The Rappahannock County school board has apparently settled on a final candidate to replace retiring Superintendent Robert Chappell, but isn’t saying who it is. “We can’t,” said Chairman J. Wesley Mills, asked if he could identify the candidate after Tuesday’s monthly Board of Education meeting at the high school. “We are still negotiating.” Pressed for details, Mills [...]

Gentlemen (and ladies), start your plumbers. If this week’s initial state-required five-day test goes well, and it doesn’t seriously snow or flood in the interim, the Town of Washington’s $4 million wastewater collection and treatment system could be up and running by early April. That was the news from the Washington Town Council’s regular meeting [...]

A Rappahannock Circuit Court grand jury voted to indict a number of defendants this week on various drug-related, assault and firearms charges. Also on Monday, Circuit Court Judge Herman A. Whisenant Jr. sentenced — among others — two of three persons found guilty of breaking and entering Hackley’s Store in Amissville last May. Dennis [...]

Sam Dunlap is the freshest face in Dave Naser’s chemistry classroom at Rappahannock County High School, but he’s not exactly a new student. Dunlap, a student at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, is enrolled in LFCC’s Introduction to Teaching as a Profession, a course that requires real-world experience — which makes him an intern. To give [...]

If you want to experience a fundamental Rappahannock County moment, ring up Triple Oak Bakery, reserve a slice of Mocha Dream cake and drive through Sperryville to visit with pastry chef Brooke Parkhurst in her tidy, sunlight-filled kitchen. Then chat with her about building a straw bale house, or about playing the banjo for an [...]

It’s time for Rappahannock residents to be counted. In the next week or so, a packet from the U.S. Census Bureau will land in each of our mailboxes, marking the start of another once-a-decade quest for demographic information. As is the case every time these surveys roll out, there will be a good deal of chatter [...]

In last week’s Rappahannock News, Mike Massie suggested conservation easements could bring an end to farming and hunting in Rappahannock [March 4, What’s conserved, and what’s not guaranteed, by easements]. The article raised some interesting points, but there are many benefits of conservation easements that were not mentioned and I would like to point out [...]

Lady Panthers' varsity team brings home one win, one loss

Recap of the week in athletics at Wakefield Country Day School

RCHS offense not on track in game against Roanoke Catholic