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.

Jul 19, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Several environmental groups are working to prevent Dominion Virginia Power from building more power-line towers like this one near South Poes Road.
Jul 19, 2007 High on the Hog High on the Hog proprietor has new venture in Madison By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A Rappahannock County restaurateur is carving out a new niche at a winery in neighboring Madison County. J.D. Hartman has combined his ove...
Jul 26, 2007 Planners Planners support dentist’s office By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The only dentist in Rappahannock County may be getting some new digs in Flint Hill. On July 18, the County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval for Stella Laong’s application...
Jul 26, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen NO MISTRIAL: A motion Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen NO MISTRIAL: A motion to declare a mistrial in the murder case of Ira Wayne Cloniger failed Friday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court.
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A motion By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A motion to declare a mistrial in the Ira Wayne Cloniger murder trial failed Friday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court. In a proceeding that lasted just five minutes, Judge Jeffrey Parker rejected the...
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The proprietors By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The proprietors of Trading Post Guns arrived at work Friday morning to find that their shop had been burglarized. Before opening at 10 a.m. Friday, the firearms dealer west of the Town of...
Jul 26, 2007 Rappahannock News Statt Photo/Kevin Allen BURGLARY: Employees at Trading Rappahannock News Statt Photo/Kevin Allen BURGLARY: Employees at Trading Post Guns discovered Friday morning that the shop near the Town of Washington had been burglarized.
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer What promised By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer What promised to be a routine recommendation regarding a proposed ordinance to regulate the storage of sewage sludge turned into a heated debate July 18 at the monthly meeting of the Rappahannock County...
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Willie and By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Willie and Cathem Smith are becoming familiar faces at Rappahannock County Planning Commission meetings. On July 18, for the third month in a row, the couple was on the commission’s agenda. The ordeal...
Jul 26, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen GATHERING PLACE? The owners Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen GATHERING PLACE? The owners of Montpelier want to host conferences, wedding receptions and similar events at the historic property south of Sperryville. . ,;i,,
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The owners By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The owners of Montpelier have plans that will make the historic mansion south of Sperryville accessible to more people. Roger and Sophie Scruton want to use the 261-year-old home and the surrounding 175...
Jul 26, 2007 House ...steady during the same period, with three buildings constructed in both years. — Kevin Allen
Jul 26, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen EASY GOING: A trip on the Shenandoah River is a great way to cool down on a hot summer day.
Jul 26, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer When late By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer When late summer arrives, and the heat and humidity combine to create air so thick that you can almost hold it in your hands, you just need to find a way to keep...
Jul 26, 2007 | \1khu tht* dk*>i£n ...Hill photojournalist ; Richard Lykes as well as Virginia Liberatore. Randy Litzinger and Kevin Allen. Castleton artist Tom Tepper created the intricate village etchings found throughout the guide. If j you'd like him to create something special for you. i...
Jul 26, 2007 Kevin Allen Kevin Allen Staff Writer kallen@timespapers.com (540) 675-3338
Aug 2, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Nine months By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Nine months after Hunt Harris Was arrested fin- an armed robbery he did not commit* the Woodville man’s criminal record has ‘been wiped clean. Harris’s attorney Blair Howard was notified^tmnid-JulyThat the expungement had...
Aug 2, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A vent By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A vent in the roof at Trading Post Guns served as the entry point for a burglary in which several handguns were stolen from the firearms store. On the morning of July 20,...
Aug 2, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen VICTIM: Trading Post Guns owner Ken Carter had several handguns stolen from his store during a burglary that likely occurred the night of July 19. Carter would not disclose how many or what kind of...
Aug 2, 2007 By Kevin Allen By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals approved two special-use permits at its monthly meeting on July 25. Stella Liong and Bill Harris got the permit they wanted to set up {Jong's dentistry...
Aug 2, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer With local By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer With local farmers battling drought conditions this summer, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Monday to consider asking the state for help and address one possible cause of the dry conditions....
Aug 2, 2007 Group to look Group to look for funding solutions By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A new group is forming in an attempt to bring in more state funding for Rappahannock County Public Schools. The Rappahannock County and School Funding Team will...
