Archive for July, 2008
“Making Waves” opens at Six Pack Gallery
[ July 31, 2008; ] The artists of Six Pack Gallery open a new summer show, “Making Waves,” at the gallery in the Packing Shed building at Gay and Porter Streets in Little Washington. For details on the show, see the Arts/Entertainment section.
Artists “Making Waves” at Six Pack Gallery
The artists of the Six Pack Gallery have a reputation for shaking things up in Little Washington. Throughout the month of August it’s official; they’re making waves - literally and figuratively.
The “Making Waves” show will open on Thursday, July 31. Each of the six artists has interpreted this theme in his own way, but there […]
RCCA board meeting
[ August 19, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Community members are invited to attend the August Board Meeting of the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance (RCCA). RCCA holds its monthly Board of Directors¢ meeting on the third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 -7:00 at the Link in Sperryville (at the corner of Routes 522 & 211.) For more information, call the RCCA […]
Arundels sell their Clarke County newspaper to Winchester Star, stirring speculation about The Rappahannock News
By James P. Gannon
The owners of The Rappahannock News this week sold their Clarke County weekly newspaper, The Clarke Times-Courier in Berryville, to Winchester Evening Star, Inc., amid a corporate effort to trim expenses and refocus the publishing company.
The sale was reported Friday on the website of the Times-Courier. The brief announcement said Leesburg-based Times […]
Tree falls on woman’s car on Rock Mills Road as severe storm lashes Rappahannock
A severe thunderstorm with winds and heavy rain pounded Rappahannock County Wednesday evening, downing some trees, including one that fell on a car being driven on Rock Mills Road, according to initial reports.
Major Scott Jenkins of the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office said a tree fell on a car being driven by a woman on Rock […]
New coach Melanie Torrance aims to rebuild RCHS cheerleading program
By Amy Hitt
The RCHS cheerleading squad has a new coach this year, Melanie Torrance. Melanie is a graduate of RCPS and a recent graduate of the University of Mary Washington. She has a B.A. in Sociology and was on the cheerleading squad for all of her four years.
Melanie started cheering […]