50+ min ago  (377+ words) The Virginia House of Delegates will convene Monday afternoon in Richmond, House Clerk Paul Nardo confirmed Friday. The state Senate will meet the same day, as both chambers work towards resolving the state budget, which must be finalized by June…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (426+ words) The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle in its courthouse construction project, unanimously approving a $3. 28 million design and construction management agreement and signaling plans to hire a part-time construction manager to oversee the project. The…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (163+ words) Attorneys representing Chester Brown, who is charged with the 2023 murder and strangulation of Doris Critzer in her Washington home, requested a private hearing with a Rappahannock judge to discuss expert witnesses in the case. Commonwealth's Attorney Art Goff, his staff,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (281+ words) A man the prosecution says has made a habit of taking money for construction work he never completes is now the subject of a Rappahannock County arrest warrant after vanishing following a 2023 fraud conviction. Gregg Howell, 65, whose last known residence…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (265+ words) The Town of Washington's Architectural Review Board voted unanimously Monday to approve a renovation of 353 Main St. , the former site of Wine Loves Chocolate that is now being leased by The Inn at Little Washington. The inn has not yet…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (502+ words) More than three years after Rappahannock County removed the leadership of the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, county officials are continuing to pursue a settlement despite rejecting the latest conditions proposed by the ousted leaders and their attorney…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (712+ words) Tuesday morning, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the legislative architects of a long-awaited retail weed framework presented a revamped plan for the recreational marketplace that they said is set to launch next summer, pending finalization of the state budget. The announcement…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (905+ words) After more than three years, a lawsuit that has delayed a potential Amazon data center on Blackwell Road in Warrenton took a step toward a conclusion Monday as both sides presented oral arguments. The Warrenton Town Council was initially the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (312+ words) A little bit of Rappahannock County fairy magic made its way to the Swiss Alps this week. Representing the organization, founder Sally-Anne Andrew attended the international conference to share what she describes as a simple but powerful idea: People are…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (120+ words) Rappahannock News Rappahannock County High School names Dawn Phillips as new assistant principal, CTE coordinator 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…...