Archive for December, 2007
Coming in the New Year: A new section on Politics & Elections, with an initial report from Iowa
By James P. Gannon
The Rappahannock Voice this week will introduce a new section for news and commentary: Politics & Elections. The year 2008 will start with a bang from Iowa, where the first test of the presidential candidates will occur on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 3, as Iowans attend their local political caucuses to […]
Board of Supervisors meeting
[ January 7, 2008; ] Tentative
AGENDA
RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Courthouse, Washington, VA
January 7, 2008
2:00 PM MEETING
Call To Order
Minutes: December 3, 2007 meeting*
Adopt Revised Agenda
About Our Schools, Robert Chappell
VDoT, David Cubbage
Public Comment
Old Business
-Landfill Report
-Report on Meeting of Coalition on Immigration*
-HB 3202 VaCO Region 7 Committee Appointments
New Business
-Stuart Field-Deed of Gift from Ruritans to County
-Page County Regional Reassessment Proposal*
Appointments
Correspondence
Information
-December Building Permit Report
Accounts
Closed Session
-As […]
Help pick the top RappVoice news story of 2007: Vote in our year-end poll
By James P. Gannon
Winding up a news-packed year, The Rappahannock Voice asks its readers to name what they consider the most important Rappahannock County news story of 2007.
The year was marked by a sensational murder trial, a tragedy at Virginia Tech that deeply touched the county, a real estate slump, a taxpayer protest against rising […]
Wrestlers perform at home
Panther fans had one of their few chances to watch Rappahannock’s wrestlers perform at home Wednesday, Dec. 19, as both the Junior Panther and varsity wrestlers faced William Monroe.
Rappahannock had to forfeit in several mid-weight classes and came out on the short end in team scoring 60-18, but those 18 points represented wins by Aiden […]
Incoming sheriff Connie Smith sees a ‘hectic’ time ahead as she moves to take control in the new year
By James P. Gannon
Still investigating crimes while she prepares to take over the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Connie Compton Smith is juggling her old job and contemplating her new job while those who work in the office wonder how the county’s first woman sheriff will shake up the organization.
In a brief interview Thursday, Smith […]
Planning Commission OK’s application for Sperryville apartment and new rules to ease Internet broadband expansion
By James P. Gannon
The Rappahannock County Planning Commission wrapped up the year’s work by wading through a thicket of applications, zoning ordinance amendments and other matters in a two-hour meeting notable for its mind-numbing complexity and inexplicable detail.
In the one action that was simple and straightforward, the commission recommended approval for a special use permit […]