Archive for January, 2008
Junior Panthers post more wins
There was plenty of basketball action at home Wednesday evening, Jan. 30. First the Junior Panther teams hosted Bethel Christian School of Front Royal, and then the girls JV and varsity hosted George Mason. The Junior Panthers won.
The girls went first. Bethel scored first, and then Jessica Shaw got a basket and tied the score […]
Real estate sales slowed further in final months of 2007; fewer high-end properties changing hands
By James P. Gannon
The gradual and steady decline of home and property sales that characterized 2007 continued in the final three months of the year in Rappahannock County.
County land-transfer records show that a total of 27 real estate sales were recorded in the final quarter of the year, down from 37 such deals in the […]
Some Junior Panther wrestlers prevail
Rappahannock’s Junior Panther wrestlers hosted Culpeper’s Floyd T. Binns Middle School last Tuesday evening. The Culpeper squad was larger so several of Rappahannock’s wrestlers had more than one match.
Top performance went to Zack Armour with two wins, both by pins. Randolph Gray also won with a really quick pin. Logan Vest won one of his […]
Junior Panther Basketball Teams Get Wins
Both boys and girls Junior Panther teams picked up wins over Mountain View Christian Academy of Winchester in home games Monday, Jan. 28.
The girls went first and ran up an 8-2 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter was a different story, however, as Rapp’s girls were only able to get two more points, […]
Volleyball Varsity Takes Tournament
The state quarter-finalist RCHS varsity volleyball team got a chance to rack up more wins Saturday in the First Annual National Honor Society Volleyball Extravaganza, but not before getting a scare from the faculty team.
Teams from the Quiz Bowl, cross country combined with band, football and volleyball fans who traveled with the varsity team and […]
A railroad through Rappahannock? Norfolk Southern Railway confirms it is studying Front Royal-to-Culpeper rail line
By James P. Gannon
Is there a railroad in Rappahannock County’s future?
That surprising question emerged Monday when County Administrator John McCarthy disclosed that the Board of Supervisors will be briefed at their meeting next week on “rumors” that Norfolk Southern, Virginia’s largest railroad, is studying the possibility of building a new line connecting Front Royal and […]