Patty Hardee

Commentaries reflect the opinion of the writer(s), not the Rapp News. Comment below or by writing a letter to the editor: editor@rappnews.com. Ten years ago, a group of us Rappahannock residents mapped out the concept of a senior village to serve the county’s residents aged 50+. It was an exciting time for us — to make real the dream of serving our older friends and neighbors with reliable transportation options and social connections.

Thanksgiving is a busy time for most food pantries and Rappahannock’s own is no exception. It’s also a time when many in Rappahannock are thankful for what they see in the near future: Completion of a new, long-awaited permanent home for its food pantry. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm#2AA292??@4< u@@5 !2?ECJ AC@;64E >2?286CD 6IA64E E96 724:=:EJ E@ @A6? 3J |2J a_ac 2E #FD9 #:G6C r@>>@?D ?62C E96 4@C?6C @7 (2CC6? pG6?F6 2?5 {6886EE {2?6 :? (2D9:?8E@?[ 24C@DD 7C@> E96 A@DE @77:46] %96 3F:=5:?8’D 7@F?52E:@?

Nelson Anthony Hogan, 28, of Culpeper, was sentenced in Rappahannock County Circuit Court on Monday to three years in a Virginia Department of Corrections prison and an additional six months in the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren (RSW) Regional Jail on charges stemming from a traffic stop in May 2021. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 HC:EE6? 4C:>:?2= 4@>A=2:?E DF3>:EE65 3J #2AA292??@4< r@F?EJ $96C:77’D s6AFEJ {E] |] r] s@5D@?[ w@82? H2D DE@AA65 7@C 5C:G:?8 eg >A9 :? 2 dd >A9 K@?6 @?