restricts company that supplied propane to Sterling house that exploded]]>
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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[Loudoun County restricts company that supplied propane to Sterling house that exploded]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hunters Road resident Nick Kingsland captures a train of Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX earlier this month.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 14]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for March 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for March 14]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC showing ‘Anatomy of a Fall' Friday]]>
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    <![CDATA[A scene from]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC showing ‘Anatomy of a Fall' Friday]]>
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          <![CDATA['Exceeded our wildest expectations': Rappahannock Benevolent Fund dinner raises money for residents in need]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cierra Chambers, Lacey Jenkins and Brittany Dwyer Gianoli of the Headwaters Foundation at the Benevolent Fund dinner last weekend.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Exceeded our wildest expectations': Rappahannock Benevolent Fund dinner raises money for residents in need]]>
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          <![CDATA[Coming soon: Signs warning consumers about invasive plants]]>
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    <![CDATA[English ivy growing on side of large tree.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Coming soon: Signs warning consumers about invasive plants]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia congressional delegation supports U.S. House vote to effectively ban TikTok]]>
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    <![CDATA[tiktok]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia congressional delegation supports U.S. House vote to effectively ban TikTok]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-12T23:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, March 12, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Photos: Pedestrian bridge delivered to downtown Culpeper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Attaching the sections]]>
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      <![CDATA[Photos: Pedestrian bridge delivered to downtown Culpeper]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-11T20:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Judge defers ruling on relocating Chester Brown's trial]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chester Brown]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge defers ruling on relocating Chester Brown's trial]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-11T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rush River Commons will hold topping off ceremony]]>
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    <![CDATA[Construction of the Rappahannock Food Pantry is coming along at the Rush River Commons' site in the Town of Washington.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rush River Commons will hold topping off ceremony]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-11T11:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge awarded $1M in federal funds for senior veterans' 'village' project]]>
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    <![CDATA[This proposed site plan for Hero's Bridge Village shows the configuration of 22 L-shaped duplexes on the lot across from Church and Moser Streets.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge awarded $1M in federal funds for senior veterans' 'village' project]]>
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          <![CDATA[Bills to preserve trees during home building awaiting action from governor]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Beech tree.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bills to preserve trees during home building awaiting action from governor]]>
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          <![CDATA[William Webster: Answering the call of his country]]>
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    <![CDATA[William]]>
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      <![CDATA[William Webster: Answering the call of his country]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District announces conservation programs workshop]]>
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    <![CDATA[Land off South Poes Road in Amissville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District announces conservation programs workshop]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Mountain View Marketing releases capability statement]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock resident Liz Johnson is Mountain View Marketing's founder and president]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Mountain View Marketing releases capability statement]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia General Assembly adjourns with proposed budget, looming question over stadium deal]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia House of Delegates claps on the last day of the 2024 legislative session.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia General Assembly adjourns with proposed budget, looming question over stadium deal]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Can county taxes pay more for schools?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Can county taxes pay more for schools?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt kicks off point-to-point races]]>
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    <![CDATA[Spectators watch a race at the Point-to-Point races at the Rappahannock Hunt on March 2.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt kicks off point-to-point races]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Keep our county safe from uncontrolled development]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Keep our county safe from uncontrolled development]]>
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          <![CDATA[County urges fire and rescue companies to work together]]>
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      <![CDATA[County urges fire and rescue companies to work together]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-08T22:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mind your money: Tempted to trust AI with your return?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mind your money: Tempted to trust AI with your return?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-08T22:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Charles Manson surveys his property, following in Washington's footsteps]]>
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    <![CDATA[George Washington Kemp, born 1832 near Sperryville, was the son of William and Angelina Moors Kemp. He and his wife Marie Barbour were owned by Armistead Brown and later by Joseph Brown. According to a 1924 article printed in the Lewiston Journal Illustrated Magazine from Lewiston, Maine, George Washington Kemp and 17 other slaves from the Brown's estate, LaGrange, enlisted in the Union Army under the command of General O. O. Howard.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Charles Manson surveys his property, following in Washington's footsteps]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-08T20:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[More cats could keep their claws in Virginia]]>
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    <![CDATA[Paws of a gray cat on an old burlap. Happy cat shows its claws. Cat Rest.]]>
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      <![CDATA[More cats could keep their claws in Virginia]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-08T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Broadband-related bills will not increase utility rates in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Residents may be seeing more Rappahannock Electric Cooperative trucks as multiple counties look to expand broadband access.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Broadband-related bills will not increase utility rates in Rappahannock County]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-08T12:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Driving through Culpeper Monday? Watch for a passing bridge]]>
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    <![CDATA[A highlighted route of the new pedestrian bridge.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Driving through Culpeper Monday? Watch for a passing bridge]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T23:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Baptist Church sponsors benefit concert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Soprano Michelle Kelly]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Baptist Church sponsors benefit concert]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T23:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Super Tuesday: Trump, Biden win primaries in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Voting booths inside the Chester Gap polling station on Election Day Nov. 7, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Super Tuesday: Trump, Biden win primaries in Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents named to Piedmont Environmental Council board leadership posts]]>
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    <![CDATA[New PEC board chair, David Aldrich, and new board officers: Leslie Cockburn, vice chair; Margrete Stevens, secretary; and Chris McLean, treasurer.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents named to Piedmont Environmental Council board leadership posts]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Youngkin: legislature flouting ‘broad bipartisan support' in excluding arena from state budget]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and other lawmakers stand at the top of the stairs of the Capitol Building during a press conference featuring Gov. Glenn Youngkin on March 7, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Youngkin: legislature flouting ‘broad bipartisan support' in excluding arena from state budget]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/0020cdec-dcbc-11ee-88eb-37dd5951805b-f7a502e4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T14:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock BOS sends letter to Richmond, dismayed over school funding]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools Superintendent Shannon Grimsley briefed the Board of Supervisors on school budget updates on March 4.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock BOS sends letter to Richmond, dismayed over school funding]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T14:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors vote to regulate tourist homes]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-07T13:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park plans prescribed burn]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fire cycles protect grassy areas like Big Meadows from the encroachment of shrubs and trees and stimulate natural growth. Land managers at the Shenandoah National Park have divided the 150-acre area at Big Meadows into thirds. Each year, they burn a third, mow a third and let a third lie fallow.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park plans prescribed burn]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-06T23:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[BZA votes to protect controversial right-of-way rule]]>
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    <![CDATA[A packed courtroom listened as attorney Mike Brown spoke at Wednesday night's Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[BZA votes to protect controversial right-of-way rule]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-06T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cottage Curator celebrates women in the arts]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jackie Bailey Labovitz is Cottage Curator as well as an accomplished photographer. She launched Cottage Curator in October of 2016 with the goal of bringing her vision of fine arts and fine crafts to both budding and mature collectors.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Cottage Curator celebrates women in the arts]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/ac479d5c-dc1d-11ee-acc6-870bb1eed8fe-1f692a0d</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-06T19:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock resident Liz Johnson is Mountain View Marketing's founder and president]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 7]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-05T12:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Heroism redefined:' Fallen Loudoun firefighter remembered by thousands at Leesburg service]]>
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    <![CDATA[Trevor Brown with his wife and three children.]]>
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      <![CDATA['Heroism redefined:' Fallen Loudoun firefighter remembered by thousands at Leesburg service]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, March 4, 2024]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Commission seeks public input on hazard mitigation, resilience plans]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Commission seeks public input on hazard mitigation, resilience plans]]>
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          <![CDATA[Free transportation for Rappahannock County seniors now available]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp Connect is now offering transportation services for Rappahannock seniors and individuals with disabilities.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Free transportation for Rappahannock County seniors now available]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 29]]>
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          <![CDATA[Warrenton funds Habitat for Humanity housing project]]>
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    <![CDATA[Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill spoke at a Fauquier Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 29, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Warrenton funds Habitat for Humanity housing project]]>
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          <![CDATA[Flags ordered at half-staff for fallen Loudoun County firefighter; funeral set for Monday in Leesburg]]>
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    <![CDATA[Trevor Brown, 45, of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Department, was killed in a house explosion in the Cascades area on Feb. 16, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flags ordered at half-staff for fallen Loudoun County firefighter; funeral set for Monday in Leesburg]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: New beginnings: A challenge to help our community by helping the pantry]]>
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    <![CDATA[The exterior of the future Food Pantry at Rush River Commons, Feb, 15, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: New beginnings: A challenge to help our community by helping the pantry]]>
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          <![CDATA[Mind your Money: First free tax filing pays off]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mind your Money: First free tax filing pays off]]>
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          <![CDATA[Scrabble School celebrates Rappahannock's Black business heritage]]>
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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 a Black History Month celebration hosted by the The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation at Mt. Prospect farm in Washington last Saturday. Long-time county residents Don Porter (left) and Jimmy Jackson.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble School celebrates Rappahannock's Black business heritage]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: After a tragedy, one couple works for suicide awareness]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: After a tragedy, one couple works for suicide awareness]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Subdivisions of land must be public, transparent process]]>
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    <![CDATA[The BZA meeting last Wednesday drew a large crowd, which addressed an appeal from a resident on Woodward Rd.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Subdivisions of land must be public, transparent process]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-01T22:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Squeezed Out | Housing Strains in Virginia's Piedmont]]>
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      <![CDATA[Squeezed Out | Housing Strains in Virginia's Piedmont]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-01T20:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Apple crop freezes, and breakdancing stuns]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Rappahannock News clipping from March 10, 1988, when plans were being made to add a kitchen onto the county jail building. Meals had been catered from the Hampton Inn. Mildred Cebula, then proprietor of the restaurant, was planning to sue Sheriff John Henry Woodward for comments he made about the quality of the restaurant's food.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Apple crop freezes, and breakdancing stuns]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia resolution designates International Dark Sky Week in April]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Milky Way as seen during an August 2022 Dark Sky event at the Rappahannock County Park.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia resolution designates International Dark Sky Week in April]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-03-01T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Microsoft spends big on data center land near Gainesville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Microsoft Corp. acquired vacant property zoned for data centers in Gainesville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Microsoft spends big on data center land near Gainesville]]>
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          <![CDATA[Nearly three decades later, Virginia State Police continues investigation into area murder]]>
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    <![CDATA[Alicia Showalter Reynolds]]>
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      <![CDATA[Nearly three decades later, Virginia State Police continues investigation into area murder]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: It is paramount to keep strong zoning]]>
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    <![CDATA[Michelle Galler addresses the BZA during the public comment portion of Wednesday's crowded meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: It is paramount to keep strong zoning]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-29T22:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Child care center is expanding]]>
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    <![CDATA[An anonymous donor gave the Child Care and Learning Center this building, which long served as home to Trading Post Guns.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Child care center is expanding]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hopes fading for more state school funding for Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hopes fading for more state school funding for Rappahannock County]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Announcing a 'Peaceful Assembly' to demand equal airtime]]>
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    <![CDATA[equal time website logo]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Announcing a 'Peaceful Assembly' to demand equal airtime]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-29T11:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[New restaurant nearby: The Plains' Front Porch reimagined]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shawn Malone surveys the porch at new restaurant, Bistro @ The Porch in The Plains.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[New restaurant nearby: The Plains' Front Porch reimagined]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0d91f908-d76f-11ee-bcb3-337bdb904c80-471769e4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-29T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bill to limit local restrictions on solar projects in Virginia paused]]>
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    <![CDATA[A solar project in Culpeper County.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Bill to limit local restrictions on solar projects in Virginia paused]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/86285212-d6c1-11ee-9a60-77c4637c55fa-13086ef9</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T21:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, Feb. 28, 2024]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/6020f8be-d6a1-11ee-8d52-ef18f730a35d-ded41554</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T20:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A salute for Col. George Dixon]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Honor Guard of VFW 2524 of Culpeper at Trinity Episcopal Church, Feb. 2, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[A salute for Col. George Dixon]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/2d866b26-d658-11ee-ad4a-6f713ca60071-6bd92141</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T20:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock basketball teams fall short of state finals]]>
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    <![CDATA[The RCPS varsity girls basketball team lined up for the national anthem at the Bull Run District Tournament on Feb. 12.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock basketball teams fall short of state finals]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/bab607ae-d69e-11ee-82c6-2f4a53911429-386656d7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T20:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 29]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 29]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/43f757d4-d6a9-11ee-ac49-c32ee2ae20b8-c2df6e64</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mayor updates progress of Rush River Commons]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rush River Commons is taking shape (and has progressed more since this recent photo).]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Mayor updates progress of Rush River Commons]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/882dd466-38b6-5710-bc70-9d7d5f7f2201-8994a1a2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-28T10:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local food funding programs get boost at Carver Center event]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Local food funding programs get boost at Carver Center event]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-27T20:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia General Assembly votes to scrap Robert E. Lee license plates]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond before it was dismantled.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia General Assembly votes to scrap Robert E. Lee license plates]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/571e2838-d5aa-11ee-a551-7fea8823e45d-195222e2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-27T14:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt races kick off Saturday]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A map of this weekend's first Point to Point race of the season.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Hunt races kick off Saturday]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d496f58b-0d6c-5319-bbce-ed4313d98b13-01469f38</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-27T14:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia lieutenant governor apologizes after misgendering state senator]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_84c20654-d81c-5e03-b00e-11333129a139.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[State Sen.-elect Danica Roem hugs a supporter during the Democrats' victory party last November at the Virginia Portuguese Community Center in Manassas.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia lieutenant governor apologizes after misgendering state senator]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d08554ca-d51a-11ee-97f8-8fc8a7de6173-1a260280</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-26T21:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Hoping supervisors move ‘expeditiously' on courthouse]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Court House.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Hoping supervisors move ‘expeditiously' on courthouse]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2c6de560-d519-11ee-9270-230ee402c782-8dd60f77</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-26T21:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[To subdivide or not to subdivide heads to hearing]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_06510f44-5319-562f-85b4-9de09a7d1d97.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Residents will have a chance to comment about the merits of a subdivision along Woodward Road at a Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing next Wednesday (Feb. 28).]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[To subdivide or not to subdivide heads to hearing]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/30ff3dda-d50b-11ee-bb26-77e5ef13a58c-67b6b708</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-26T19:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Youngkin has 'serious concerns' about both skill game bills]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Casino Video Slots Game]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Youngkin has 'serious concerns' about both skill game bills]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/afa3ba44-d46b-11ee-9cb1-fb6c4280de9f-f06b23b9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-26T00:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5e33724e-d466-11ee-b0b7-cb802a884099-3ecaae01</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-26T00:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ousted Flint Hill fire leaders sue, again]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County's Company 4, on Fodderstack Road.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Ousted Flint Hill fire leaders sue, again]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/70c97517-ce13-5d30-a132-8f93392c035d-35539c43</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-25T06:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Senate bill on personal use of campaign cash heads to House panel that previously killed it]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a5b9d498-d3ab-11ee-ab50-13176aeeb0ca-201df6d6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-25T02:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Provide accurate information to offset misinformation]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Provide accurate information to offset misinformation]]>
