Rappahannock News

08/05/2025

Our delegate, Michael Webert, was recently appointed to the Labor and Commerce Committee in the Virginia House of Delegates.

08/05/2025

Representatives from The Inn at Little Washington and their legal counsel visited my home June 15, one day before a scheduled joint Planning Commission and Town Council meeting.
During our conversation, they expressed the inn’s desire to be a “good neighbor” and asked what I would need to feel comfortable, by supporting the rezoning of the lot behind my house from VR (Village Residential) to MUR (Mixed Use Residential).

Representatives from The Inn at Little Washington and their legal counsel visited my home June 15, one day before a scheduled joint Planning Commission and Town Council meeting.

08/05/2025

Full video coverage of Monday's Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors' meeting.

08/05/2025

Pen Druid Brewing in Sperryville commemorated its 10th anniversary in business last weekend with dozens of customers celebrating — even through thunderstorms and a brief power outage.

08/05/2025

Grant funding alert: There's support for programs to boost careers in agriculture, thanks to Farm Credit of the Virginias

Farm Credit of the Virginias, a cooperative serving Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, is accepting applications for the second round of grant funding through their Agricultural Career Enhancement grant

08/04/2025

An Ohio man is wanted after a high speed chase through Rappahannock and Warren counties early this morning:

On Monday, Aug. 4 at 4:40 a.m., the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) was in pursuit of a red pickup truck traveling North on Zachary Taylor Highway at a high

08/04/2025

Gay Street Gallery has a new exhibition and opening reception on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 4-6 p.m. in the Town of Washington. Enjoy refreshments while mingling with artists and view their new works.

Gay Street Gallery has a new exhibition and opening reception on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 4-6 p.m. in the Town of Washington. Enjoy refreshments while mingling with artists and view

08/04/2025

Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) is pleased to welcome Sean Slaney, who has been recommended to serve as the new assistant principal of Rappahannock County Elementary School.

08/03/2025

I am glad to hear that some people are feeling more secure and hopeful after the signing of the "Big Beautiful Bill" recently. But many Virginians feel very anxious seeing

08/03/2025

Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors meets Monday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the courthouse, 250 Gay St., in the Town of Washington.

08/03/2025

Fruit orchards in Rappahannock County are persevering through the summer after the worst spring freeze in nearly 50 years wiped out three-fourths or more of their peach and apple crops,

08/03/2025

Rappahannock County and other rural areas are likely to be hit the hardest by cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program that more than one in five Americans depend on.
By Tim Carrington for Foothills Forum

Rappahannock County and other rural areas are likely to be hit the hardest by cuts in Medicaid, the health insurance program that more than one in five Americans depend on.