Archive for March, 2007
PEC event at Long View Gallery
[ April 7, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Long View Gallery and the Piedmont Environmental Council invite you to join us in the fight to keep Dominion Power from expanding in Rappahannock County. Meet principals from PEC and learn of the ways it has lead in the environmental defense of the region and how it has organized a formidable opposition to the proposed […]
Panthers roll over Bulldogs, Drop Saturday Games
By Sharon Kilpatrick
It was the Rappahannock Panthers two games to none over the Luray Bulldogs Tuesday afternoon at home as both baseball and softball varsities triumphed.
However, on Saturday March 31, both lost their games.
The softball team won 9-0. They scored seven of their runs in the second inning to get an early lead in the […]
Gov. Kaine ignores Rappahannock’s plea on amending utility bill
Ignoring a plea by the Rappahannock County government, Gov. Tim Kaine proposed some amendments to the utility re-regulation bill that passed this year’s General Assembly, but not one that would bar Dominion Virginia Power from building a second high-voltage transmission line across the county.
In his action Tuesday on the utility bill that was strongly supported […]
Small business in Rappahannock: Changes in tourism, demographics, consumer behavior and Internet use pose new challenges and opportunity
First in a series of articles on small business in Rappahannock County
By James P. Gannon
More than three dozen small business owners in Rappahannock County gathered Tuesday to discuss how to succeed in a small, rural county amid changes and trends in tourist traffic, demographics, consumer preferences and technology that pose serious challenges to traditional ways […]
Wakefield auction and dinner
[ April 28, 2007; 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Wakefield Country Day School will host its annual Spring Auction and Dinner at the school on Saturday, April 28, 2007, with the theme “Santa Fe Spring.” Silent auction and reception begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 and live auction at 8 p.m. Tickets are $55 (proceeds benefit the WCDS scholarship program), […]
School board stands pat on proposed $12.3 million budget, asking $494,968 more in county funds
The Rappahannock County School board took final action on its proposed $12.3 million budget for the coming year Tuesday morning, passing it on to the county Board of Supervisors without any further cuts in overall spending.
The only change made from the budget that was subject to a public hearing last week was a shifting of […]