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        <news:publication>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-25T01:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Authentic engagement, leadership missing on Board of Supervisors]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Authentic engagement, leadership missing on Board of Supervisors]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2df7bf62-d3a9-11ee-b6f1-f39146dea7db-62769374</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-25T01:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Support us by getting the facts out]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Support us by getting the facts out]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/ed453b04-d374-11ee-9caf-03738bd2a73b-a9ac2513</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-24T19:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers signal more support for electric vehicles, rural charging network]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Charging station for electric vehicles in a mall parking lot]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers signal more support for electric vehicles, rural charging network]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0c89a39e-d36e-11ee-bd31-e758ad7f2db2-d1945635</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-24T18:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Preserving a breed: Viewtown farm is sanctuary for rare Tarpan horses]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_e390b1fb-1131-5733-8b5d-599d50f5c68d.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Debbie Capasso pets Cremesicle, a palomino Tarpan at Dixie Meadows Farm.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Preserving a breed: Viewtown farm is sanctuary for rare Tarpan horses]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/4d7e5e22-d368-11ee-b748-33c7c2cfc282-fabbfd5f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-24T17:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Locate housing in secluded, limited subdivisions]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Clevenger's Corner, Dec. 2023.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Commentary: Locate housing in secluded, limited subdivisions]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/c137b5d3-6c43-53a9-90c0-c2ad2ace5742-a6006ca3</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-24T09:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kaine, Warner present $2.4 million education funding at Culpeper event]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[The two Virginia democrats presented a check for $2.4 million in federal funding they secured for early childhood education and the VCCS' Great Expectations program for youth aging out of the foster program.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kaine, Warner present $2.4 million education funding at Culpeper event]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[THE LAST OXEN TEAM: Buck and Berry, supposedly the last oxen team used in the county. They were owned by Wade H. Massie who is mounting or dismounting the horse in the background. Talking with him is George Wallihan. On the wagon is Herbert Pullen with his father Edgar standing beside the team.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 22]]>
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          <![CDATA[More invasive plants meet their demise on Sperryville Trail]]>
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    <![CDATA[A contractor attacks a thicket of invasive plants on the Sperryville Trail.]]>
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      <![CDATA[More invasive plants meet their demise on Sperryville Trail]]>
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          <![CDATA[Leaking propane tank ruled likely cause of Loudoun house explosion; one firefighter remains hospitalized]]>
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    <![CDATA[Screenshot of video on X from the scene of a house explosion and fire in Sterling on Feb. 16, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Leaking propane tank ruled likely cause of Loudoun house explosion; one firefighter remains hospitalized]]>
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          <![CDATA['It's like having the Red Phone:' Bridging a political divide in Fauquier]]>
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    <![CDATA[Max Hall, left, the head of the Fauquier County Democratic Party, and Greg Schumacher, the head of the Fauquier County Republican Party, meet for coffee at Old Salem in Marshall.]]>
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      <![CDATA['It's like having the Red Phone:' Bridging a political divide in Fauquier]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary | RCPS superintendent ‘deeply concerned' about state funding, mandates]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Shannon Grimsley at the school board meeting earlier this month.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary | RCPS superintendent ‘deeply concerned' about state funding, mandates]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock planners recommend two-year requirement on tourist homes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Planning Commission members at their meeting Wednesday at the county courthouse.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock planners recommend two-year requirement on tourist homes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools honors Teachers of the Year]]>
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    <![CDATA[Elaine McCabe (right) with RCES Principal Jennifer Wissinger after she received the Teacher of the Year title.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools honors Teachers of the Year]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-22T19:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Town of Washington celebrates its namesake, George Washington]]>
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    <![CDATA[Flying George's flag at homes around the Town of Washington.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington celebrates its namesake, George Washington]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier Library's 'Sundays at Two' program to feature muralist Craig McPherson]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mural]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fauquier Library's 'Sundays at Two' program to feature muralist Craig McPherson]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-22T10:07:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Get on I-66 at Marshall? The interchange could be changing]]>
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    <![CDATA[eastbound ramps at U.S. 17 reconfigured as a restricted crossing U-turn (R-CUT) intersection.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Get on I-66 at Marshall? The interchange could be changing]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission meeting, Feb. 21. 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-21T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Farewell to our friend Audra Dickey]]>
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    <![CDATA[Audra Dickey on Davis Street in Culpeper, where she worked with many local businesses -- and made many friends along the way.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Farewell to our friend Audra Dickey]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-21T19:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[2024 Foothills Forum-Rappahannock News Storytelling Contest kicks off]]>
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    <![CDATA[High school award winners and judges on stage during last year's Foothills Forum-Rappahannock News Storytelling Contest ceremony at the Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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      <![CDATA[2024 Foothills Forum-Rappahannock News Storytelling Contest kicks off]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 22]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 22]]>
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          <![CDATA[Playback improv comes to RAAC Theatre]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of Playback Theatre use improv to reenact an audience member's true story to comic effect.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Playback improv comes to RAAC Theatre]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 22]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 22]]>
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          <![CDATA[Middleburg fire ruled accidental; police officer struck during response]]>
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    <![CDATA[The]]>
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      <![CDATA[Middleburg fire ruled accidental; police officer struck during response]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia House punts on proposal to prohibit ‘addictive' social media feeds for minors]]>
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    <![CDATA[children and social media]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia House punts on proposal to prohibit ‘addictive' social media feeds for minors]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers punt deepfake bills to next session, amid growing concern]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia lawmakers punt deepfake bills to next session, amid growing concern]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shannon Grimsley: ‘Cheerleader-in-chief' for Rappahannock County Public Schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[Grimsley took on the job of driving a school bus to help fill a need for drivers in the county, but really enjoys driving and has continued to substitute drive after all of the district's full time driver positions were filled.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shannon Grimsley: ‘Cheerleader-in-chief' for Rappahannock County Public Schools]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 15]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 15]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter | Lenten suppers: Unsung treasures of life here]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter | Lenten suppers: Unsung treasures of life here]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-18T17:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: A disappointment]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: A disappointment]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-18T14:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Future of scenic land at stake?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sally Haynes' Sperryville home. Tom Taylor's property is located behind the dwelling.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Future of scenic land at stake?]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/232b2ab8-ce92-11ee-a1cf-e7d34e34f98f-5b404e4e</loc>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Get involved in the zoning ordinance review]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Get involved in the zoning ordinance review]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Shame on you, Rappahannock News]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Shame on you, Rappahannock News]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Names of birds named after people are on the way out]]>
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    <![CDATA[Once named after a Confederate general, this resident of the northwestern Great Plains and Canada's southern Prairie Provinces, is now called thick-billed longspur.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Names of birds named after people are on the way out]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-18T11:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['The devastation is not just the house': Neighbors speak on Sterling explosion that killed firefighter]]>
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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['The devastation is not just the house': Neighbors speak on Sterling explosion that killed firefighter]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/10411bd6-cead-11ee-b0a9-934a03318ccd-4fadcd27</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-18T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Budget priorities: Rappahannock parents rank teacher, staff salaries highest]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County School Board Joint Meeting with Supervisors, Feb. 13, 2024]]>
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      <![CDATA[Budget priorities: Rappahannock parents rank teacher, staff salaries highest]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-18T09:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[At Home: The door is pivotal to our privacy and propriety]]>
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    <![CDATA[The door was originally replaced in 2009 with a wooden manufactured door, but failed shortly thereafter due to direct sun exposure, and was replaced with a copper-clad door matching the original 4-panel architecture.]]>
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      <![CDATA[At Home: The door is pivotal to our privacy and propriety]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-17T20:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[From rags to riches, John Anderson gave back]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Anderson with his first pup, Einstein, a Silky Terrier, at a wedding of one of his daughters at Jessamine Hill.]]>
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      <![CDATA[From rags to riches, John Anderson gave back]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-17T20:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Poem: Hunt Country]]>
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      <![CDATA[Poem: Hunt Country]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-17T19:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Ugly comes to Flint Hill]]>
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    <![CDATA[More police enforcement, not an ugly sign, is what's needed.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Ugly comes to Flint Hill]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-17T14:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meridian Financial Partners to open Rappahannock County office]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kira Topeka, Nathan Gilbert and Sarah Irving of Meridian Financial Partners during a visit to Little Washington on Friday. The Warrenton-based firm is opening a Rappahannock County office at 211 Main Street in Washington on March 4.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meridian Financial Partners to open Rappahannock County office]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-16T20:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clergy invite Rappahannock community to Lenten suppers, services]]>
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    <![CDATA[Maureen Harris, left, compiled the history of the Washington Post Office that is now framed and installed on its walls, thanks to the Rappahannock Garden Club of which Harris is a member and Fawn Evenson, as well as Cissy Webb, not pictured.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clergy invite Rappahannock community to Lenten suppers, services]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-16T20:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[This week's featured item at Rappahannock Historical Society: A picture of Dr. Edgar Roberts Browning with his hunting dogs and gun. The picture was taken on the front porch of the Browning Home off Crest Hill Road in Flint Hill, where he and his wife Lucy Turner Browning lived, and he had his practice. Dr. Browning was the son of Dr. John Strother Browning and his second wife, Betty Beale Roberts Browning. He was born in Flint Hill on August 11, 1871 and died on July 8, 1933.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 15]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/efc69362-cd2c-11ee-b221-6b2fdd896b36-f2893f36</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-16T19:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Doer's Profile: Amanda Weakley]]>
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    <![CDATA[Foothills_logo_10year_horizon]]>
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      <![CDATA[Doer's Profile: Amanda Weakley]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c4a0ece0-cd1e-11ee-8049-8f4eedae4e42-3f5721e1</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-16T17:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Flatwood, Amissville refuse centers delay opening Saturday]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Amissville refuse and recycling center in October.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flatwood, Amissville refuse centers delay opening Saturday]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0897aa04-ccc7-11ee-8667-3f095c1c9d1e-86a3ce79</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-16T07:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Full Board of Supervisors convenes for retreat despite some ‘misgivings' by board member]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors last Saturday convened at The Base at Blue Ridge for a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Full Board of Supervisors convenes for retreat despite some ‘misgivings' by board member]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/f63bb85e-cc77-11ee-8867-7bcf5350bc38-b61ece35</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-15T22:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS graduate makes FFA history]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS graduate Liberti Sell visits the Agriculture Studies classroom and cuddles a rabbit, one of the class's pets.]]>
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      <![CDATA[RCHS graduate makes FFA history]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-15T21:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Town considers new short-term lodging rules]]>
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    <![CDATA[The new town flag at the Monday meeting of the Washington Town Council.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town considers new short-term lodging rules]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-15T19:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[This Friday's RAAC movie: 'Air' starring Matt Damon]]>
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      <![CDATA[This Friday's RAAC movie: 'Air' starring Matt Damon]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5c920900-cc2d-11ee-a0c9-5f1a28dc295b-e004076f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-15T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Chester Brown's trial postponed]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chester Brown arrives for a January court hearing.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chester Brown's trial postponed]]>
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          <![CDATA[Teen charged after threatening school shooting in Culpeper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper juvenile arrested on shooting charges]]>
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      <![CDATA[Teen charged after threatening school shooting in Culpeper]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What's alive and what's on shaky ground in Virginia's General Assembly]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia State Capitol at dusk.]]>
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      <![CDATA[What's alive and what's on shaky ground in Virginia's General Assembly]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-14T20:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Steph Ridder named Aging Together '5 Over 50' honoree]]>
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    <![CDATA[Steph Ridder speaks at a Board of Supervisors' meeting earlier this month.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Steph Ridder named Aging Together '5 Over 50' honoree]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-14T19:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kathy Hatter, local health emergency coordination for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District in Culpeper.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 15]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-14T19:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Feb. 15]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Feb. 15]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/d8eb6688-cb68-11ee-8ee1-2ba1adac94b8-c9f831f1</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-14T13:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Photos: Rappahannock County High School basketball teams advance to regionals]]>
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    <![CDATA[Abigail Atkins (5) dribbles the ball down the court during Monday's Bull Run District Tournament.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Photos: Rappahannock County High School basketball teams advance to regionals]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-14T06:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Joint Meeting with Supervisors, Feb. 13, 2024]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8b6ad95a-cad9-11ee-ad55-039aca25d803-ecb73ab9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-13T20:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spring outdoor burning restrictions to start Feb. 15]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A forest in Highland County during a prescribed burn by the Virginia Department of Forestry in 2021.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Spring outdoor burning restrictions to start Feb. 15]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f4b51dd3-c216-5bcb-b957-8ab2f1774e3d-d229cf46</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-13T19:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Senate approves bill granting undocumented children health care]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia Senate approves bill granting undocumented children health care]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/71a27230-ca93-11ee-9832-933b1c267ff7-e1aff026</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-13T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Citizens — Get up and speak]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Citizens — Get up and speak]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5cd0805a-ca92-11ee-8a26-2797b3790986-e74b235c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-13T12:07:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Gutting the ordinance could bring subdivisions]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Mt. Airy property on Woodward Rd.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Gutting the ordinance could bring subdivisions]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6bfe1d30-ca06-11ee-bec9-f38cdc72af28-42da4343</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-12T22:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Who murdered Doris Critzer?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Who murdered Doris Critzer?]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/de2579c6-ca10-11ee-945c-a38a301d3d50-3f1851da</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-12T20:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2024]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/77ecc4f0-ca0d-11ee-85eb-3b194cf73bb6-13f1863c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-12T20:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bills to cap rent increases in Virginia fail]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_667a316f-2b17-5709-abb7-ab5d985edecf.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[a stack of coins and a house symbolizes long-term investment]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Bills to cap rent increases in Virginia fail]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/64487fa6-c860-11ee-bfb0-8fcd49b3ad05-baa4ed60</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-11T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Flint Hill: Fresh ideas, new vision. How residents see the next chapter]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Flint Hill: Fresh ideas, new vision. How residents see the next chapter]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2452e23a-c86d-11ee-b873-27b1fb49b400-578ff121</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-10T18:35:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Stars seem dimmer without Howie Kelly]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Howie Kelly]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Stars seem dimmer without Howie Kelly]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ce5ad816-c86b-11ee-98eb-5fd768d7aba4-ef8f87e8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-10T18:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: John Anderson: A true Rappahannock treasure]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[John Anderson, left, Patrick O'Connell and Alice Anderson at the Inn at Little Washington's Innstock event in 2018.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: John Anderson: A true Rappahannock treasure]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2a3eefb6-c842-11ee-9a7a-cf76a3c6392f-bb3770bc</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-10T13:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Frazier, Glennie honored for their service]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Piedmont Supervisor Christine Smith presented former Supervisor Ron Frazier with a Resolution of Commendation by the Board of Supervisors at Monday's Board of Supervisors' meeting at the county courthouse.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Frazier, Glennie honored for their service]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7cfaa2d8-c831-11ee-a3c2-7b6058056b85-266b0f65</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-10T11:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors vote to disband Building Committee]]>
