Sperryville News

Fourth of July Schedule 1 p.m. until dark - Food and drink vendors, crafts, moon bounce and slide, face painting and balloon animals, antique tractor and car show, hot air balloons, raffles 1:30 p.m.- 3 p.m. - Music by Ben Mason & Sons 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Open picking party 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Juggler & Comedian Dave VanDervere 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Music ...

Did you go to the Sperryville school? At what is now The Link, but used to be Sperryville's schoolhouse? If you were a student, a teacher, or on the staff, please plan on coming to a reunion there on Sunday, July 19 at 2 p.m. You'll be able to re-connect with other pupils, perhaps in the same classroom.

The storms of earlier in the day ushered in a cool, gentle breeze and delightful weather as 152 persons gathered at Mount Vernon Farm Saturday for a Summer Solstice Farm Dinner.

JD Hartman has had a lifelong passion for barbecue. "About 30 years ago I fell in love with barbecue, read every book I could, found the barbecue machine I wanted while in St.

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

Tom Junk announces for Supervisor Piedmont District Meeting the deadline for the required signatures just in time, Tom Junk of Sperryville is now a candidate for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors seat from the Piedmont District.

Friends since childhood, Four RCHS seniors go on to UVA Emily Carter remembers the first time she thought about which college she might like to attend.

As a drinker of Manhattans, I can't say I'm displeased by the fact that rye whiskey's been making a comeback lately.

County voters may not have thought the Kramer Building in Washington was worth much, but a local businessman certainly did, eliminating the possibility of the county purchasing at a re-negotiated price the building to use the space for county offices.

In 2007, more than 4,000 came to watch fireworks on the Thornton Hill Hounds race course just outside Sperryville.

Two Arcadian ventures in farm-to-table dining are timed for the June 20, summer solstice, when the lingering light will allow guests to enjoy their bucolic surroundings to the fullest.

Rappahannock County High School students were decked in black tie and long gowns as they arrived at The Link community center in Sperryville last Saturday for a festive prom celebration.

John McCue came back from a geriatric symposium at Johns Hopkins University with some food for thought.

Five bluegrass acts will perform at the Germanna Technology Center May 23 in a benefit show for 13-month-old Noah Fox, who was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex in January.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for north central Culpeper County, central Fauquier County and central Rappahannock County through this afternoon.

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.

Just seven months after its groundbreaking ceremony, the doors of the new Scrabble School senior center will officially open Saturday afternoon.

The annual Miss Rappahannock Pageant, a long tradition in Rappahannock County, was revived this year under the leadership of Deanna Wayland of the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Time to savor a cup of coffee and drop back a century to 1909 or thereabouts in Sperryville.

'How does this retired Navy weapons officer - who drives 90 minutes to and from work every day and raises cattle on his farm in Sperryville - motivate AVID students facing economic need, language issues, or family challenges to become college-ready?' Rappahannock's 'Buck' Payne is Fairfax Teacher of the Year Rappahannock's Francis "Buck" Payne, a ...