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By Anita L. Sherman
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Headwaters, Rappahannock County’s public education foundation, is looking for a new leader.
“We’re going to miss Paige, she’s done a fabulous job and brought a lot of professionalism to the job,” said Headwaters Chairman of the Board Maiy Anne Biggs.
Paige Coombs, who has served as the executive director of Headwaters, for the past two years is resigning and the search is on for her replacement.
Biggs explained that the climate in the community is ripe with potential candidates and that they have already received several inquiries. “It’s all about a strong partnership between the community and the schools and that has been strengthened over the years, there’s probably not a better time for us to be looking for a replacement.”
Coombs has mixed feelings about leaving.
“Charlie and I are ready for a new project,” smiled the effervescent Coombs. That project involves a move to Connecticut and the restoration of a 1700s New England home. “There just aren’t any historic New England homes in Rappahannock,” said Coombs, who along with her husband, completely restored a log home which garnered national recognition when it was featured in “Early American Life Magazine.”
For the past 20 years, Rappahannock County has been home to Coombs and for more than half of those years, she has dedicated hundreds of hours volunteering in the public school system. When she took on the job of executive director the position had been elevated to a full-time job. With the monies that Headwaters has acquired through grants and community donations, sev
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