Rappahannock News

07/29/2025

Over the past two weeks there's been three breaks in the Town of Washington’s aging water system. As I pointed out in a previous letter to the editor, no water

07/29/2025

The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation has announced that the MLK/JEBoddie Scholarship Fundraiser Banquet is on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. at The Washington School, 567 Mt. Salem Avenue in the Town of Washington.

The Scrabble School Preservation Foundation has announced that the MLK/JEBoddie Scholarship Fundraiser Banquet is on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. at The Washington School, 567 Mt. Salem Avenue in

07/29/2025

The Celebrate America Committee would like to thank all who participated in the Celebrate America Concert on July 5 at Avon Hall in the Town of Washington.

07/29/2025

We would like to thank Ireland Hayes (Foothills Forum photographer) Camden Littleton ( Virginia Cooperative Extension field marketing and communications coordinator) and the Rappahannock News staff for their coverage of the 2025 Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show.

We would like to thank Ireland Hayes (Foothills Forum photographer), Camden Littleton (Virginia Cooperative Extension field marketing and communications coordinator) and the Rappahannock News staff for their coverage of the

07/29/2025

Thanks to Paige Walker, you might have noticed a lovely, new mural in the scenic area behind Before and After cafe, along the Sperryville river trail. The Rapp News had an email exchange with Walker about her project, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

Thanks to Paige Walker, you might have noticed a lovely, new mural in the scenic area behind Before & After cafe, along the Sperryville river trail. The Rapp News had

07/29/2025

Spectators weathered the rain for a match at the Blue Rock Polo Arena last Friday before it was cut short due to a torrential downpour.

Spectators weathered the rain for a match at the Blue Rock polo arena last Friday before it was cut short due to a torrential downpour.

07/28/2025

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing will host a special public celebration on Saturday, Aug. 2 to mark the 80th birthday of Doris Mae, the Wing’s fully restored General Motors-built TBM Avenger torpedo bomber.

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing will host a special public celebration on Saturday, Aug. 2 to mark the 80th birthday of Doris Mae, the Wing’s fully restored General

07/28/2025

A 21-year-old Centreville man was sentenced in Rappahannock Circuit Court last Thursday on reckless driving charges surrounded by a courtroom full of family and friends there to support him.

07/27/2025

Oct. 25, 1984: The Board of Directors of the Amissville Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service announced this week that it will have to reduce the level of services

07/27/2025

Across Virginia and the nation, energy demand is climbing — and fast. Virginia’s Department of Energy recently projected that annual demand growth for energy is increasing to 6.5%, up from

07/27/2025

As the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors continues to grapple with a high price tag for a new courthouse, a Circuit Court judge warned that courthouse safety in the existing