        </news:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/48a51282-c7e3-11ee-9db7-db2fcec43fa0-f5ed759c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-10T02:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Plaque at Washington post office thanks donors]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Fawn Evenson and Ruth Welch of the Rappahannock Garden Club join former Mayor John Fox Sullivan for the installation of a new plaque at the Washington post office.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Plaque at Washington post office thanks donors]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5c2d6426-c7c0-11ee-9c09-df2f1f7a1545-7c0f2ab6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-09T21:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health announces new chief financial, nursing officers]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[New Fauquier Health Chief Financial Officer Janelle Padgett and new Chief Nursing Officer Toni Maxwell]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fauquier Health announces new chief financial, nursing officers]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3242e8f6-c79e-11ee-b9ed-7b066811a9d9-0bafad15</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-09T17:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia House bill would let more people claim roadkill]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[roadkill]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia House bill would let more people claim roadkill]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/899a3d47-dae7-5879-96fe-2da9b62860e8-b026e37b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-09T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bill requiring data center water studies advances to Virginia House floor for vote]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Occoquan Reservoir #7, 2009.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Bill requiring data center water studies advances to Virginia House floor for vote]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-09T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Former Supervisor Chris Parrish appointed to zoning board]]>
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    <![CDATA[Former Stonewall-Hawthorne Supervisor Chris Parrish in 2021.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library expansion moves forward]]>
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          <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery opens 'Members and Friends' show]]>
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    <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery's Members and Friends show, opening Friday (Feb. 9), features an array of works from residents artists and their friends.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery opens 'Members and Friends' show]]>
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          <![CDATA[Should hunting dogs need a permit?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hounds in the annual Christmas in Little Washington parade.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Should hunting dogs need a permit?]]>
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          <![CDATA[New service will take Rappahannock seniors to appointments]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission operates transportation services that serve area residents.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New service will take Rappahannock seniors to appointments]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-08T14:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[In-home care company Senior Helpers will open branch in Warrenton]]>
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    <![CDATA[Oyindamola Lawal (left), president of Senior Helpers of Warrenton, stands with husband and Senior Helpers Vice President Dare Lawal.]]>
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      <![CDATA[In-home care company Senior Helpers will open branch in Warrenton]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Senate considers bill to limit some local authority to regulate short-term rentals]]>
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    <![CDATA[cabin in woods]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Senate considers bill to limit some local authority to regulate short-term rentals]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-08T08:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Chris's Corner: A titan of Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Anderson and Chris Doxzen]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chris's Corner: A titan of Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bill Strain]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/592f00b0-c638-11ee-9523-cb58b911a62d-e4b844d4</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-07T23:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for Feb. 8]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-07T20:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local NAACP welcomes submissions for Black History Month essay contest]]>
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    <![CDATA[The flyer for this year's NAACP-Culpeper Branch Black History Month essay contest.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Local NAACP welcomes submissions for Black History Month essay contest]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f3f4b782-c617-11ee-a044-6bbabfe74208-44ef126d</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-07T19:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Hot off the presses! Rappahannock Writers' Journal, Issue 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Peter Hornbostel stopped by the Rapp News office Monday to deliver the premier issue of the Rappahannock Writers' Journal.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hot off the presses! Rappahannock Writers' Journal, Issue 1]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-07T13:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville Community Alliance asks residents how to make village safer]]>
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    <![CDATA[Piedmont Supervisor Christine Smith welcomes Sperryville residents to The Base at Blue Ridge Tuesday night to discuss pedestrian safety in the village.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville Community Alliance asks residents how to make village safer]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-06T17:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dr. John McCue will close his practice in April]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. John McCue at his Mountainside Medicine practice in Washington, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dr. John McCue will close his practice in April]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-06T16:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[And Virginia's most popular baby names for 2023 are...]]>
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    <![CDATA[generic baby nursery newborn crib]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[And Virginia's most popular baby names for 2023 are...]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-06T11:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Should Oak View open a bank branch in Flint Hill? It's asking residents]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Truist (formerly BB&T) bank branch in Flint Hill closed in March 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Should Oak View open a bank branch in Flint Hill? It's asking residents]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-05T21:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors move to oppose legislation that could increase utility rates]]>
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    <![CDATA[Former Jackson Supervisor Ron Frazier speaks at Monday afternoon's Board of Supervisors meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors move to oppose legislation that could increase utility rates]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Feb. 5, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-05T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fourteen years ago, Snowmageddon!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jay Frain, a gardener at The Inn at Little Washington, shovels snow from one of the inn's walking paths after Mother Nature dumped another four to five inches across Rappahannock County the night of Feb. 2, 2010. And this was just a taste of what was to come.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fourteen years ago, Snowmageddon!]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-05T14:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Early's Carpet shows off new expansion in Amissville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lorraine Early, Amy Frazier, president and CEO of the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, and Solon and Sonja Betts pose for a photo before cutting the ribbon to Early's Carpet latest expansion on Friday morning.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Early's Carpet shows off new expansion in Amissville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-05T00:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Be brave Rappahannock — set an example for the country]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Be brave Rappahannock — set an example for the country]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-05T00:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 1]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-04T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock public schools' phone policy more tolerant than others]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sisters Haley and Natalie Hawkins check their phones in the hallway before heading to their next class.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock public schools' phone policy more tolerant than others]]>
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          <![CDATA[Invasive plants: Virginia House bill would let localities prohibit the sale of English ivy]]>
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    <![CDATA[English ivy growing on side of large tree.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Invasive plants: Virginia House bill would let localities prohibit the sale of English ivy]]>
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</url>

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          <![CDATA[Letter: Things never stay the same]]>
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    <![CDATA[rapp-map]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Things never stay the same]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-03T19:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: This Old Louse]]>
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    <![CDATA[Silhouette of man walking with a cane, long shadow on pavement. Concept of lame or blind person, disability, old age, poverty, diseases of the spine]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: This Old Louse]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-03T12:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Applications for Mountain Vista Governor's School due March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mountain Vista offers an integrated curriculum that combines science, mathematics, humanities, and research courses in a college-level, project-based learning environment.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Applications for Mountain Vista Governor's School due March 1]]>
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</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/228b326c-c229-11ee-b8e7-9fff1cf737d0-8fe3b15e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-02T19:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[George Washington's flag hanging outside of Caroline Anstey's house.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7cfb9288-c228-11ee-bae3-8b314ad64bb7-6cbfc009</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-02T19:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Coalition hopes Virginia lawmakers increase 'remarkably uncompetitive' teacher wages]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, and Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport News, at the Virginia Public Education Coalition press conference. The delegates spoke in support of several measures that they have proposed to improve education in Virginia.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Coalition hopes Virginia lawmakers increase 'remarkably uncompetitive' teacher wages]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9e3ff542-c228-11ee-89e0-afbd52980374-5b035136</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-02T19:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[The closing of Tapp's Store in Amissville, from an Oct. 13, 1966, edition of the Rappahannock News: The store was opened by Francis Marion Tapp in 1889. Mr. Tapp and his wife had two sons, Maddox and Edward, and one daughter Frances. The establishment was at various times a wheelwright shop, a blacksmith shop and an undertakers. Its main business was as a general store and service station. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1921, and was replaced by the building shown in the picture in 1924. Francis' son Maddox and his wife Betty decided to close the store in 1966 and move to Front Royal. The final day it was open was October 8th of that year.Mr. Tapp was born in 1906 and died in 1991. His wife Mary Louise Martin Tapp was born in 1917 to Austin Martin and Mary Cloud Martin. She died in 1983.-- Rappahannock Historical Society]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 1]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-02T15:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp at Home ‘perfect example' of giving back]]>
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    <![CDATA[Suzanne Weiss and Ralph Bates gather bags of gifts to deliver to seniors in Rappahannock County homes as part of the Rapp at the Door program. Other volunteers helped deliver the remainder of the 50 gifts of soup and socks.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp at Home ‘perfect example' of giving back]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-02T12:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Want a cocktail to go? Virginia lawmakers say that should be allowed indefinitely]]>
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    <![CDATA[alcohol liquor bar generic]]>
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      <![CDATA[Want a cocktail to go? Virginia lawmakers say that should be allowed indefinitely]]>
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</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/6bdf0078-c185-11ee-9560-5f96be33450a-52772703</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-01T23:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School changing lights to keep skies dark]]>
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    <![CDATA[Torney Van Acker with the Environmental Science and Conservation Club students assessing outdoor lighting on WCDS Campus.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School changing lights to keep skies dark]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-01T15:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sharon Pierce becomes new zoning board chair]]>
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    <![CDATA[New Board of Zoning Appeals Chair Sharon Pierce]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sharon Pierce becomes new zoning board chair]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-02-01T12:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Encompass Community Supports to host mini-conference for service members, veterans families]]>
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    <![CDATA[veteran saluting]]>
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      <![CDATA[Encompass Community Supports to host mini-conference for service members, veterans families]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/de9d2730-7b60-583a-b2a0-7d6eb4daa1d4-415ffce6</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-02-01T06:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Walnut the crane dies at zoo's Front Royal campus, leaving behind special bond with keeper]]>
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    <![CDATA[Walnut the crane died Jan. 2, 2024, at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute campus in Front Royal.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Walnut the crane dies at zoo's Front Royal campus, leaving behind special bond with keeper]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/60d8d456-c0b8-11ee-9221-174352f6bbd2-dedbfb60</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-31T23:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[STEAM Day at Belle Meade, Lions take on the Loan Closet, Rapp CE offers culinary courses]]>
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    <![CDATA[Children participating in the annual STEAM Day at Belle Meade School in Sperryville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[STEAM Day at Belle Meade, Lions take on the Loan Closet, Rapp CE offers culinary courses]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9d0e9f74-c0b7-11ee-b405-27bd2f294ba1-b918bbd6</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-31T23:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[meetings-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Feb. 1]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/98ebec08-c0a3-11ee-b25b-174a3a1e7989-4852c75a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-31T20:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Perspective: How much money can broadband bring to a rural community? By some estimates, millions.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The sun sets over Schuyler County, Illinois. A tool to find points of higher elevation included in the Benton Institute's Broadband Breakthrough program, helps identify important locations when making a plan of how, and where, to lay new internet connections. High points like grain elevators, water towers, and silos can become important nodes for various forms of wireless broadband technology. ()]]>
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      <![CDATA[Perspective: How much money can broadband bring to a rural community? By some estimates, millions.]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e5458688-c09c-11ee-bf87-dfef8ac8c6d2-51019830</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-31T19:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville rescue squad adds new ambulance drivers]]>
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    <![CDATA[New Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad ambulance drivers Quincy and Connor Leech.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville rescue squad adds new ambulance drivers]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/4dea2b16-bfb3-11ee-99af-ab6a1459522d-4740b216</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-30T16:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RCHS Quiz Bowl advances to state finals]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[L-R (Back row): Coach Lynn Rice-Takahasi, Coach Sarah Beth Curry, Josiah Losievsky, Coach Dave Naser (Front Row): Jameson Snelson, Emma Brown, Najet Rayan, and Ruth Cossette]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[RCHS Quiz Bowl advances to state finals]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fb489f2e-bfca-11ee-aafa-0fa1f6ca9a7b-fcc7f7dd</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-30T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bills banning legacy admissions clear both Virginia chambers]]>
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    <![CDATA[The University of Virginia in Charlottesville]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bills banning legacy admissions clear both Virginia chambers]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-30T07:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Foxhunting: its glory, joys, thrills and mishaps]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock Hunt started off the parade with horses and hounds.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Commentary: Foxhunting: its glory, joys, thrills and mishaps]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6a2698b6-bf6b-11ee-b370-c772ee33a9ad-3e80ab50</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-30T07:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Respect residents, respect the zoning process]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-29T21:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Women making history in Rappahannock County government]]>
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    <![CDATA[A New York Times article from 1971 featured female leaders in the Town of Washington, described as]]>
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      <![CDATA[Women making history in Rappahannock County government]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-29T19:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fatal motorcycle crash near Estes Mill]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia State Police cruiser]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fatal motorcycle crash near Estes Mill]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-29T19:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[With child care increasingly unaffordable, Virginia lawmakers propose long-term fixes]]>
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    <![CDATA[A classroom at Rappahannock's Child Care and Learning Center in 2021.]]>
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      <![CDATA[With child care increasingly unaffordable, Virginia lawmakers propose long-term fixes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats again push for paid family and medical leave]]>
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    <![CDATA[The new Virginia General Assembly Building under construction in September 2022.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats again push for paid family and medical leave]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-28T22:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Could another civil war actually occur?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Could another civil war actually occur?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-28T20:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 25]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-28T11:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Early's Carpet to showcase its largest expansion]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lorraine Early started the business with her late husband in the basement of their Amissville home in 1966.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Early's Carpet to showcase its largest expansion]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T19:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Virginia's new legislation to supercharge broadband availability]]>
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    <![CDATA[Connecting rural areas to the grid]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Virginia's new legislation to supercharge broadband availability]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T14:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: What could happen here if we are not vigilant]]>
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    <![CDATA[The joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission discussing zoning ordinance amendments. Jan. 17, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: What could happen here if we are not vigilant]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T14:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: What Rappahannock County means to me…]]>
