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By Monty Tayloe Rappahannock News Staff Writer This bright yellow sign, constructed of cardboard and acrylic paint, was hung at the intersection of Gid Brown Hollow Road and US 211 on July 16. A house on Gid Brown Hollow was the site of the July 2 murder of Edward Fletcher Jr., and the road was the primary focus of the hunt for his alleged killer, Ira Wayne Cloniger, in the week that followed. Cloniger was arrested on July 9 by officers of the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office. Gid Brown Hollow is also the home of Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz, and his neighbor Brenda VanNess, who made the large Thank You note for the Sheriff to see on his way to work. “I felt in my heart that we needed to put to rest the criticism and the comments,” explained VanNess, who only recently told her two small children that someone had died in the Hollow. * Starting just after the hunt for Cloniger began, Sheriff Sherertz and the RCSO have faced a mix of criticism and praise from the public concerning their handling of the manhunt. Most of the criticism has centered around communication between the RCSO and the public. Citizens have complained that the RCSO did not put forth enough effort to inform the public of the dangers presented by Cloniger’s freedom, and that the RCSO was dismissive when questioned by citizens about the progress of the manhunt. Hampton District Supervisor Bryant Lee, whose jurisdiction includes much of Gid Brown Hollow Road, echoes his constituents. “I had several calls from people that had concerns that they weren’t getting enough information,” said Lee. The supervisor added that the problem was complicated by the relative rarity of comparable law enforcement efforts in Rappahannock County. “We just don’t have a lot of situations like this. The Sheriff’s department has to be careful what information they’re giving out to people, they don’t want to end up helping the guy they’re trying to find,” said Lee. “I’m thankful that Larry handled it,” said VanNess., who added that
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