Archive for August, 2007
Panthers Impressive in Cross Country Meet
Luray hosted a three-way cross country meet on Wednesday, August 29, with Rappahannock and Madison, and while neither Panther team won, individuals stood out.
Brittani Dodson ran second for the girls. Her teammates Sarah Smoot, Brooke Hatcher, Stephanie Sine and Carly Day finished 13, 14, 15 and 17. Madison won the girls competition with 25 points […]
Hello? Can you hear me now? State agency calls up Verizon on poor response to out-of-service complaints
Virginia’s utility regulatory agency announced it plans to hold a courtroom-style hearing on Verizon Corp.’s poor handling of telephone service complaints, which have plagued many of its customers in the southern portion of Rappahannock County.
The State Corporation Commission has set a hearing in Richmond on Sept. 25 at which Verizon must show why it should […]
Blue Rock Inn owner Gary Harvey disputes zoning violation, discloses plan for new winery at inn
James P. Gannon
Blue Rock Inn owner Gary Harvey, who last week was found guilty in court of violating local zoning law by running an unapproved guest house at his home near the restaurant and inn, denied he had done anything unlawful and said he has future weddings booked at Blue Rock that will result […]
RAAC Film: ‘Paris Je T’Aime’
[ September 21, 2007; 8:00 pm; ] Rappahannock Association for Arts in the Community presents the film, “Paris Je T’Aime” on Friday, Sept. 21 at The Theatre in Washington, VA, 8 p.m. Admission $6.00
Steve Buscemi, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe
First Look Pictures; 20 segments each with a different director
Rated R; 120 minutes; 2007 Twenty directors head to the City of Love with […]
Board of Supervisors meeting
[ September 5, 2007; 2:00 pm; ] The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will meet in public session at 2 p.m. at the county court house in Washington, VA.
Tentative Agenda:
Call To Order
Minutes, August 6, 2007 meetings*
Adopt Revised Agenda
Michael Santucci, Department of Forestry
David Cubbage, VdoT
Public Comment
Old Business
-Update on Dominion power line proposal
-Broadband/Internet Access Study
-Discussion of Rappahannock County and School Funding Team
-Solid Waste Agreement-Culpeper […]
Officials of three counties to meet to consider regional jail costs, put at $78.4 million by financial analysts
By James P. Gannon
Officials of Rappahannock, Warren and Shenandoah counties will meet this week to hear a report by financial analysts that pegs the cost of a new, 460-bed regional jail at $78.4 million, to be shared by the three counties in proportion to their usage of the facility.
The three-county meeting will be held Wednesday […]