Rappahannock News

06/18/2026

A Rappahannock judge on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Gregg Howell, who vanished after a 2023 construction fraud conviction.

Rappahannock judge issues arrest warrant for Gregg Howell, who vanished after a 2023 construction fraud conviction and still owes court-ordered restitution.

06/18/2026

The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has rejected a counteroffer from attorney David Konick in the long-running Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue lawsuit, but says it will continue pursuing a settlement.

Rappahannock supervisors rejected ousted Flint Hill fire leaders’ settlement counteroffer but will keep negotiating.

06/18/2026

Watch Wednesday's monthly meeting of the Planning Commission. For agenda items, visit the county's BoardDocs site: https://go.boarddocs.com/va/corva/Board.nsf/P...

06/18/2026

At a Piedmont Environmental Council farm event in Aldie, Gov. Spanberger called agrivoltaics a “simple” proposition, with farmers getting extra income and lower energy costs while the state’s power grid gets an injection of clean energy. 👇️ More on the event and agrivoltaics in Comments

06/18/2026

The Culpeper Branch of the NAACP, which also serves Rappahannock and Madison counties, has awarded three $1,000 scholarships to area high school students.
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06/18/2026

Avon Halls readies for concert, Sperryville Thursday concert with Pictrola, RappCats holds annual fundraiser and more county happenings in this week's 'The Rapp.'

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06/17/2026

Dawn Phillips, a 14-year educator and former elementary assistant principal, will become Rappahannock County High School's new assistant principal and CTE coordinator on July 1. Rappahannock County Public Schools

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06/16/2026

Commentary: What three weeks in Rappahannock taught me about rural news

"The charm of Rappahannock County extended to the workplace of Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum. Every team member I was lucky enough to shadow mixed expertise and intelligence with adaptability and kindness."

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06/16/2026

After an hour-long hearing, the chief judge of Rappahannock County Circuit Court sent the attorneys involved in a lawsuit over the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company’s ousted leaders away with a simple directive — talk to each other.

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06/15/2026

Over 60 Facebook comments were left on a story that was published last week in the Rappahannock News,“What could a new Rappahannock library look like?” about the library’s Board of Trustees exploring a potential move to Rush River Commons.

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