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    <![CDATA[The view from Massies Corner coming south from Rt. 522, Nov. 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: What Rappahannock County means to me…]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T13:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A Good Man, Ernie Crane]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ernie and Thelma Crane]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A Good Man, Ernie Crane]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/ab993fa6-bd40-11ee-a14d-33e66d7943a4-22c15d89</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T13:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What it's like to go to school without cellphones]]>
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    <![CDATA[Annaliese Miglino stows her phone in her locker before the start of school.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[What it's like to go to school without cellphones]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-27T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[A snowy view from the Blue Rock Inn.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 25]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-26T23:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[The first meeting of Rappahannock Historical Society. The organizational meeting was held at the Courthouse on Dec. 14, 1964. President E. M. Jones is seated in back. Standing is Dr. David A. Williams, a professor of history at UVA. At the table in the foreground, seated left to right, are Georgia Kay Browning, Rayner Varser Snead and William M. Carrigan.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T23:39:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hearings scheduled on revisions to Rappahannock County zoning ordinance]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T23:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Photo: Whoopsie]]>
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    <![CDATA[fedex-crash-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Photo: Whoopsie]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T19:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Two Rappahannock natives receive MLK DreamKeeper Award]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 33rd annual Scrabble School Preservation Fund Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was screened in the Little Washington Theatre on Sunday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Two Rappahannock natives receive MLK DreamKeeper Award]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T12:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Senate panel approves first batch of casino bills; Northern Va. included]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bettors played historical horse-race machines during opening day at Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Senate panel approves first batch of casino bills; Northern Va. included]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: “The Growing Threats to Journalists” presented by Andy Alexander]]>
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    <![CDATA[2024-01-24-Andy-A-4-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: “The Growing Threats to Journalists” presented by Andy Alexander]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-25T01:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, Jan. 24, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-24T23:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Movie night Friday, breakfast at Castleton Fire...and Brahms down the street]]>
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    <![CDATA[Folklorist John Hallberg and artist Linda Heimstra teamed up for 'The Griesly Bride' for last year's event with help from Lhani Abernathy and will produce more 'crankies' for the show in March at Apple Atcha Cider.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Movie night Friday, breakfast at Castleton Fire...and Brahms down the street]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-24T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Spanberger has big lead over Stoney in early poll of 2025 gubernatorial primary]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spanberger has big lead over Stoney in early poll of 2025 gubernatorial primary]]>
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</image:image>

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          <![CDATA[Local couple purchases Sperryville Schoolhouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Sperryville Schoolhouse when it was put on the market in 2022.]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-23T20:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Four applicants seek Rappahannock Board of Zoning Appeals vacancy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the Board of Zoning Appeals at a meeting in March 2022.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Four applicants seek Rappahannock Board of Zoning Appeals vacancy]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-23T19:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Senate bill would allow school boards to ban cellphones during school hours]]>
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    <![CDATA[student boy with smartphone texting at school]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Senate bill would allow school boards to ban cellphones during school hours]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-23T08:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What to do about tricky Warrenton intersection?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Left turns will be prohibited as the town tries a new traffic pattern aimed at improving safety in one of Warrenton's most challenging intersections.]]>
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      <![CDATA[What to do about tricky Warrenton intersection?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T21:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Jim Bankston: Protector of wildlife in ‘God's country']]>
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      <![CDATA[Jim Bankston: Protector of wildlife in ‘God's country']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T20:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Threats to honest reporting are growing around the world -- and close to home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Foothill Forum Chair Andy Alexander will discuss threats to news reporters Wednesday evening at the Rappahannock library.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Threats to honest reporting are growing around the world -- and close to home]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T20:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Oak View declares annual dividend]]>
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    <![CDATA[oak view bank logo w/background]]>
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      <![CDATA[Oak View declares annual dividend]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T19:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Governor appoints two Rappahannock County residents to state boards]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. Andrew Kohler and Ruth Welch]]>
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      <![CDATA[Governor appoints two Rappahannock County residents to state boards]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T12:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Legislation calls for free school meals for all Virginia students]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. Danica Roem is running for the 30th District seat in the state Senate.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Legislation calls for free school meals for all Virginia students]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T08:12:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Grandson thrives at Rappahannock elementary. Thank you.]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Top Three:Colin Gries (1st), Liliah Choi (2nd), and Brayden Compton (3rd)]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Grandson thrives at Rappahannock elementary. Thank you.]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-22T07:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 17]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-21T17:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats continue push to hike state minimum wage to $15]]>
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    <![CDATA[money dollar bills]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats continue push to hike state minimum wage to $15]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-21T14:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Historians paint picture of early inhabitants in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Brad Hatch gives a presentation on the Patawomeck Tribe and their sophisticated trade systems last Sunday at Washington Town Hall.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historians paint picture of early inhabitants in Rappahannock County]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c7c83144-b865-11ee-bb06-0b4ec642d274-6ebce92c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-21T09:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Citizen of the Year: An honor I will cherish for the rest of my life]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Brittany Dwyer, new Headwaters Foundation executive director, at the Sperryville Bicentennial celebration.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Citizen of the Year: An honor I will cherish for the rest of my life]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/d92ebe88-b853-11ee-a68c-0b2887fc02d4-b206d01d</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2024-01-21T06:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[Louise Funsten Fletcher Green: Miss Green was the daughter of Hamilton and Mary Funsten Fletcher. She was born January 21, 1871 and died on November 15, 1929. Her father was the son of William and Betsy Starkes Fletcher who built Ben Venue. She married Edward Mccormick Green on September 1, 1886 when she was only fifteen years old.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 17]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-20T19:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools set to receive more state aid—finally]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCPS Academic Services Coordinator Karen Ellis briefed the school board at Tuesday's meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools set to receive more state aid—finally]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-20T18:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock observes Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday with 33rd annual event Sunday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. Martin Luther King at a press conference in 1964.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock observes Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday with 33rd annual event Sunday]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-20T13:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mind Your Money: Save money, file your taxes for free]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amissville resident Donna Miller utilized the free tax filing service.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mind Your Money: Save money, file your taxes for free]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T22:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Finally, a snow day]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington]]>
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      <![CDATA[Finally, a snow day]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T18:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Judge denies motion to dismiss certain charges against Chester Brown]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chester Brown arriving at Rappahannock County Circuit Court on Thursday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge denies motion to dismiss certain charges against Chester Brown]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T17:39:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[‘Where's my help?': Jeffery Dwyer, accused of child sex crimes, in court without attorney present]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jeffery Dwyer being escorted into the Rappahannock County Courthouse on Jan. 18, 2024.]]>
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      <![CDATA[‘Where's my help?': Jeffery Dwyer, accused of child sex crimes, in court without attorney present]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Inn employee — late for work — sentenced for speeding at 112 mph]]>
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    <![CDATA[court gavel]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inn employee — late for work — sentenced for speeding at 112 mph]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: RAAC Friday movie rescheduled]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T12:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Early voting now underway in Virginia's presidential primaries. Here's who's on the ballot.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Early voting now underway in Virginia's presidential primaries. Here's who's on the ballot.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Here we go again: More snow in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[NWS forecast 1-19]]>
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      <![CDATA[Here we go again: More snow in Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-19T00:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[REC, All Points stuck on cost sharing]]>
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    <![CDATA[This graphic illustrates what a utility pole with an overlashed fiber attachment looks like. Officials with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) says this process can pose safety risks to consumers and employees.]]>
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      <![CDATA[REC, All Points stuck on cost sharing]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library honors three longtime volunteers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Three members were honored by the Rappahannock Friends of the Library for their dedicated work over 60 years. Left: Sandra Cartwright-Brown, Noel Laing and Helen Williams.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock library honors three longtime volunteers]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[You'll need a ticket to hike Old Rag]]>
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    <![CDATA[Old Rag Mountain at sunrise.]]>
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      <![CDATA[You'll need a ticket to hike Old Rag]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-18T14:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Aliscia Andrews plans second run for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aliscia Andrews]]>
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      <![CDATA[Aliscia Andrews plans second run for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission joint meeting with Supervisors , Jan. 17. 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-18T00:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Legislation to bring Va. teacher pay to national average gets bipartisan support]]>
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    <![CDATA[Teachers rallying in Richmond in March 2019 for more education funding, especially for teacher salaries.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Legislation to bring Va. teacher pay to national average gets bipartisan support]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[View of the morning rainbow from Joe Gales' Standen Still in Flint Hill.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-17T19:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Jan. 18]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Jan. 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-17T02:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Jan. 16, 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-16T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Snow update: Schools will remain closed on Thursday, frigid temps persist]]>
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    <![CDATA[Snow falling at Ben Venue on Monday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Snow update: Schools will remain closed on Thursday, frigid temps persist]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-16T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Roger Welch: Rappahannock's biggest booster]]>
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    <![CDATA[Young Roger Welch, the submariner, at his post on the U.S.S.Sea Leopard. Welch served six years as an electrical technician on the Trench-class submarine.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Roger Welch: Rappahannock's biggest booster]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-16T13:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville Community Alliance meeting postponed, rescheduled]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Main Street intersection in Sperryville, August 2021.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville Community Alliance meeting postponed, rescheduled]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-16T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[WWII Warbird hangar tours at Culpeper airport beginning Saturday]]>
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    <![CDATA[TBM Avenger]]>
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      <![CDATA[WWII Warbird hangar tours at Culpeper airport beginning Saturday]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-15T21:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Here we sit, with no EMT training]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Here we sit, with no EMT training]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-15T21:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-15T17:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia House Speaker announces special committee on rural health care access]]>
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    <![CDATA[Route 211 in Amissville. Longer distances to access care are among the challenges Rappahannock and other rural areas in Virginia face.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia House Speaker announces special committee on rural health care access]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-15T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County considers zoning revisions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amissville resident Karen Hunt addressing the Board of Supervisors at its Dec. 4, 2023 regular meeting. Hunt has been sharing feedback with the Board as the county revises the zoning ordinance.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County considers zoning revisions]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[As data centers continue spreading, lawmakers propose new development rules]]>
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    <![CDATA[This photo, taken from a drone in February 2022, shows a few of the 25 million square feet of data centers that have been built in the Ashburn area of Loudoun County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[As data centers continue spreading, lawmakers propose new development rules]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-14T02:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Officers continue to lead Flint Hill fire company]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hugh Hill of Company 4 addresses the Board of Supervisors at the Jan. 3 regular meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Officers continue to lead Flint Hill fire company]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-14T02:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ruby Jenkins' First Washington Museum was on Main Street in Washington at the building once known as Clark's Tavern. Miss Jenkins was the daughter of Walker and Anna Lillard Jenkins, who purchased the building in 1926. Her sister Mary Jenkins was for many years a teacher in the Rappahannock County school system. The building was conveyed to Ruby and Mary in 1956. The museum opened in 1975 when Miss Jenkins ran out of room at her home for her collection and stayed open until her death in 2000.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Community mourns passing of Elizabeth Buntin]]>
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    <![CDATA[Elizabeth 'Betty' Buntin]]>
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          <![CDATA['A dystopian hellscape': opponents sue to block Gainesville data center corridor]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gainesville residents and the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, represented by former state Sen. Chap Petersen, sued Prince William County and two tech developers to block construction of the PW Digital Gateway. The plaintiffs gathered for a press conference on Jan. 12.]]>
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      <![CDATA['A dystopian hellscape': opponents sue to block Gainesville data center corridor]]>
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          <![CDATA[PATH summer intern applications open]]>
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    <![CDATA[PATH Foundation interns during an activity at Verdun Adventure Bound in Rixeyville.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Young scholars compete in RCES spelling bee]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Top Three:Colin Gries (1st), Liliah Choi (2nd), and Brayden Compton (3rd)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Young scholars compete in RCES spelling bee]]>
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          <![CDATA[COVID, flu on the rise across our area; health experts weigh in on how to stay safe]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Shaping Sperryville's future together]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Shaping Sperryville's future together]]>
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          <![CDATA[Town boundary line adjustment reaches final phase]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town boundary line adjustment reaches final phase]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC's ‘The Stories Behind the Songs' on stage Saturday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kiaya Abernathy]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC's ‘The Stories Behind the Songs' on stage Saturday]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-11T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Two more Republicans announce candidacies for 10th Congressional District]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 10th District includes all of Loudoun County -- making up more than half its voters -- along with all of Fauquier and Rappahannock counties and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. It also includes the western half of Prince William County and about 15,000 voters in the Clifton and Union Mill areas of southern Fairfax County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Two more Republicans announce candidacies for 10th Congressional District]]>
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          <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery showcases ‘Favorite Things']]>
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    <![CDATA['Well Read' by Fae Penland]]>
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      <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery showcases ‘Favorite Things']]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Karen's Line Dancing has been a popular event at the Black Twig.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[How best to use -- and not use -- our land in 2024]]>
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    <![CDATA[An aerial view of Route 211 near Sperryville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[How best to use -- and not use -- our land in 2024]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-10T19:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Gay Street Gallery exhibit opens Saturday]]>
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    <![CDATA[The show, opening Saturday, features works by artist Lotta Helleberg.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gay Street Gallery exhibit opens Saturday]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Jan. 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Jan. 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-10T12:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[13 things to watch in the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia state Capitol in Richmond.]]>
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      <![CDATA[13 things to watch in the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-10T11:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Aging Together seeks nominations for 5 Over 50]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aging Together looks forward to season of events]]>
