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Breaking Down Barriers
Rapidan River project seeks to increase local fish populations January-February 2025 by Jeff Poole, Contributing Writer For more than two centuries, a dam across the Rapidan River in Central Virginia was an economic imperative. It propelled manufacturing and commerce...
Down on the Farm
Say Cheese: Special Edition May 2024 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer Double the Fun on the Farm [gallery order="ASC" itemtag="dl" icontag="dt" captiontag="dd" columns="1" link="post" size="full" style="no-strip" caption="desc" thumb_width="75" thumb_height="75"...
A Green Light to be Tickled Pink
Winchester celebrates 100 years of star-studded Apple Blossom Festival April 2024 [gallery itemtag="dl" icontag="dt" captiontag="dd" columns="1" link="post" size="medium" caption="desc-title" thumb_width="75" thumb_height="75" fx="slide" controls="show" timeout="4000"...
Great Date Escapes: Savage Neck Dunes
Tucked away on the Virginia Eastern Shore is some dramatic scenery MAY 2022 If you like the sand between your toes, if you like strolling along a quiet beach, if you like an untouched natural backdrop, Savage Neck Dunes has you covered. There are a couple of...
Great Date Escapes: Neabsco Boardwalk
This Prince William gem is a great outdoor adventure for couples and friends MAY 2022 Get away from it all, right in the middle of things. The Neabsco Creek Boardwalk is a brilliant place to pack a lunch, wander to the middle of a three-quarters of a mile...
Developing a Horse Sense
Competitive mounted archery is tough enough without having to worry about your arrows randomly disappearing.
Arwen’s Arrow
Mounted archery program empowers youths and adults By Steven Johnson, Staff Writer Prince was not the first option, but when Arwen Adams laid eyes on the white-and-grey maned Gypsy Cob, she knew he was her heart horse. Adams had traveled with her family to Missouri...
A Life of Gaffs & Guitars
CASTING a Line Rick Robbins is a custom fly rod maker and fly fisherman BARC Electric Cooperative member Rick Robbins of Lexington, Va., can’t remember a time when he failed to enjoy fishing. “There’s a photo of me fishing when I was four. I’m 76 now, so that’s 72...
Zooming into Music
Northern Virginia artist opens the door to competition for budding talents MARCH 2022 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer Like the graceful dancers that pirouette daily on the floors of the Virginia National Ballet studios in Manassas, Va., life sometimes requires a little...