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‘What’s it like to live in Rappahannock?’ she asked; we respond

By James P. Gannon

More than a dozen years ago, when I was fairly new to living full-time in Rappahannock County, it was my habit to stop in »»

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Parrish plays deciding role as Supervisors approve school budget by bottom line

By James P. Gannon

The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, in a tense at at times stormy meeting, approved the School Board’s $11.6 million budget Monday after narrowly »»

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Two sides spar at public hearing over how to handle school budget

By James P. Gannon

A public hearing held Monday evening on the proposed budgets of Rappahannock County and its school system was a mostly polite affair without fireworks, »»

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Roger Welch elected chairman of county Board of Supervisors

By James P. Gannon

Roger Welch of Wakefield District was elected chairman of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Monday in an action that saw the board bypass »»

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Rappahannock’s own philosopher Roger Scruton–on liberals, conservatives and Obama, oh my!

By James P. Gannon

The Montpelier estate

One of our Rappahannock neighbors, writer-philosopher Roger Scruton, is perhaps best known hereabouts as the Englishman who bought and restored the »»

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