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      <![CDATA[Aging Together seeks nominations for 5 Over 50]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-09T20:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Update: After deluge Tuesday in Rappahannock, schools delayed Wednesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wednesday NWS rain map]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: After deluge Tuesday in Rappahannock, schools delayed Wednesday]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-09T19:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock school budget faces state, county wrangling]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCPS Chief Financial Officer Stacey Whitt, far right, talks to the school board last March.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock school budget faces state, county wrangling]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-09T18:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Social media in schools: Are we now just acknowledging the elephant in the room?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Social media in schools: Are we now just acknowledging the elephant in the room?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-09T11:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Looking Back: Rappahannock's 2023 News Ticker]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mayor Joe Whited]]>
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      <![CDATA[Looking Back: Rappahannock's 2023 News Ticker]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-09T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats call for immediate ban on legacy admissions]]>
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    <![CDATA[An aerial view of The Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Democrats call for immediate ban on legacy admissions]]>
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    <![CDATA[The officials sworn into office last Thursday include, front row left: Circuit Court Clerk Kaitlin Struckmann, Commissioner of Revenue Mary Graham, Hampton School Board member Melissa McCool, Jackson Supervisor Donna Comer, Wakefield Supervisor Debbie Donehey and Hampton Supervisor Keir Whitson.Back row left: Sheriff Connie Compton, Treasurer Debra Knick, Jackson School Board member Wes Mills, Wakefield School Board member Chris Ubben, Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District representatives Mike Sands and Mike Biniek. Commonwealth's Attorney Art Goff was out of town and sworn-in separately.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Taking the oath: Rappahannock officials sworn in to serve county residents]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper police investigate 'swatting' call reporting hoax triple homicide]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper Police Department]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper police investigate 'swatting' call reporting hoax triple homicide]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-02T19:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wintry precipitation with 'significant accumulation' possible in Rappahannock County this weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[NWS forecast map 1-2-24]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wintry precipitation with 'significant accumulation' possible in Rappahannock County this weekend]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2024-01-02T18:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Plains restaurant at heart of legal feud sold to Loudoun restaurateur]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shawn Malone]]>
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      <![CDATA[Plains restaurant at heart of legal feud sold to Loudoun restaurateur]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-29T07:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia reports first pediatric flu death of the season]]>
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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[Virginia reports first pediatric flu death of the season]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-28T13:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sky Meadows State Park completes upgrades to Lost Mountain Trail]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sky Meadows State Park celebrated reaching its fundraising milestone this December.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sky Meadows State Park completes upgrades to Lost Mountain Trail]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Volunteers improve habitat at county park]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers plant tree saplings and shrubs to restore habitat in Rappahannock County Park.]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-26T11:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Eastham, Ritter join Walker Jones, PC law firm]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bennett Eastham]]>
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      <![CDATA[Eastham, Ritter join Walker Jones, PC law firm]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-26T01:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock News Citizen of the Year 2023: Brittany Dwyer-Gianoli]]>
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    <![CDATA[Brittany Dwyer-Gianoli]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock News Citizen of the Year 2023: Brittany Dwyer-Gianoli]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-25T13:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Thank you for heartwarming support]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Thank you for heartwarming support]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-23T14:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Christmas carolers celebrate the solstice in Little Washington]]>
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      <![CDATA[Christmas carolers celebrate the solstice in Little Washington]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-23T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Let there be lights: Christmas displays around Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Photographer Ray Boc captured Sperryville all lit up.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Let there be lights: Christmas displays around Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-22T22:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Take pleasure in the Christmas season, be merry]]>
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      <![CDATA[Take pleasure in the Christmas season, be merry]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-22T17:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County students learning emergency medicine]]>
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    <![CDATA[Marlee Colvin-Griffith takes classmate Henry Loth's blood pressure.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County students learning emergency medicine]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-22T16:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Warrenton resident dies in car crash near Ben Venue]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Warrenton resident dies in car crash near Ben Venue]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-22T10:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[There's a new sheriff next door: Chilton sworn in as Culpeper County's new sheriff]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pastor Adrian Sledge, Sheriff Tim Chilton and Ronica Sledge.]]>
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      <![CDATA[There's a new sheriff next door: Chilton sworn in as Culpeper County's new sheriff]]>
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</image:image>

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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-21T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[An apple story: The true meaning of Christmas]]>
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      <![CDATA[An apple story: The true meaning of Christmas]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-21T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, Dec. 21, 2023]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-20T21:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sheila Arnold]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-20T21:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Holiday closings in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Holiday closings in Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Youngkin budget calls for income tax cuts, sales tax increases]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin being greeted before presenting his proposed budget recommendations for the 2024-26 biennial on Dec. 20 at the General Assembly Building in Richmond.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Youngkin budget calls for income tax cuts, sales tax increases]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-20T10:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['A Time To Break Silence' celebrates 10th anniversary]]>
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    <![CDATA[The event, which began on stage at the Castleton Festival, was held virtually last Sunday.]]>
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      <![CDATA['A Time To Break Silence' celebrates 10th anniversary]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-19T20:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Add a little chai latte to your holiday joy. . . and milk]]>
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          <![CDATA[Judge: Lawsuit against Warrenton, Amazon can proceed]]>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-19T12:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Regional task force seizes more than $5.5M in drugs, arrests 10 in months-long investigation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Packages of narcotics on gray background]]>
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      <![CDATA[Regional task force seizes more than $5.5M in drugs, arrests 10 in months-long investigation]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-19T05:22:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fall's fire season created ‘tremendous challenges']]>
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    <![CDATA[John Rose and Brian Lacey work on a water tank in the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fall's fire season created ‘tremendous challenges']]>
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    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-18T14:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[12th Democrat joins 10th District field; Gainesville veteran Pokharel launches congressional bid]]>
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    <![CDATA[Adrian Pokharel]]>
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      <![CDATA[12th Democrat joins 10th District field; Gainesville veteran Pokharel launches congressional bid]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-18T05:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town of Washington moves to address decaying apple packing shed]]>
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    <![CDATA[The]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington moves to address decaying apple packing shed]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-18T05:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Homeschoolers in Rappahannock County doubled in five years]]>
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    <![CDATA[Education and distance learning for kids.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Homeschoolers in Rappahannock County doubled in five years]]>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-17T22:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 14]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 14]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2740f9fe-9c63-11ee-96aa-f77d1604bd07-881e3242</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T17:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Another wonderful Christmas in Little Washington]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[2023 Christmas Parade volunteers at Avon Hall at the end of the day.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Another wonderful Christmas in Little Washington]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T17:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bakery rises up in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dori and Doug Walker will open a bake shop at The Marketplace Sperryville next year.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bakery rises up in Sperryville]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T17:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Flint Hill Fire and Rescue grateful for support]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Mike Sands, Marco Caceres, Hugh Hill and John Beardsley serve up BBQ at the Flint Hill fire company's holiday fundraiser.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Flint Hill Fire and Rescue grateful for support]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T16:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[And the winners of the Fall Art Tour photo contest are…]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[And the winners of the Fall Art Tour photo contest are…]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/b74c7944-9c5c-11ee-961b-23ba960bb760-5757c8a9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T16:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 14]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 14]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/ec506d16-9bd6-11ee-ba74-0b8261d480a2-ed5c62fa</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T00:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[‘This county is full of gifted writers': Rappahannock Writers' Journal showcases local wordsmiths]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[The cover of Rappahannock Writers' Journal issue No. 1.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[‘This county is full of gifted writers': Rappahannock Writers' Journal showcases local wordsmiths]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-16T00:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Familiar names in the Class of '35]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[dml-14b-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Familiar names in the Class of '35]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-15T14:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Scrabble School foundation announces MLK program, 'DreamKeeper' recipients]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Scrabble School Preservation Foundation President Nan Butler Roberts hosted the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this January.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Scrabble School foundation announces MLK program, 'DreamKeeper' recipients]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Brightspeed speeds service calls in Rappahannock]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Lamont Anderson of Lambert's Cable, a CenturyLink contractor, makes repairs on Tiger Valley Road in 2022.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Brightspeed speeds service calls in Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-14T18:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RAAC gifts free holiday movie Friday]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[The 2003 comedy]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC gifts free holiday movie Friday]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-14T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School announces retirement of head of school, receives major donation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Head of School Paul Larner has helped turn around the Wakefield Country Day School's finances in the aftermath of the 2019 crisis.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School announces retirement of head of school, receives major donation]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T21:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On stage virtually Sunday, "Time to Break Silence: Election Transparency, Voting Rights & Music"]]>
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    <![CDATA[time to break silence]]>
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      <![CDATA[On stage virtually Sunday, "Time to Break Silence: Election Transparency, Voting Rights & Music"]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T21:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings for Dec. 14]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings for Dec. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T19:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools will join lawsuit against social media giants]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lucy]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools will join lawsuit against social media giants]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T17:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pick-up time at Rappahannock County Elementary School.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Board of Education backs new funding formula for school divisions]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Attention college students: Announcing PATH Foundation's Intern Holiday Social]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the PATH Foundation's 2023 intern class at Verdun in Rixeyville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Attention college students: Announcing PATH Foundation's Intern Holiday Social]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-13T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Prince William supervisors approve what's expected to be the world's largest data center corridor]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Prince William Board of County Supervisors begins its Dec. 12 meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Prince William supervisors approve what's expected to be the world's largest data center corridor]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T22:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Dec. 12 2023]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/c920d718-994c-11ee-b5cb-87aa40f9c950-6bd44ed6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Rapp Nature Camp: A look back at 38 years]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nature Camp students, leaders, and supporters attended the annual Fall Gathering in October]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Rapp Nature Camp: A look back at 38 years]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/099f2ade-994c-11ee-86d3-bb4f1254294a-e9fed049</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T19:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Chris's Corner: Fare thee well my good friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shannon and Kiva]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chris's Corner: Fare thee well my good friend]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T15:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Long-time Rappahannock supervisor Roger Welch dies]]>
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    <![CDATA[Roger Welch in front of his wife Geneva's Washington gallery in 2016.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Long-time Rappahannock supervisor Roger Welch dies]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T14:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wednesday hearing may determine fate of Amazon data center in Warrenton]]>
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    <![CDATA[An aerial outline rendering of the proposed Amazon data center in Warrenton.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wednesday hearing may determine fate of Amazon data center in Warrenton]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/c1b3c328-9910-11ee-9799-930c5a44da5a-c48fe260</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T12:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RCHS Coach Jeff Atkins earns top recognition]]>
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    <![CDATA[Coach Jeff Atkins (left) celebrated the monumental win with Principal Carlos Seward moments after securing the state title.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[RCHS Coach Jeff Atkins earns top recognition]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/88652678-98ef-11ee-aa79-2753449e6452-ae5af6ff</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-12T08:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2023]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b9c3187e-984f-11ee-8040-9312a9ff7a40-aae22655</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-11T13:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Humbled by display of kindness]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Ron Frazier]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Humbled by display of kindness]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/400421b0-984d-11ee-8414-a78970f98799-882d7cce</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-11T12:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Residents thank Ron Frazier for his decades of service]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Jackson Supervisor Ron Frazier with Piedmont Supervisor Christine Smith at Monday's board meeting.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Residents thank Ron Frazier for his decades of service]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/ab817646-984c-11ee-bfbe-4ff106cca2c1-84da5966</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-11T12:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 7]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 7]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a1418f51-e3ea-586d-b644-4225dbe60213-fb283707</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-11T12:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Police: Armed man caught at church in Haymarket intended 'injury and death to the church congregation']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rui Jiang]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Police: Armed man caught at church in Haymarket intended 'injury and death to the church congregation']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bb8c3b10-987f-11ee-a8c4-c73a7669637f-d0afb188</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-11T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Feds pitch Virginia on loan opportunities for renewable energy transition]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Transmission lines in Louisa County.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Feds pitch Virginia on loan opportunities for renewable energy transition]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/35b201c2-9727-11ee-b9a6-0bd186fef6ab-1f0b3f71</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-10T01:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: New plantings enhance Sperryville Trail]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Forty volunteers plant, water and mulch over 100 trees and shrubs to enhance the Sperryville Trail.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: New plantings enhance Sperryville Trail]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/81b5b218-9726-11ee-a7d6-ff9eb84bebfc-0ff6842b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-10T01:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia gives pollinators pit stops in rights-of-way]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_dd527ebb-4910-515c-bcd6-590e824b53cc.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A sign on Route 7 near Purcellville lets drivers and maintenance crews know that the median is used to grow habitat for pollinators.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia gives pollinators pit stops in rights-of-way]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/309ed6e4-9725-11ee-b4c2-7ff453c6ac1d-b1de2174</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-10T01:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Enchanting herb garden ‘sanctuary' coming to Sperryville]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Joneve Murphy, former farmer-in-residence at the Inn at Little Washington, designed this rendering that illustrates what the community herb garden will look]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Enchanting herb garden ‘sanctuary' coming to Sperryville]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fea01cc2-96be-11ee-905b-2b7798305dc6-f7a22e6a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-09T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia proposes adding 12 plants, including kudzu, to noxious weeds list]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A house in Dickenson County covered in Kudzu.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia proposes adding 12 plants, including kudzu, to noxious weeds list]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6d957bde-96a8-11ee-b2f7-23f67e084609-c613577a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-09T10:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Goodness in a face]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[George Harrison on his front porch in Woodville, Va in Sept. 2023.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Goodness in a face]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a96f1c82-9699-11ee-98d5-8f3cf7019c75-b94015ca</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-09T08:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 7]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Paul Xavier Rutz, the wood panels that form the]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 7]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/831f8658-9652-11ee-a34f-1fafd50c9819-5829c14f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-09T00:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Students take to Rappahannock's ski club's slopes]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Jonas Volmrich and Ayden Compton on the slopes of Bryce Resort.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Students take to Rappahannock's ski club's slopes]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/68a8d528-9629-11ee-ba0f-534012391fca-22cf082e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-08T19:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors agree on refuse, recycling agreement with Culpeper County]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Amissville refuse and recycling center in October.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock supervisors agree on refuse, recycling agreement with Culpeper County]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/887985d9-1172-5d50-b941-ac0c5ed17dbe-1ae494a7</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-08T15:12:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Youngkin announces plan for millions in early childhood and child care spending]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_75c0cadb-c2d2-5a74-a491-98bba2106db9.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Fox News host Steve Doocy pour coffee during a visit to the Manassas Juke Box Diner on Election Day 2023.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Youngkin announces plan for millions in early childhood and child care spending]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 7]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[It's beginning to look a lot Christmas in Rappahannock: Holiday celebrations around the county]]>