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappabaflnodi News Staff Writer Sperryville Antique By Kevin Allen Rappabaflnodi News Staff Writer Sperryville Antique Market owner Paul Stevenson is moving fbry ward with his plan to convert his building into.a.24-unit condominium development.’ The Rappahannock County Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the application for the...
Aug 9, 2007 Last week to be Last week to be listed in travel guide By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Anyone interested in promoting Rappahannock County tourism has less than one week to submit attractions, events and businesses to be listed in the 2008 Virginia...
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Headlines across By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Headlines across the nation this summer have proclaimed rising numbers of foreclosures in several U.S. housing markets. But so far, Rappahannock County is avoiding that trend. For the years 2002 through 2006, Rappahannock...
Aug 9, 2007 motorcycle’s gas tank to break ...and nothing else in the shop was damaged, he said. - Compiled by Kevin Allen
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The bridge By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The bridge collapse that killed at least five people and injured some 100 more last week in Minneapolis has drivers everywhere wondering if the same thing could happen in their hometowns. A Virginia...
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News StaffWriter The Rappahannock County By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News StaffWriter The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors made appointments on Monday for a group that will perform a Broadband/Internet Access Study for the county. The supervisors appointed county residents Jim Gannon, Mike Mahoney, Chris Payne,...
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer An effort By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer An effort to include the Jordan River in the Virginia Scenic River system has been rejected because of what local citizens and county leaders are suggesting was an unlisted requirement of the program....
Aug 9, 2007 masonry work. The VFW is seeking contributions to help ...1150 Memorial Fund P.O. Box 161 Sperryville, VA 22740 Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen NEW GATES: Russell A. Jenkins, left, and James Swindler led the effort to replace the gates at the Sperryville Cemetery.
Aug 9, 2007 By Kevin Allen By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer Farmland Preservation On Monday, representatives from the Rappahannock County Conservation Alliance presented the Board of Supervisors with a check for $20,000 to support the county’s Farmland Preservation Program. To date, RCCA has raised...
Aug 16, 2007 By Kevin Allen By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer From locals looking to wet a line after -work to urban emigrants on a hunt for trout, Rappahannock’s ponds and streams have something for every kind of angler. David Konick is one of...
Aug 16, 2007 L Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen David Konick reels Rappahannock News Staff Photo/Kevin Allen David Konick reels in bass and other fish from his property on the Thornton River near Rock Mills. streams for 15 years. He also owns land an North Poes Road along the Jordan River, where...
Aug 16, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer One of By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer One of Rappahannock County’s native sons is using the outdoor skills he developed growing up in the county to help others make the most of Rappahannock’s famous backyard, Shenandoah National Park. Teamlink and...
Aug 16, 2007 Rappahannock News Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Hint Hill native Andy Nichofs, founder of Teamlink and Shenandoah Mountain Guides, prepares a group for a day of rock climbing in Shenandoah National Park. people on an all-day climbing and rapelling session on Little...
Aug 16, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A severe By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer A severe drought thin summer is scorching hay fields and damaging alfalfa crops, but there is a silver lining in Rappahannock County’s rain shortage. Several of the county’s vintners are reporting beautiful, sugary,...
Aug 16, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Sperryville Farms owner Ivan Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Sperryville Farms owner Ivan Hall, 84, has been selling produce along ll.S. 211 since the 1970s. “I just love to grow stuff,” he says. ‘This is quite a place for a fruit stand.”
Aug 16, 2007 By Kevin Allen By Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Writer The dog days of summer may be hot and humid, but they are definitely good for one thing in Rappahanjaock County: This is the peak time to take advantage of fresh fruits and,...
Aug 16, 2007 Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Rappahannock News Staff Photos/Kevin Allen Shingai Samudzi, right, and Gustavo Diaz bring fresh food from Sunnyside Rums near the Town of Washington to urban customers at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market in Washington, D.C. Going to market
Aug 16, 2007 By Kevin Allen Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer In a By Kevin Allen Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer In a rural area like Rappahannock, locally grown food is literally in the backyards of many county residents. In Washington, D.C., and its suburbs, finding local food is a bit trickier. The two...