Archive for October, 2006
Democrat Webb snares more cash than Sen. Allen in Rappahannock County
By Greg Rushford
Although Sen. George Allen has raised far more campaign money statewide than his Democratic challenger, James Webb, Federal records show that Webb has raised more than twice as much money from contributors in Rappahannock County than has Republican Allen—thanks largely to one politically-active local couple.
Despite Rappahannock County’s record for voting Republican in recent […]
Leadership needed: The future is at stake
The news that the county’s largest landowner, Lane Industries, is looking at its options for future use or development of its 7,600-acre Eldon Farms only serves to emphasize what major challenges may lie ahead for the people in charge of Rappahannock County government.
The Lane executives may ultimately decide to keep Eldon Farms as an agricultural […]
County’s largest landowner studies development options on Eldon Farms
Rappahannock County’s largest landowner, Lane Industries, Inc., has hired a Pennsylvania consulting firm to study its 7,600-acre Eldon Farms property to recommend options on future use or development–a move that could result in a large-scale development that might have major impact on the county’s rural character.
The Rappahannock Voice learned of the unpublicized study this week, […]
RappVoice poll yields stunning result, but what does it mean?
The Rappahannnock Voice called out last week for votes from county residents in the showdown between Democrat James Webb and Republican Sen. George Allen, but it appears that county Republicans weren’t listening.
Webb easily outpolled the incumbent Virginia senator by a margin of 22 votes to 8, in an unscientific “poll” that RappVoice labeled as “just […]
Candidates mostly agree on issues raised at forum
By Greg Rushford
More than 130 county residents turned up on a foggy fall evening Tuesday to hear three Piedmont District candidates for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors offer their views on a wide range of issues facing county government.
In the end, the three agreed […]
High school’s pollution fixes could cost taxpayers big money
By Greg Rushford
Under orders from Virginia’s environmental authorities, Rappahannock County High School has spent some $40,000 this year to correct water-pollution problems caused by the school’s aging sewage-treatment plant, and faces substantially more spending on fixing additional environmental problems. The county’s Board of Supervisors already has been warned that if the current fixes don’t […]