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    <![CDATA[Promoting the upcoming Jingle Bell Run & Walk during Sunday's parade.]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's beginning to look a lot Christmas in Rappahannock: Holiday celebrations around the county]]>
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          <![CDATA[Show off your holiday decorations in the Rapp News]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tom Lewis' annual holiday light display]]>
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      <![CDATA[Show off your holiday decorations in the Rapp News]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-07T13:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Why consumers are paying more]]>
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    <![CDATA[Silver coins falling on United States of America one dollar bills. Concept of finance, economy, and business]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Why consumers are paying more]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-07T13:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Comment: Mr. Regnery's description of the problem is deceiving]]>
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    <![CDATA[Financial Analysis]]>
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      <![CDATA[Comment: Mr. Regnery's description of the problem is deceiving]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3010593a-952e-11ee-8ef6-f7a589cc0df2-99db5107</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-07T13:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Take that all-important first positive step]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Take that all-important first positive step]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-07T12:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Another Democrat launches campaign in 10th Congressional District]]>
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    <![CDATA[Travis Nembhard]]>
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      <![CDATA[Another Democrat launches campaign in 10th Congressional District]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-06T22:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Promoting the upcoming Jingle Bell Run & Walk during Sunday's parade.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 7]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/432b3c7e-94ac-11ee-a205-fb7b32634ab3-e3df6346</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-06T21:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Dec. 7]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Dec. 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-06T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors meeting: County's insurance runs out in Cappiali litigation]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Cappiali at a Planning Commission meeting in 2019.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors meeting: County's insurance runs out in Cappiali litigation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-06T19:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Holiday show goes on after stage snafu last weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[The good fairies, Mistletoe, Thistle and Primrose defeat the evil fairy Hemlock and release the palace from Hemlock's spell at a recent rehearsal of 'Sleeping Beauty' to be presented tomorrow at the Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Holiday show goes on after stage snafu last weekend]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-06T12:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia local governments will now have to plan for water supply regionally]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A map of the new regional water supply planning areas.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia local governments will now have to plan for water supply regionally]]>
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<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-05T02:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Doer's Profile: George Harrison]]>
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    <![CDATA[George Harrison on his front porch in Woodville, Va in Sept. 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Doer's Profile: George Harrison]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-05T02:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 30]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-05T01:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Dec. 4, 2023]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-04T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In Photos | Rappahannock County's Christmas in Little Washington parade, 2023]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Sheriff kicks off the Town of Washington Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In Photos | Rappahannock County's Christmas in Little Washington parade, 2023]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-04T14:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County lifts outdoor burn ban]]>
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    <![CDATA[burning trash pile of flames.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County lifts outdoor burn ban]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-12-04T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Update: Pilot identified in fatal Fauquier plane crash]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Warrenton-Fauquier Airport is at 1533 Iris Trail, Midland.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Update: Pilot identified in fatal Fauquier plane crash]]>
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<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-04T11:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Heartfelt thanks to patrons of Little Washington Theatre]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Heartfelt thanks to patrons of Little Washington Theatre]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-03T21:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Nancy Raines gifts Little Washington Theatre to RAAC]]>
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    <![CDATA[RAAC President Matthew Black, left, helps Nancy and Dick Raines hang new signs for the Little Washington Theatre, featuring the Raines' dog, Bailey, who has been a fixture, and fan, for many years.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Nancy Raines gifts Little Washington Theatre to RAAC]]>
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</image:image>

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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-03T00:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Biden administration addresses problems neglected by Republicans]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Biden administration addresses problems neglected by Republicans]]>
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        <news:publication>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-03T00:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Even when dead, trees help forest]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Turkey tail mushrooms surround bright blobs of wolf's milk (a slime mold) on a rotting log in Old Hollow.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Even when dead, trees help forest]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/afc35128-9173-11ee-b5ec-e32509b05137-d1014b1b</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-12-02T19:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Keeping kids active helps them learn at Rappahannock County Elementary School]]>
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    <![CDATA[New cafe in town: An article from the Dec. 7, 1989, edition of the Rappahannock News when David Huff had just opened his restaurant. The Country Cafe in Washington was at the old Merrill Ford Dealership Building for many years. In 1989 a fried chicken dinner was priced at $5.95, with a New York strip steak costing $10.95. His mother Annie was preparing the desserts on the menu. -- Rappahannock Historical Society]]>
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    <![CDATA[Flint Hill Company 4]]>
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          <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors' meeting: County's insurance runs out in Cappiali litigation]]>
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      <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors' meeting: County's insurance runs out in Cappiali litigation]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[Mind your Money: Give yourself some credit this holiday season—but not too much]]>
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          <![CDATA[Water tests in Town of Washington show elevated lead levels at one location]]>
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    <![CDATA[water faucet]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County's Company 4, on Fodderstack Road.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC presents 'Sleeping Beauty' this weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[The good fairies, Mistletoe, Thistle and Primrose defeat the evil fairy Hemlock and release the palace from Hemlock's spell at a recent rehearsal of 'Sleeping Beauty' to be presented tomorrow at the Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC presents 'Sleeping Beauty' this weekend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Del. Maldonado joins growing Democratic field in 10th Congressional District]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. Michelle Lopes Maldonado was on hand for the Dashain Tihar festivities at the Prince William Fairgrounds on Oct. 14.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Gratitude to all for RAAC Art Tour success]]>
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          <![CDATA[New Iberia Truck opening restaurant in the spring]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pablo Teodoro]]>
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          <![CDATA[Check out the captivating captures from this year's Piedmont Environmental Council Photo Contest]]>
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    <![CDATA[A pair of cedar waxwings pass a serviceberry back and forth in an apparent sign of affection in Albemarle County.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Check out the captivating captures from this year's Piedmont Environmental Council Photo Contest]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-26T19:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 23]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 23]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-26T19:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Biden's economy trickles down to Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Biden's economy trickles down to Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/02317ef0-88f3-11ee-b56a-1b66c8dfd204-16c96b05</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-26T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia's first Deaf-owned brewery]]>
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    <![CDATA[Co-proprietor Greg Randall taking orders at Veditz and Company Brewing's Fall Family Fest on Oct. 14.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia's first Deaf-owned brewery]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-25T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local NAACP to hold Narcan, overdose prevention workshop]]>
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    <![CDATA[NAACP NARCAN]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Local NAACP to hold Narcan, overdose prevention workshop]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-25T00:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 23]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 23]]>
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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>2023-11-24T17:18:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[CCLC selling bags for tuition-assistance efforts]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC) is selling hand-decorated bags at the Corner Store in Sperryville while supplies last.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[CCLC selling bags for tuition-assistance efforts]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-24T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[It's Small Business Saturday in Rappahannock!]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's Small Business Saturday in Rappahannock!]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-23T20:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Long-awaited new Rappahannock Food Pantry home ‘a gift for everybody']]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers of all ages helped prepare Thanksgiving meals Saturday morning at the Rappahannock Food Pantry in Sperryville.]]>
    </image:caption>
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      <![CDATA[Long-awaited new Rappahannock Food Pantry home ‘a gift for everybody']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c5714640-8a3b-11ee-a8fd-bffc52d13398-1f3a77f6</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-23T15:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: ‘Everyone makes mistakes' is not a satisfactory response]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: ‘Everyone makes mistakes' is not a satisfactory response]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/770556de-84ac-11ee-a86d-4f41d2e738de-0832686a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-23T13:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Film, talk this Sunday will look back at Rappahannock 50 years ago]]>
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    <![CDATA[Glimpses of Rappahannock's back-to-the-landers (aka hippies) as seen in]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Film, talk this Sunday will look back at Rappahannock 50 years ago]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-23T00:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[washington-va-welcome-sign]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 23]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f9cf5b64-88d0-11ee-8c41-b7364292d96c-ac13fb75</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T21:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[For Thanksgiving, our Rappahannock community comes out to help neighbors in need]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Volunteers of all ages helped prepare Thanksgiving meals Saturday morning at the Rappahannock Food Pantry in Sperryville.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[For Thanksgiving, our Rappahannock community comes out to help neighbors in need]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T20:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 23]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sharon Smith]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 23]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3cb21694-89a1-11ee-a128-2b5c1e3a7e67-55572647</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T20:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Nov. 23]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[meetings-web.jpg]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Nov. 23]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0e0cecc6-8a7b-11ee-8254-572fb09918e1-746b51a0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T19:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[All Virginia wildfires except Matt's Creek contained, say officials]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Quaker Run Fire in Madison County.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[All Virginia wildfires except Matt's Creek contained, say officials]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3e0abe08-8977-11ee-9f76-c3e6b8707556-3fa66e3c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T15:39:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park reopens trails affected by Quaker Run fire]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[View from RappahannockCounty of smoke produced by the Quaker Run WIldfire on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park reopens trails affected by Quaker Run fire]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/f63c243e-8950-11ee-a47c-cb949a7545ef-3dee6ba3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-22T11:05:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: The professionalism, humanity of those who serve us]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: The professionalism, humanity of those who serve us]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/afd3b380-88d9-11ee-ba29-47a7ab45b584-ba8da28f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-21T20:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[President Kennedy mourned in Rappahannock: Remembering where we were 60 years ago]]>
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    <![CDATA[A flag half staff at Bradley-Atkins Service Station and Fruit Stand in Sperryville]]>
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      <![CDATA[President Kennedy mourned in Rappahannock: Remembering where we were 60 years ago]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bfffc6c2-889d-11ee-83f8-3ff507504519-ff6c919b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-21T13:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock burning restrictions temporarily paused]]>
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    <![CDATA[burning trash pile of flames.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock burning restrictions temporarily paused]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d6d6f424-8889-11ee-a7fe-3fa5d241be01-e9141e64</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-21T11:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Drivers: Slow down for deer!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia's first Sunday hunting ban can be traced back to the 17th century.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Drivers: Slow down for deer!]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/651502a8-88d5-11ee-b2dc-9f00faab2236-44802f7d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-20T21:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The first bills of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly have dropped. Here's what they would do.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The statue of George Washington at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The first bills of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly have dropped. Here's what they would do.]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-20T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Brush fire burns two acres in Castleton amid severe drought conditions]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[First responders from several Rappahannock fire companies, two Culpeper companies and the Department of Forestry worked to extinguish a brush fire on Castleton View Road on Friday, Nov. 17.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Brush fire burns two acres in Castleton amid severe drought conditions]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a45b006f-6151-5d97-bcf2-0891219a39b3-11d59533</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-20T15:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Near-record Thanksgiving travel projected for DC region as gas prices continue to drop]]>
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    <![CDATA[night traffic generic]]>
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      <![CDATA[Near-record Thanksgiving travel projected for DC region as gas prices continue to drop]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Election is over, time to move forward on courthouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County courthouse, Nov. 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Election is over, time to move forward on courthouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock planners vote for public hearing on tourist homes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville man to pay $8,200 in fines — or go to jail]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gavel On Sounding Block]]>
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      <![CDATA[Amissville man to pay $8,200 in fines — or go to jail]]>
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          <![CDATA[Volunteers being recruited, trained to prepare returns]]>
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      <![CDATA[Volunteers being recruited, trained to prepare returns]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 16]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Live and Learn: If you mess up, 'fess up]]>
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      <![CDATA[Live and Learn: If you mess up, 'fess up]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Continued Board of Supervisors Meeting with Planning Commission (Continued from November 6, 2023)]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-19T18:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Comer's secret to success in Jackson District: her ‘grassroots squad']]>
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    <![CDATA[On Election Day in the parking lot of the Amissville polling station, Donna Comer talks with a voter as Ron Frazier walks by in the background.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Comer's secret to success in Jackson District: her ‘grassroots squad']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-19T09:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Family, friends will celebrate the life of Kevin Adams]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kevin Adams' family and friends will hold a celebration of his life on Saturday, Dec. 9, at The Washington School, 567 Mt. Salem Ave., Washington from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Family, friends will celebrate the life of Kevin Adams]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: The more things change, the more they stay the same]]>
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    <![CDATA[The hanging jeep memorial, a reminder of the 1967 war in the Golan Heights, Northern Israel.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: The more things change, the more they stay the same]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-19T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sullivans' Haitian paintings become a national treasure]]>
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    <![CDATA[Entrance to the Sullivans' home, featuring “The Fight” by Jasmin Joseph (1924 - 2005).]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sullivans' Haitian paintings become a national treasure]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-18T10:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down memory lane for Nov. 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[A picture of what is probably the school on Hazel Mountain. The building is now destroyed. Hugh Hite is the teacher; none of the students is identified. The image was given to Rappahannock Historical Society by Lucia Kilby, and it was found at her home, Mount Medi. The picture was probably taken in the 1890s from the clothing styles. Mr. Hite went on to serve as superintendent of schools for Rappahannock and Page counties.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down memory lane for Nov. 16]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-17T17:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier woman found guilty on 60 misdemeanor animal abuse counts, not guilty three felony charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[Irina S. Barrett of Broad Run in a 2020 photo by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fauquier woman found guilty on 60 misdemeanor animal abuse counts, not guilty three felony charges]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock reps Webert, Reeves in General Assembly GOP leadership roles]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 2020 Virginia General Assembly.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock reps Webert, Reeves in General Assembly GOP leadership roles]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-16T23:14:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield volleyball ends season with a win]]>
