Kevin Allen

Named 441 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.

Nov 23, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Monira Rifaat By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Monira Rifaat strolls along a rocky stream bed on the edge of her cattle farm near Sperryville, chatting about how plant life along the banks is rebounding since she has fenced her cattle...
Nov 23, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen NO COWS ALLOWED: Monira Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen NO COWS ALLOWED: Monira Rifaat, of Manor Farm, and Greg Wichelns, manager of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District, stand in a stream that Rifaat chose to fence off from her cattle.
Nov 23, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen RECOVERING WETLAND: Monira Rifaat Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen RECOVERING WETLAND: Monira Rifaat has enrolled 100 acres of her 283-acre Manor Farm in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
Nov 23, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Thanksgiving turkeys By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Thanksgiving turkeys don’t have to come from a far-off factory farm or even from a supermarket. Plump birds can be found right here in Rappahannock. Just ask Susan Hoffman of Belle Meade farm,...
Nov 23, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen READY TO ROAST: Belle Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen READY TO ROAST: Belle Meade, located on Fort Valley Road about six miles south of Sperryville, raises turkeys for those who want free-range, local birds for their Thanksgiving feasts.
Nov 30, 2006 Friends rally to > Friends rally to > help Hunt Harris By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Longtime Rappahannock County resident and community activist Hunt H. Harris has been caught up , in a Spotsylvania County armed robbery case. Harris said he has...
Nov 30, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Several residents By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Several residents living near the intersection of Piedmont and Oden avenues, west of the Town of Washington, want the town’s boundaries to be extended to include their properties. But before the town’s planning...
Nov 30, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After being By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After being placed on the back burner for an extra month, B&S Site Developments application for a special exception permit is scheduled for a public hearing Monday during the Rappahannock County Board of...
Dec 7, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A contractor’s By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A contractor’s application for a permit to continue operating his shop in a residential neighborhood near Amissville was struck down unanimously by the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors on Monday. B&S Site Development’s...
Dec 7, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Budget cuts By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Budget cuts and higher materials costs are leading Rappahannock County leaders and Virginia Department of Transportation officials to reassess priorities for road projects in the county. The County Board of Supervisors took a...
Dec 7, 2006 I here were a lot of questions about why ...Rappahannock may become a candidate for the transmission corridor. Rappahannock News Staff Writer Kevin Allen contributed to this report. E-mail the reporter: ddelrosso@timespapers. com
Dec 7, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Less than By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Less than one week into the season, the Rappahannock County High School varsity boys basketball team has already achieved something that eluded them during all 21 games last year: a win. The Panthers...
Dec 14, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A large, By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A large, outdoor music festival may be coming to Rappahannock County in May. But first, the Warrenton-based company proposing the event needs to convince county officials and residents that it’s a good idea....
Dec 14, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After two By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After two months at the drawing board, a committee working to draft an ordinance to monitor the land application of sewage sludge in Rappahannock County cam see a light at the end of...
Dec 14, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After starting By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer After starting the season with five road games, the Rappahannock County varsity boys basketball team returned to their home court Tuesday evening for a rematch against Warren County, which beat them 63-25 on...
Dec 14, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A regional By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A regional partnership serving senior citizens is hoping to put local health information at the fingertips of Rappahannock’s elderly residents. If the plan comes to fruition, resources on health, aging and long-term care...
Dec 14, 2006 Jv . Jv . IS7»-' P. £ r'* t+Zf* i Jr * By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer When Norman and Sandra CartwrightBrown bought a historic home on Slate Mills Road in 1979, they had never been to Rappahannock County before,...
Dec 21, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen FALLING APART: The Virginia Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen FALLING APART: The Virginia Department of Transportation has closed the bridge where Rediviva Lane crosses the Covington River.
Dec 21, 2006 VDOT closes VDOT closes crumbling bridge By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A 77-year-old bridge spanning the Covington River on Rediviva Lane near Gid Brown Hollow Road has been closed to traffic and might be demolished, Virginia Department of Transportation officials...
