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This is the first year for the ACA Collegiate Canoe & Kayak National Downriver Championships to be held on the Rappahannock River.

Joan Pullen Baldwin has made apple butter with the family of her husband, Bobby Baldwin, for many years.

Middleburg, Virginia, October 6, 2008 ... The Goodstone Inn & Estate has named Tarver King executive chef for the luxurious property.

Now home to a museum and art gallery, the Old Stone Warehouse in downtown Fredericksburg was once a storage place for casualties of the Civil War.

My recent visit to The Inn at Little Washington was a phenomenal experience. Under the stewardship of the proprietor, Chef Patrick O'Connell, who truly understands the concept and meaning of hospitality, The ...

A mini vacation in the beautiful American countryside, Washington, Virginia, was a true getaway.

An act of Congress has declared a section of the Rappahannock River above the former Embrey Dam the "John W. Warner Rapids." After passing the Senate last week, the measure was approved yesterday by the House ...

Send announcements or events, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com . Deadline is ...

Once more, the Yankees are coming, and they're bringing their weapons to Falmouth.

The restaurant business in Rappahannock County took a dive this past week with two establishments closing and a third is up for foreclosure.

A Rappahannock County High School student was charged with possession of narcotics on school property last Thursday, according to the ... Two restaurants close, a third up for foreclosure The restaurant ...

Area residents scrambled to grocery stores Friday, anticipating Tropical Storm Hanna's wrath.

Fredericksburg slave John Washington escaped across the Rappahannock River and joined the Union army.

Local By James P. Gannon Special to the Rappahannock News Source: Rappahannock News THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 2008 Moving to improve the county's emergency communications system for fire, rescue and law ...

Vienna police on Aug. 27 arrested two home repairmen after they allegedly defrauded an elderly homeowner.

On a warm late summer afternoon hamburgers on the grill behind the press box, the stands full with students ... Town to receive bids Sept.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students at the University of Mary Washington paddle on the Rappahannock River yesterday.

A Rappahannock woman was thrown from a speeding convertible car Tuesday night and received serious head injuries, according to Sheriff Connie Compton Smith.

A national treasure is about to disappear from view. But that's a good thing, scientifically speaking.

Rappahannock County's school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $1.4 million "Proposed Capital Improvement Plan" for the local ... Nancy Jones: "A trooper .