http://rappvoice.com A community news service for Rappahannock County, Virginia Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:35:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Sharon Kilpatrick Rain threatened or poured throughout the day on Friday, July 4, but the celebration went on regardless. A thunderboomer in late afternoon sent some vendors packing up, but most of the food vendors stayed, and the high school band boosters stayed, and the juggler stayed. The fireworks were delayed ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/07/05/rain-dampens-community-4th-doesnt-stop-it/ By James P. Gannon Food service operations at Rappahannock County Public Schools racked up a net loss of $78,395 in the past school year, according to final 2007-2008 budget figures approved Friday by the School Board. This was the largest operating loss by the school cafeterias in recent years--possibly ever--and was up ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/29/losses/ MOVING? DOWNSIZING? REDECORATING? SAVE ITEMS FOR THE RCDC ANNUAL YARD SALE! The Rappahannock County Democratic Committee is once again looking for donations of quality items for its annual Dog Days of August Yard Sale. This year the sale will be held on Saturday, August 23 at The Link (Schoolhouse) in Sperryville. This ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/28/dems3/ The Rappahannock Story Project, a dynamic, partnering initiative that includes telling, collecting, presenting, and publishing narrative stories that relate to the county Comprehensive Plan, is seeking a part-time fund-raiser. Please contact Lisa Ramey, Project Manager, at rappstory@msn.com or (540) 987-3164 for more information. http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/27/story/ By James P. Gannon The Rappahannock County School Board approved Friday a proposal to install lights for night games at three school athletic fields and recommended that the Board of Supervisors sign a contract guaranteeing $511,000 in payments over 10 years to cover the costs of the system. The vote was 4-0, ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/27/lights4/ By James P. Gannon After debating ways to avoid a property-tax increase, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $22 million budget for the year starting July 1 and a one-cent increase in the real estate tax rate--a 1.7% hike. The vote was 4-1, with Supervisor Roger Welch of Wakefield ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/25/bud2009/ Rappahannock County Public School newsletter from Superintendent Robert Chappell: Deadline Extended for Filling RCHS Principal Position: Upon receiving the resignation of RCHS Principal Robyn Puryear on June 10, we immediately posted the position with a June 25 application deadline. Although over ten applications have been received so far, the deadline has been ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/24/f4u10-2/ Ten construction contracting firms sent representatives Monday to a pre-bid conference on the county's plans to restore the historic Scrabble School building for use as the county's Senior Center and a heritage site commemorating African-American history. County Administrator John McCarthy briefed the contractors interested in the job, which will attempt to ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/24/bidders/ By James P. Gannon Tom Gordon's troubled internet broadband service has been taken over by two new business partners and investors who vow to solve its problems, including making cash refunds to customers who want their money back and getting broadband service connected to those who still want the service. As RappVoice ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/23/gordon2/ For the third consecutive year Gray Ghost has been awarded “Best of Class” honors in the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition. Gray Ghost’s 2007 Vidal Blanc took top honors while the 2007 Adieu was awarded Gold. Dubbed the Granddaddy of wine competitions and one of the ... http://rappvoice.com/2008/06/22/ggwine3/