Amissville News

Culpeper's celebration of the 233rd anniversary of our nation's independence passed with pleasant weather, clear skies, fireworks and all of the usual fun, pomp and circumstance expected in a community's annual July 4 celebration of freedom.

Hackley's Store in Amissville was more than a place to buy groceries and gas: It was a community hub.

Rappahannock County sheriff's deputies responded to three separate reports of domestic violence over the weekend, all resulting in arrests.

Rappahannock County public schools may be heading in a new direction. With the announced retirement of School Superintendent Dr.

Two Rappahannock residents have announced they will run for one of two vacant seats on the Board of Supervisors in November.

Students arrested for drug possession, vandalism An elderly man was the victim of a distraction scam last Thursday in which he was lured from his Flint Hill house by one man while his accomplices entered the house, ransacked it, and took a safe containing a significant amount of money, according to Sheriff Connie Smith.

Grand jury indicts man in 2006 shooting death of Westmoreland teen that was originally ruled a suicide Man faces murder charge in 2006 death of teen An Amissville man has been indicted for the October 2006 murder of a 16-year-old Montross boy in Northumberland County.

The Northumberland County Sheriff's Office recently charged Dennis Jay Salmon, 20, of Amissville, formerly of Warsaw, in the October 14, 2006, shooting death of Charles Malcolm Hundley, 16, of Montross.

Supervisors approve schools' budget A newly created Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet for the first time on May 11 at 10 a.m. at the Rappahannock County Library to study two reports on workforce demographics in the region.

Gang, murder suspect arrested RCHS senior and sister also arrested in Hackley's burglary A burglary at Hackley's Country Store in Amissville overnight on Tuesday led investigators to make three arrests, one of which matches the physical description of a driver who fled after being pulled over for speeding on Route 211 last week, according to the ...

Driver flees on foot along Route 211 Motorists driving along Route 211 west of Massies Corner at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday saw several Virginia State Police and Rappahannock County sheriff's vehicles, lights flashing, parked along the shoulder in the westbound lanes.

Fire damaged a home in northern Culpeper County Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle parked in the driveway went up in flames.

With several store fronts vacant and unemployment in the county nearly doubled, county government and business owners are looking for ways to lure more businesses to Rappahannock.

Piedmont Broadband, until the recent outage, has been providing my family with high-speed Internet access.

The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office is warning residents to be cautious if they encounter a group of men who authorities believe have been posing as door-to-door salesmen in several areas of Rappahannock ...

Yes, Virginia, there is a job open - but ita TMs a tough one The job that will be open in May is indeed a challenging one, as director of the Next Step program at the Rappahannock County High School.

For the superstitious, today is one of those infamous and unlucky days Friday the 13th.

It was one of the best parties Amissville has seen in years. The fire hall was turned over this past Saturday night for a salute to one of Rappahannock County's most popular and respected public servants.

After weeks of little or no action, this past week the Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office responded to a number of calls reporting crimes committed in the county.

Photo by E. Raymond Boc HISTORIC MOMENT: Dorothy Warner, Lillian Aylor and James Russell watch on television the swearing in of Barack Obama as president of the U.S. at a gathering at Stonewall Abbey cafe in ...