Archive for March, 2008
RappVoice poll finds 70% favor proposed new winery in Rappahannock as an economic boon to county
A plan to build the county’s largest winery on the property of the Blue Rock Inn appears to be winning broad support, according to the results of a RappVoice reader survey.
In the online poll, a strong majority expressed support for the proposal of Oasis Enterprises to move its operations from Fauquier County to a new […]
Smithsonian Chamber Players at Theatre
[ April 19, 2008; 2:30 pm; ] The Smithsonian Chamber players present an all-Schubert program at The Theatre at Washington, VA. Selections include Sonata in A Minor and Quintet in C Major. Ian Swensen and Marilyn McDonald, violins; Steven Dann, viola; Steven Doane, violincello; Kenneth Slowik, violincello and fortepiano. Tickets, $20 for adults, $5 for students. Reservations: (540) 675-1253.
School Board meeting
[ April 8, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] The Rappahannock County School Board will meet in public session in the band room of Rappahannock County High School.
Front Royal’s Soul Mountain Cafe, in new location, pleases the palate of Rappahannock Rose
By Rappahannock Rose
I had been seeing the sandwich board on the sidewalk for a month or more and thought there was a new restaurant on Main Street in Front Royal–but it turns out that the Soul Mountain Cafe just moved from up the street.
I was more curious than anything because barbecue, jambalaya and such […]
School Board approves budget asking for more in county funds than superintendent sought; some proposed savings dropped
By James P. Gannon
The Rappahannock County School Board decided Thursday to increase its request for county funds for the 2008-2009 school budget, eliminating some of the cost savings that had been proposed by Superintendent Robert Chappell.
The board, making final changes to the proposed school budget, eliminated one of the teacher job cuts proposed by Chappell […]
Will the ten new persons here please stand up?
Rappahannock County had a total population increase of ten persons in the year ended last July 1, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday, bringing the county’s population to an estimated 7,199.
The agency released new county population estimates for all U.S. counties that showed little change in Rappahannock. The county’s population is actually down from its […]