Dec 21, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer On Dec. By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer On Dec. 13, Washington Tbwn Council members unanimously approved a special-use permit for Patrick O’Connell, co-proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington, to operate a bed-and-breakfast in the house at 456 Gay St....
Dec 21, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen IN THE WORKS: The Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen IN THE WORKS: The house at 456 Gay St. in the Town of Washington is slated to become a bed-and-breakfast extension of The Inn at Little Washington.
Dec 21, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock County residents interested in or opposed to a Warrenton company’s proposal to host a large, outdoor music festival in the county will have to wait until January for a public hearing on...
Dec 21, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen CONFLAGRATION: The two-story house at Touchstone Farm burned to the ground in rouahlv three hours.
Dec 21, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Smoke began By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Smoke began to waft from the comer of the second-story bedroom at about 10:30 on Saturday morning. Within a few minutes, flames had burst into action and were crawling up the walls and...
Dec 21, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Tbm Gordon By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Tbm Gordon is a computer guru with a passion for telecommuting, a passion that stems from a nightmarish commute to Tysons Comer in 2004. On that fateful day, Gordon left his Tbwn of...
Dec 21, 2006 JV picks up firs JV picks up firs By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo Rappahannock County’s varsity boys basketball team burst out of the gates Friday night, building a quick lead but eventually losing 76-62 against visiting Page County. The Panthers started the...
Dec 28, 2006 Roads, Roads, zoning changes on agenda for public hearing By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Two issues are on the agenda for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors’ public hearing Wedhesday: county road projects and proposed changes to the county’s...
Dec 28, 2006 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen A puppy from the post office Christmas came early this year for 3-year-old Autumn Pullen, who won a plush dog Friday in the Town of Washington Post Office’s annual holiday drawing. Autumn said she plans...
Dec 28, 2006 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Town By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Town of Washington’s planned wastewater treatment system got a boost last week in the form a $4 million loan at 0 percent interest for 20 years. Washington Mayor Eugene Leggett said the...
Jan 4, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen TOM’S TOUCH: Chef Tom Nash is serving up pizza at Rudy’s to rave reviews. Pizza lovers flock to Rudy’s By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Rappahannock residents are showing they’ve got an appetite for...
Jan 4, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Mountain By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School is making a second attempt to move into the Flint Hill area. School administrator Elaine Glier said the school has a ratified contract to purchase the 21-acre...
Jan 4, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The power By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The power line war going on in Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William and Warren counties may awaken memories among some Rappahannock County environmentalists who waged similar battles against utility companies in the 1970s....
Jan 11, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Planning Commission will consider two applications for special-exception permits at its monthly meeting Wednesday. One is for a temporary use and the other is permanent, but both proposals are sure...
Jan 11, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen LEADING MAN: Brad Schneider founded Recovered Energy Resources in 2000, and moved the business to the Town of Washington in 2004.
Jan 11, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Most people By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Most people look at a pile of garbage and want to bury it. Brad Schneider looks at a trash heap and sees a clean source of energy. With his Town of Washington-based company,...
Jan 11, 2007 Panther boys Panther boys win first district game since 2004 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County boys varsity basketball team returned from its holiday break rested and ready to play, picking up its first Bull Run District win...
Jan 18, 2007 by Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Washington by Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Washington Town Council last week took a look at a design proposal for the control building that will accompany the town’s planned wastewater treatment plant. The council also approved $40,000 to perform...
Jan 18, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A preliminary By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A preliminary hearing for longtime Rappahannock County resident and community activist Hunt Harris, who has been accused of armed robbery, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today in Spotsylvania County. According to Harris’s Web...
Jan 18, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Town By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Town of Washington Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board held a joint meeting Thursday to finish pointing out needed revisions to the town’s historic district guidelines. The two groups reached a consensus...
Jan 18, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Bulls from By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Bulls from four Rappahannock County farms have made the spring listing of the American Angus Association’s “Sire Evaluation Report.” The St. Joseph, Mo.-based organization issues the reports twice per year, in the Spring...