Archive for May, 2008
Mary Ann Kuhn returns for second tour as editor of The Rappahannock News
Veteran journalist Mary Ann Kuhn is returning to the editor’s chair of The Rappahannock News, the newspaper announced.
Kuhn, who previously served as editor of the county’s only weekly paper, replaces Anita Sherman, who resigned after editing the News since January 2005.
The new editor is the proprietor of the Middleton Inn, a bed-and-breakfast lodging in the […]
Embarq proposes high speed internet service for Flint Hill and Huntly–but says county would have to invest half the high cost
By James P. Gannon
Embarq, the telephone company for about half of Rappahannock County, has proposed a plan to bring high speed internet service to the Flint Hill and Huntly areas, but it would require the county to share the $311,700 cost of upgrading Embarq’s equipment.
In a May 9 letter to County Administrator John McCarthy, Embarq […]
Supervisors to hold public hearing Monday on $22 million county budget, proposing real estate tax hike of 1-cent per $100
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors will hear citizens’ views next Monday on a proposed $22 million county budget that would raise the tax rate on real estate by one cent per $100 of valuation, or 1.7%. The public hearing is set for 7 p.m. at the county court house in Washington, VA.
The proposed budget […]
Rappahannock County Public Schools News, May 24, 2008
RCPS Events (subject to change) May 28 – June 10:
May Dates
28th - RCHS “End-of-Course” SOL tests; RCES Career Day; 3:45 - 4:45 RCES Junior Naturalist After-School Program;
29th - RCHS “End-of-Course” SOL tests; 3rd grade field trip; […]
Wakefield Country Day School News, May 23, 2008
Grade Eight Classical Recital. On the afternoon of May 19th, grade eight presented a Classical Recital. The students performed impressively, under the inspired direction of their English teacher, Mrs. KirstenYoungquist, presenting scenes from Antigone, Julius Caesar, and The Odyssey. The backdrop was an outdoor stage set before a Greek mural […]
Concerned Taxpayers meeting CANCELLED
[ June 3, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] The Concerned Taxpayers of Rappahannock will meet at the Rappahannock County Public Libarary on Route 211 in Washington, VA. The meeting is open to the public. For further information, contact Tom Junk at 540 987-8617 or send an email to dzjtfj@msn.com. NOTE: This meeting has been CANCELLED.