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    <![CDATA[WCDS_SeniorNight-16b-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wakefield volleyball ends season with a win]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-16T19:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC returns Friday night movies to Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-16T11:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Del. Subramanyam, a former Obama aide, announces bid for Virginia's 10th Congressional District]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. Suhas Subramanyam won the Democratic nomination for the 32nd District state Senate seat on Tuesday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Del. Subramanyam, a former Obama aide, announces bid for Virginia's 10th Congressional District]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS-cross-country-2023-web.jpg]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 16]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-15T19:35:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School Board considers solar panels at Rappahannock County High School]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS Principal Carlos Seward recognized Band Director Kalia Page and the Rappahannock County Marching Band at Tuesday's board meeting. Page and Drum Major Elijah Lowe updated the board on the band's successful competition season.]]>
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      <![CDATA[School Board considers solar panels at Rappahannock County High School]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-15T19:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Documentary by local team to premiere Friday at Richmond film festival]]>
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    <![CDATA[DeeDee Slewka traveled thousands of miles to return Native American objects in a distant relative's collection to their original homes.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Documentary by local team to premiere Friday at Richmond film festival]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-15T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices | Thanksgiving holiday & beyond]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices | Thanksgiving holiday & beyond]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-15T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[PATH Foundation to screen award-winning mental health documentary, hold panel discussion]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-15T08:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Del. Dan Helmer becomes fifth candidate in Democratic race for 10th Congressional District]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax County, announced his campaign for Virginia's 10th Congressional District seat.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Nov. 14, 2023]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chester Brown indicted by grand jury on firearm charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County courthouse on Gay Street in Washington, Va.]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-14T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Del. David Reid joins growing 10th District congressional field]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. David Reid of Loudoun County was elected to a fourth term in the Virginia House of Delegates on Nov. 7, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Del. David Reid joins growing 10th District congressional field]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock wineries receive tourism grant]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock Cellars]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock wineries receive tourism grant]]>
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          <![CDATA[Snowy winter in store for Rappahannock and region?]]>
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    <![CDATA[7News First Alert Weather is predicting a much higher winter snowfall for this season.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Snowy winter in store for Rappahannock and region?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-14T05:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS girls' varsity basketball team honored in ring ceremony]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pictured (L-R): Melissa Loving (JV Assistant Coach), Taylor Pullen, Carmen Pond, Shelby Clem, Dakota Stringfellow, Summer Shackelford, Chloe Jenkins, Savannah Loving, Abigail Atkins, Brookelyn Atkins, Joley Beard, Alaynna Compton, Kayla Robey (Varsity Assistant Coach).Front Row (L-R): Henry Shackelford (JV Head Coach), Jeff Atkins (Varsity Head Coach), and Jerry Goebel (Team Bus Driver)]]>
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      <![CDATA[RCHS girls' varsity basketball team honored in ring ceremony]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-14T04:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: We did not meet his expectations or our own]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: We did not meet his expectations or our own]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-13T22:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, 2023]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-13T19:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia voters gave Democrats control of the legislature. What will it mean for policy?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Senator Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) cheers as election results are announced during the Democratic Election Night Party in Richmond, November 7, 2023.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia voters gave Democrats control of the legislature. What will it mean for policy?]]>
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</image:image>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-13T07:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spanberger announces run for governor]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger participated in Narcan training, which is a medication that can reverse the effects of opioids, following a press conference and roundtable discussion with local leaders and health care providers on June 2 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center to discuss the POWER Act, which aims to reduce the fentanyl crisis.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spanberger announces run for governor]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-13T02:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-12T20:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginians can apply for state fuel assistance to help with heat costs through Monday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kid freezing. Young girl freeze at home. Teenager girl in brown sweater, indoors on a chilly winter day, energy and gas crisis, cold room, heating problems]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginians can apply for state fuel assistance to help with heat costs through Monday]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-12T07:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Big Jake's great heart beats forever]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Big Jake's great heart beats forever]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-12T05:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: USDA issues landmark ruling, strengthens welfare of animals in organic farming]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: USDA issues landmark ruling, strengthens welfare of animals in organic farming]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Report: Spanberger to announce gubernatorial run next week]]>
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    <![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Report: Spanberger to announce gubernatorial run next week]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Squad boss John Rose extinguishes smoldering duff near the Quaker Run WIldfire fire line in Madison County on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo/Ireland Hayes for Foothills Forum)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culpeper skilled gaming location faces uncertain future]]>
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    <![CDATA[Minute Men Market at 201 Water Place, Suite 105 has been a local hub for gamers to test their skills in various skill-based slot-like games since it opened in early October.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper skilled gaming location faces uncertain future]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Update: Boil water notice lifted in Town of Washington]]>
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    <![CDATA[Until it was refilled Wednesday evening, there was a large hole at the intersection of Main Street and Piedmont Avenue where the water line broke.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Boil water notice lifted in Town of Washington]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T09:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Doers Profile | Danny Wilson]]>
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    <![CDATA[Danny Wilson]]>
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      <![CDATA[Doers Profile | Danny Wilson]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Living on the Lawn at Mr. Jefferson's University: An honor or a campout?]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Lawn at the University of Virginia]]>
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      <![CDATA[Living on the Lawn at Mr. Jefferson's University: An honor or a campout?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-11T01:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Officials of the Rappahannock Farmers Cooperative at their annual dinner. Left to right are P. Lee Thornton, W. H. Hurt, J. Newbill Miller, James Cornett, and Gordon Thornhill. The dinner was held at Panorama.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-10T19:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Comment | Eulogy for a courageous Air Force fighter pilot who called Rappahannock home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lieutenant General Harley Hughes]]>
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      <![CDATA[Comment | Eulogy for a courageous Air Force fighter pilot who called Rappahannock home]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge expands Battle Buddy veterans services with new call center]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rachel Brown is coordinator of Hero's Bridge Battle Buddy Call Center.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge expands Battle Buddy veterans services with new call center]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-09T22:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friends gathered at Narmada Winery to celebrate 'a once-in-a-lifetime event,' the 85th birthday of Henry 'Hank' Gorfein.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 9]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-09T14:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Jackson District voters' choice: Change]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield supervisor, Debbie Donehey checks election results at a watch party she hosted at the Dark Horse Tavern in Flint Hill.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Jackson District voters' choice: Change]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-09T07:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State Sen. Boysko launches bid for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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    <![CDATA[State Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-33rd]]>
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      <![CDATA[State Sen. Boysko launches bid for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-09T02:23:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Main Gallery at the Washington Schoolhouse]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 9]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-08T21:11:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for Nov. 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-08T19:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local Republican incumbents hold Virginia House of Delegates, Senate Senate seats]]>
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    <![CDATA[Michael Webert will return to the House of Delegates, representing Rappahannock County and neighboring areas.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Local Republican incumbents hold Virginia House of Delegates, Senate Senate seats]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-08T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Youngkin says he's ‘disappointed' in election results, vows to work with Democrats]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gov. Glenn Youngkin holds a news conference on the steps of the Virginia Capitol to discuss his party's losses in the 2023 General Assembly elections.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Youngkin says he's ‘disappointed' in election results, vows to work with Democrats]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-08T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Acclaimed Native American theater artist Leland Faulkner coming to Castleton]]>
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    <![CDATA[Leland Faulkner will lead a performance and workshop Nov. 11 at Castleton.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Acclaimed Native American theater artist Leland Faulkner coming to Castleton]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Democrats retake control of Virginia House, hold state Senate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Celebrating their General Assembly victories on Tuesday night are Prince William County Democrats (from left) Sen. Jeremy McPike, Del.-elect Josh Thomas, Sen.-elect Jennifer Carroll Foy, Del. Michelle Maldonado and Sen.-elect Danica Roem.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Democrats retake control of Virginia House, hold state Senate]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T23:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Incumbent Culpeper sheriff defeated in hotly contested race]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Tim Chilton holds up a shirt that reads,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Incumbent Culpeper sheriff defeated in hotly contested race]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T21:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock voters choose Comer, Donehey in contested Board of Supervisors' races]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sam Foreback greets voter Jim Costello at his election stand outside the Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday morning.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock voters choose Comer, Donehey in contested Board of Supervisors' races]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T15:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hundreds of Rappahannock voters turn out on Election Day]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sam Foreback greets voter Jim Costello at his election stand outside the Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday morning.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hundreds of Rappahannock voters turn out on Election Day]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/f652c4b0-7d92-11ee-9737-ab68dd40262e-f36e761f</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T12:27:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire crews from across country continue to fight Madison blaze]]>
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    <![CDATA[James Cochran, a firefighter from Spainville, uses a combination tool to dig out and extinguish smoldering pieces of duff in the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 6.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire crews from across country continue to fight Madison blaze]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T12:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County begins search for courthouse design expert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Blue Rock owner Nick Dowling, left, with his lawyer Mike Brown at Monday's Board of Supervisors meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County begins search for courthouse design expert]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-07T10:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County, SNP impose open burning restrictions]]>
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    <![CDATA[burning trash pile of flames.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County, SNP impose open burning restrictions]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, Nov. 6, 2023]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-06T16:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Take steps to calm frenzy fueled by the uninformed]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Take steps to calm frenzy fueled by the uninformed]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-06T16:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Just say ‘no' to business tax]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Just say ‘no' to business tax]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-06T16:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Happy 107th birthday to Elizabeth ‘Betty' Buntin, one special person]]>
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    <![CDATA[Elizabeth 'Betty' Buntin celebrates her 107th birthday in her Washington home amid gifts from well-wishers.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Happy 107th birthday to Elizabeth ‘Betty' Buntin, one special person]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-06T15:39:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 2]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-06T08:06:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 2]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-05T17:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Where the money has gone to support Rappahannock candidates]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield District Supervisor Debbie Donehey greets supporters during an August event at Rappahannock Cellars in Huntly.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Where the money has gone to support Rappahannock candidates]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-05T09:12:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Time for a new approach for Jackson District]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-05T06:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Vote for Democrats Nov. 7 to protect your rights]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-05T01:52:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Jackson District — and county — long overdue for change]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Jackson District — and county — long overdue for change]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-04T17:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Pointing fingers, tensions rise among Rappahannock County supervisors]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ron Frazier, current supervisor for the Jackson District, speaks at the Rappahannock County Candidate Forum at the Little Washington Theatre on Oct. 27, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pointing fingers, tensions rise among Rappahannock County supervisors]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: I want a BOS that works. Donehey has proven she can make that happen]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: I want a BOS that works. Donehey has proven she can make that happen]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-04T03:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Let's choose the truth in next election]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Acting wisely to protect public safety]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-03T11:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Roll back the clocks this weekend; some Virginia lawmakers say it's time to eliminate daylight saving time]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rotunda Clock by John Flanagan, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Roll back the clocks this weekend; some Virginia lawmakers say it's time to eliminate daylight saving time]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-03T00:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: A vote for Democrats is a vote for women's rights]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-03T00:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Rappahannock residents react to Israel-Hamas war]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Rappahannock residents react to Israel-Hamas war]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-03T00:03:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Ron Frazier is a voice of reason]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-02T23:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier's contrary voice holding our county back]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier's contrary voice holding our county back]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-02T22:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County administrator ‘deeply concerned' by social media allegations]]>
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    <![CDATA[County Administrator Garrey Curry with the Board of Supervisors.]]>
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      <![CDATA[County administrator ‘deeply concerned' by social media allegations]]>
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          <![CDATA[Friends invited to celebrate life of folk art collector Pete Cecere]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pete Cecere was the subject of the 2018 documentary 'House of Stronzo' by Michael White, which chronicles his extensive folk art and outside art collection.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Friends invited to celebrate life of folk art collector Pete Cecere]]>
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          <![CDATA[Explore, enjoy this weekend's annual Rappahannock Fall Art Tour]]>
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      <![CDATA[Explore, enjoy this weekend's annual Rappahannock Fall Art Tour]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-02T14:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Deer collision causes school bus crash in Fauquier]]>
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    <![CDATA[At around 7:15 a.m., Fauquier County Public Schools Bus 57 overturned as a result of an incident with a deer.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Deer collision causes school bus crash in Fauquier]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Bill Dietel improved lives of so many]]>
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          <![CDATA[New fall tour artists share love of outdoors: Nora Harrington and Charlie Tompkins]]>
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      <![CDATA[New fall tour artists share love of outdoors: Nora Harrington and Charlie Tompkins]]>
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          <![CDATA[Photos: Trick-or-treating with the Rappahannock News, 2023]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kaden, Scooby Doo; Little Kayden; Rylee, super hero; Jackie, witch]]>
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      <![CDATA[Photos: Trick-or-treating with the Rappahannock News, 2023]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-11-01T23:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pete Cecere was the subject of the 2018 documentary 'House of Stronzo' by Michael White, which chronicles his extensive folk art and outside art collection.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[Brandy Station history ride draws area equestrians]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper Battlefields Tour Guide Tracy Baer speaks of the significance of geography from the top of Buford's Knoll on the Brandy Station Battlefield.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Brandy Station history ride draws area equestrians]]>
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          <![CDATA[In Photos | Welcome to Sperryville...make that 'Scarryville']]>
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      <![CDATA[In Photos | Welcome to Sperryville...make that 'Scarryville']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-31T19:13:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Giant squash and PATH board visit Rappahannock elementary]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jason Loris and his daughter stand next to their world-record winning squash displayed in the RCES cafeteria on Oct. 27, 2023. Loris grew two record-breaking butternut squash this season, and both were featured at the Virginia State Fair last month.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Giant squash and PATH board visit Rappahannock elementary]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-31T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Appreciation: Kevin Adams painted Rappahannock, a space he loved]]>
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      <![CDATA[Appreciation: Kevin Adams painted Rappahannock, a space he loved]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-31T04:24:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Coming soon: The Marketplace Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[John and Diane MacPherson plan to open The Marketplace Sperryville inside the old River District Arts building this spring.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Coming soon: The Marketplace Sperryville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-30T13:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Benevolent Fund expands its mission]]>
