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Driver in fatal crash guilty, gets 2 months . . .The Rapp column goings-on for a very full week of April 18 and beyond . . . School lunch prices will rise 10 cents . . . Town votes to help RappCats, hears plans for Avon Hall pond . . . Editorial: Celebrating Earth...
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James Warren Cox, the 67-year-old Tappahannock man whose out-of-control 1967 Austin Healey convertible crashed head-on into a group of motorcyclists on a sunny Sunday last fall in Sperryville, killing one and injuring several more, was found guilty of reckless driving Tuesday. He is appealing the decision.
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Counting down to the 35th annual Fodderstack 10K, welcoming a Chinese pianist to the Theatre, meeting GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli, remembering the county's Civil War past, becoming a stage hand with RAAC and showing off the improvements to the fire hall at the SVRS open house in this week's Rapp.
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Let nature take its course? Nowadays that’s easier said than done. Any Rappahannock resident who has battled stink bugs or has let a field go fallow knows what I mean. Nature, so disrupted by human activity, is no longer natural.
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Panther Quiz Bowl members showed endurance and persistence at the annual U.Va. Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 23. The team took four key players and competed in 10 matches throughout the day. Plus, the RCPS honor roll and Wakefield sports updates.
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This week's headlines: School, bus boosters out in force . . . The Rapp for April 11 . . . It’s a sign of . . . progress, or impunity? . . . Court and crime news . . . Editorial: Don’t let only money talk . . . and more.
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Joseph Anthony Lenchick, half of the Castleton couple facing child abuse and cruelty charges, pleaded guilty to a single charge of child endangerment in Rappahannock County Circuit Court.
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Bus safety and gratitude for the county’s teachers were the two major themes at the joint public hearing last Wednesday night (April 3) of the Rappahannock County School Board and the Board of Supervisors.
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On March 28, in its first meeting of 2013, the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approved a special-use permit for a tourist home and a variance request allowing a house to be constructed farther back from U.S. 211 in Sperryville.
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The pollen count isn’t the only thing rising in Rappahannock County this spring, as controversy over a new animated electronic sign in front of Rappahannock County High School is also filling the air.
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During the General Assembly’s 2013 session, state legislators debated how much to spend on public education. But has education...
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The Virginia Board of Health voted Friday to require abortion clinics to meet hospital building-code standards – rules that...
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Virginia is creating a new agency to support development of nuclear power – a move that has upset environmentalists...
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To curb the sale of stolen property, pawnshops soon will keep a photo of people who sell the stores...
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Rappahannock’s Junior Panther (JP) girls soccer kicked off its season with two March games and a balanced record –...
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The General Assembly on Wednesday narrowly approved an amendment by Gov. Bob McDonnell that will prohibit certain health insurance...
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During the final hours of Wednesday’s reconvened session, the General Assembly approved a state budget that boosts funding for...
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Sen. Harry Blevins, R-Chesapeake, announced his retirement Wednesday from the state Senate after serving 14 years in the Virginia...
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Starting July 1, parents in Virginia will have “a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and...
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Interested and anxious parents and rambunctious and excited students packed the Cultural Arts Center last weekend to share a...
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All’s well that ends well, Shakespeare’s own words, as the Virginia Shakespeare Festival at the College of William and...
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Writing poems as it’s snowing outside writing as it slowly subsides — words — continuing — It’s like dancing...
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Lately Pam Owen has been walking her dog along a path through the forest...
Pam Owen was going to write about groundhogs this week, but the on-and-off-again spring...
When Pam Owen sent out word recently that she was trying to find out...
It’s easy to think of winter as being a dormant time in Virginia for...
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