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    <![CDATA[Berni Olson, left, executive director of the Benevolent Fund, and Ibby Bandercan, who runs its Bridge program.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Benevolent Fund expands its mission]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-30T13:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Board of Supervisors candidates face voters at forum]]>
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    <![CDATA[Candidates for the Jackson and Wakefield seats on the Board of Supervisors answered questions Friday evening at the Businesses of Rappahannock - Rappahannock News Candidate Forum held at Little Washington Theatre.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Board of Supervisors candidates face voters at forum]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-30T11:43:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-29T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Halloween in Rappahannock: Trick-or-treating hot spots around the county]]>
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    <![CDATA[At Sperryville's Scarryville Halloween celebration last year, trick or treaters visited the the rescue squad.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Halloween in Rappahannock: Trick-or-treating hot spots around the county]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-29T11:29:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia furthers efforts to combat illegal turtle trade]]>
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    <![CDATA[An eastern box turtle]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia furthers efforts to combat illegal turtle trade]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-29T10:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Time for change: Jackson is the man for the job]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Time for change: Jackson is the man for the job]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-28T20:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary: Why Jackson District residents should vote for Donna Comer]]>
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    <![CDATA[Letter-stack]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Why Jackson District residents should vote for Donna Comer]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-28T20:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commentary | From the registrar: Five things voters need to know in 2023]]>
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    <![CDATA[Office of the Registrar of Voters, next to the county courthouse in Washington, Va.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary | From the registrar: Five things voters need to know in 2023]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-28T14:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Letter: Bill Dietel: A Rappahannock treasure]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bill Dietel at a Foothills Forum event in May 2023.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Letter: Bill Dietel: A Rappahannock treasure]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-28T13:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ann Spieker gives children at CCLC a tour of the rescue squad]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-28T11:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wakefield's annual RAPPtoberfest makes memories]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hundreds of friends and neighbors gathered for the Fourth Annual RAPPtoberfest at Wakefield Country Day School in Huntly]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wakefield's annual RAPPtoberfest makes memories]]>
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          <![CDATA[VIDEO | Watch the 2023 Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-27T14:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Grant funding opportunity available for Rappahannock nonprofits]]>
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    <![CDATA[A bequest from longtime Rappahannock photographer Richard Lykes enabled the grants.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Grant funding opportunity available for Rappahannock nonprofits]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-27T14:04:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Preserve your rights, don't vote for Democrats]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-27T13:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: ‘She is more interested in getting it right than being right']]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: ‘She is more interested in getting it right than being right']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-27T13:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Youth in Philanthropy awards therapeutic riding center $10k grant]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS junior Alexis Gainer was one of 8 students who, after a rigorous application review process, selected a therapeutic riding center to receive a funding grant.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Youth in Philanthropy awards therapeutic riding center $10k grant]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-26T20:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock planners put brakes on rezoning applications; approve Blue Rock expansion]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ryan Allday addresses the Planning Commission at last Wednesday's meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock planners put brakes on rezoning applications; approve Blue Rock expansion]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-26T19:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School Class of '63 celebrates 60th reunion]]>
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          <![CDATA[The race for Richmond]]>
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          <![CDATA[New artists join RAAC's Art Tour: Tina Falkenbury & Paul Falkenbury]]>
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    <![CDATA[Paul Falkenbury, one of the new artists, on this year's RAAC art tour.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New artists join RAAC's Art Tour: Tina Falkenbury & Paul Falkenbury]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Debbie Donehey is the ‘clear choice']]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive]]>
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          <![CDATA[VIDEO | Watch the 2023 Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum]]>
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          <![CDATA[Oak View National Bank reports continued strong financial results]]>
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      <![CDATA[Oak View National Bank reports continued strong financial results]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 19]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County candidate forum Friday evening]]>
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    <![CDATA[candidate forum 2023]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County candidate forum Friday evening]]>
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          <![CDATA[Report: Nearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese in 2021]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tape Measure 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[Report: Nearly two-thirds of Virginians were overweight or obese in 2021]]>
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          <![CDATA[Bill Dietel – catalyst, mentor, model – leaves a rich legacy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bill Dietel portrait crop]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bill Dietel – catalyst, mentor, model – leaves a rich legacy]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chester Brown to face grand jury on felony gun charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chester Brown]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chester Brown to face grand jury on felony gun charges]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Donehey has ‘earned our full trust and support']]>
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          <![CDATA[Focusing on Invasives | Ailanthus tree]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shelly Stoner, president of the Rappahannock PTO, cuts the ribbon on the clothing cottage at Rappahannock County Elementary School on Oct. 11.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need]]>
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          <![CDATA[Calling all trick-or-treaters: It's Halloween at the Rapp News]]>
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    <![CDATA[Leah, Evan and Ellis Childress, who dressed as an adorable scene of a fire, won the 2021 Rappahannock News Halloween costume contest.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Calling all trick-or-treaters: It's Halloween at the Rapp News]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: Ron Maxwell: Staying true to his vision for ‘Gettysburg']]>
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    <![CDATA[In Gettysburg last weekend, there were sold-out anniversary screenings of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: Ron Maxwell: Staying true to his vision for ‘Gettysburg']]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: An old saying ‘Politics ain't beanbag' true today]]>
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          <![CDATA[Loudoun farm pilots invisible fencing in Virginia push for rotational grazing]]>
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    <![CDATA[Molly Kroiz looks over goats grazing within a confined area on her Loudoun County farm.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Loudoun farm pilots invisible fencing in Virginia push for rotational grazing]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mt. Ida in Huntly. The home was built for Edward Moore]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Lions Club announces best chili winners]]>
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          <![CDATA['Better Together' picnic at Rappahannock County park this Saturday]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 19]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meeting and Notices for Oct. 18]]>
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          <![CDATA[PATH Foundation awards grants to Rappahannock nonprofits]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp at Home was one of the Rappahannock County nonprofits to receive support from the PATH Foundation as part of its latest round of grants. Volunteer Mike Wenger assisted Debbie Settle into the wheelchair accessible van in Sperryville last year.]]>
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      <![CDATA[PATH Foundation awards grants to Rappahannock nonprofits]]>
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          <![CDATA[State report finds child care is unaffordable for most Va. families with young kids]]>
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    <![CDATA[Group Of Little Preschool Kids Drawing Paper With Color Pencils . Portrait Of Children Friends Educa]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-18T08:19:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Former Virginia House speaker to run for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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    <![CDATA[Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, was Speaker of the House of Delegates.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Former Virginia House speaker to run for 10th District seat in Congress]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia municipalities crack down on short-term rentals]]>
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    <![CDATA[Danville has seen an over 800% increase in short-term rental listings in a three-year period.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia municipalities crack down on short-term rentals]]>
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          <![CDATA[Acclaimed Rappahannock artist Kevin Adams dies at 64]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kevin H. Adams in his Gay Street studio in 2017.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: How love of old apple trees led to future as an arborist]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia's sales tax holiday for school supplies, emergency items returns this weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[school supplies colored pencils 3 pixabay]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia's sales tax holiday for school supplies, emergency items returns this weekend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Fauquier schools' health coordinator retires following antisemitic comment]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pam Trude, the now former school health coordinator for Fauquier County Public Schools, speaks during the Sept. 11 School Board meeting.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Ben Venue slave cabins, a reminder of crossroads' past]]>
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          <![CDATA[Route 522 heading into downtown Culpeper reopens]]>
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    <![CDATA[Preliminary work began last October for Culpeper's fourth roundabout at the intersection of N. Blue Ridge Ave. and W. Evans St/Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), according to Culpeper County Director of Planning and Community Development Andrew Hopewell.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Featured in the Oct. 24, 1963, issue of the Rappahannock News, there was a large article on the dedication of the new library. The original library was housed in the old Presbyterian Church in Washington. The building now serves as the Town Hall. Mrs. Mary Priest signs the guest book as the new librarian and others look on. Also pictured, busy cutting apple pies to serve to visitors, are Mrs. Grace Wallihan Massie, Mrs. James Lillard, and Mrs. Rosa Lee Clark Payne.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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          <![CDATA[Poem: ‘Irony']]>
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    <![CDATA[The current courthouse dates to 1833; surrounding buildings were added later.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Poem: ‘Irony']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-15T11:42:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock veggie grower breaks world record for largest butternut squash]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amissville resident Jason Loris earned the world record for his two butternut squash, both of which surpassed the previous record, weighing about 130 and 120 pounds. Loris presented the squash at the Virginia State Fair last month, where he earned the ribbons.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock veggie grower breaks world record for largest butternut squash]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-15T11:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Let's stop the drama. . . and get back to a functioning firehouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County's Company 4, on Fodderstack Road.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Let's stop the drama. . . and get back to a functioning firehouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[All Points conducting field tests in Rapp on fiber network design]]>
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      <![CDATA[All Points conducting field tests in Rapp on fiber network design]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T23:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Residents seek safer Clevengers Corner]]>
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    <![CDATA[The fatal accident scene Wednesday night at the intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 at Clevengers Corner.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Residents seek safer Clevengers Corner]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T16:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Skating rink reopens in Culpeper]]>
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      <![CDATA[Skating rink reopens in Culpeper]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T15:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia wants your acorns -- soon]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T13:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Storytelling charms and enriches our lives]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Storytelling charms and enriches our lives]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T13:41:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier has caused county to waste money]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chris Parrish speaks during open comment at the Oct. Board of Supervisors meeting.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier has caused county to waste money]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T13:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[NOVAC astronomer James Granahan provides aparticipant with a tantalizing view of the Andromeda galaxy through his 12-inch Dobsonian telescope.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-14T00:33:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cr]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-13T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Madison County among multiple Virginia school districts targeted with hoax bomb threats]]>
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    <![CDATA[Blue lights on the roof of a police car with the background out of focus and lights with bokeh effect]]>
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      <![CDATA[Madison County among multiple Virginia school districts targeted with hoax bomb threats]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-13T01:07:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[New stairs enhance Sperryville trail]]>
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    <![CDATA[New stairs enhance Sperryville Trail Network.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New stairs enhance Sperryville trail]]>
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          <![CDATA[Town approves landscape plan for Rush River Commons]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town approves landscape plan for Rush River Commons]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-12T21:35:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock principals share long-term school improvement plans]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Actress Betsy Brantley, left, discusses the creative process with painter Ruthie Windsor-Mann while Ruth Anna Stolk, right, handles MC duties at the Creative to Creative event at Little Washington Theatre on Oct. 7.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 12]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 12]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-11T15:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock philanthropist Bill Dietel dies at 96]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bill Dietel at Over Jordan Farm in 2016.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock philanthropist Bill Dietel dies at 96]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-11T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Headwaters Foundation hosts 2nd annual Harvest Festival]]>
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    <![CDATA[Declan Caimano sits on top of a tractor at the Headwaters Foundation Harvest Festival at Eldon Farms in Woodville on Oct. 7, 2023.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Headwaters Foundation hosts 2nd annual Harvest Festival]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Oct. 10, 2023]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RAAC's 18th Art Tour: the best of old and new]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nora Harrington, Nancy Keyser and Patricia Brennan (seen clockwise) are three of the more than 80 local artists featured on this year's Fall Art Tour]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC's 18th Art Tour: the best of old and new]]>
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          <![CDATA[Lower rainfall, lower bacteria levels along Shenandoah River]]>
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    <![CDATA[farm cow]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lower rainfall, lower bacteria levels along Shenandoah River]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2023-10-10T09:09:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Piedmont Smiles pop-up dental care event treats more than 250 people]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Piedmont Smiles project, which provides free dental services to people in need, is put on by the Virginia Dental Association Foundation - Mission of Mercy. This year's event in Fauquier County was held at Fauquier High School on Oct. 7.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Piedmont Smiles pop-up dental care event treats more than 250 people]]>
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    <![CDATA[On one day recently, a nine-man crew picked nine tons of Cab Franc grapes at the Huntly winery.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Cellars' winemaker ‘a very happy camper']]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2023]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Preserve your rights, vote for Democrats]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Our stock of rental housing is getting decimated]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock chef Rachel Rowland's magic ingredient: Love]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rachel Rowland]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock chef Rachel Rowland's magic ingredient: Love]]>
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          <![CDATA[All Points Broadband and REC point fingers over project delays]]>
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    <![CDATA[All Points CEO Jimmy Carr presents to the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors in September 2021.]]>
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      <![CDATA[All Points Broadband and REC point fingers over project delays]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier: ‘I do support' Building Committee members who left joint meeting]]>
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      <![CDATA[Letter: Frazier: ‘I do support' Building Committee members who left joint meeting]]>
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          <![CDATA[Letter: I hope Jackson District voters elect a new supervisor]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Two photos of the Wallace House in Woodville taken in 1993. The Wallace house is on the corner of Routes 522 & 617. Charles Wallace, who owned the property was born November 7, 1850, the son of Stroghea and Martha Majors Wallace. He worked as a blacksmith. He and his wife, Annie Perry Wallace had 13 children.His son Isaiah gave an interview to Margaret Jeffries in March 1940 as part of the Writers Project undertaken under FDR. It is included in the book]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Commentary: We went fast — and we stayed healthy]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commentary: We went fast — and we stayed healthy]]>
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          <![CDATA[Lions Club examines children's eyesight at CCLC]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lions Club examines children's eyesight at CCLC]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock says goodbye to Timmy Beahm]]>
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    <![CDATA[The late Timmy Beahm, of Gid Brown Hollow]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock says goodbye to Timmy Beahm]]>
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          <![CDATA[New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa]]>
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    <![CDATA[Prior to coming to Little Washington, new Inn general manager Ed Gannon helped launch a 700-acre resort in California's Napa Valley.]]>
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      <![CDATA[New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa]]>
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          <![CDATA[Court hearing for Chester Brown continued]]>
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      <![CDATA[Court hearing for Chester Brown continued]]>
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          <![CDATA[Supervisors approve new pay scale system for county employees]]>
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      <![CDATA[Supervisors approve new pay scale system for county employees]]>
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          <![CDATA[Update: Amissville woman dies in five-vehicle crash at Clevengers Corner]]>
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    <![CDATA[The fatal accident scene Wednesday night at the intersection of Route 211 and Route 229 at Clevengers Corner.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Update: Amissville woman dies in five-vehicle crash at Clevengers Corner]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hazel River meets Tibet at Middle Street Gallery]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hazel River meets Tibet at Middle Street Gallery]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ruth Anna Stolk, Ruthie Windsor-Mann and Betsy Brantley are on stage at Little Washington Theatre this Saturday.]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 5]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 5]]>
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