Allison Brophy Champion

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News Reporter at Culpeper Star-Exponent

News reporter, Culpeper Star-Exponent

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Rahim

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

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"Brazen bribery scheme" - Rahim gets 18 months in pardoned sheriff's federal corruption case

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

A former Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office auxiliary has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for paying over $25,000 in bribes to the former sheriff — now pardoned — in exchange for law enforcement credentials and getting his gun rights restored. Rick Rahim, 57, of Great Falls, will serve time in the Western District of Virginia federal case concurrently with a 78-month sentence he received in the Eastern District for tax crimes and wire fraud, according to court documents.
Vindman highlights rare childhood disease, advocates for Medicaid

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-7th, met earlier this month in Washington with local parents whose 2-year-old son has Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia. The a rare, fatal disease, with only 500 known cases worldwide, prevents bodies from breaking down glycine. Shannon and Christopher Seymour of Spotsylvania County treasure every moment with their medically complex son, Luka.
Interaction Committee

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Hamilton, Jackson meet at Republican candidates forum

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

UNIONVILLE—The two local Republicans vying to be the party nominee to replace incumbent Del. Nick Freitas of Culpeper in the Virginia House of Delegates met in eastern Orange County Thursday night for a candidates’ forum. The two-hour event, hosted with the Republican Committees of Culpeper, Greene, Orange and Madison, featured a Q&A and civil exchange with candidates Karen Hamilton and Clay Jackson—candidates for the 62nd District.
Culpeper Battlefields State Park will be "destination for travelers from around the world"

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

The Department of Conservation and Recreation on Wednesday officially announced the first park manager of Culpeper Battlefields State Park. Drew Gruber comes to the position with much experience and knowledge of the property and community, according to the release. He is the former executive director of Civil War Trails for the past decade.
Kicked off Amtrak, man attempts break-in at Culpeper store

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

A man with an out-of-state criminal record got kicked off the Amtrak train in Culpeper recently and later was charged with attempted burglary of a local store. David Ryan Uriah Howard, 34, of no fixed address was charged with attempted statutory burglary, a felony, and destruction of property in an incident early last Sunday. Around 4:24 a.m. on May 25, Culpeper Police responded to Westover Market on Sperryville Pike for a report of a burglary in progress.
Rain or shine, Zip Trip returns today to downtown Culpeper

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

The start of summertime means the Fox 5 DC Zip Trip, returning this morning to East Davis Street in downtown Culpeper, the second stop on this year’s tour. The FOX 5 team will be on site 7 to 11 a.m. broadcasting live for the morning show, showcasing local businesses, community groups and attractions. The Friday event, rain or shine, highlights regional locations while offering residents a chance to be on TV.
"The backbone of America"-FTC chair visits small-town drugstore striving to stay open

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

REMINGTON—The community drug store operating here for more than 110 years received a recent visit from a Trump Administration official intent on learning the impacts of the national, corporate-run pharmaceutical market on small-town shops. Remington Pharmacy hosted Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson March 7 for a more than hourlong discussion about PBMs, Pharmacy Benefit Managers—third-party companies that negotiate drug prices between manufacturers and insurers.
Convicted in corruption case, ex-sheriff officially pardoned by Trump

1 week ago | starexponent.com | Allison Brophy Champion

It’s official—former three-term Culpeper Sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins will not serve time in prison following his December conviction on 12 counts in a federal corruption case. The 53-year-old Culpeper native received a full pardon via social media from President Donald J. Trump on Memorial Day. “He is a wonderful person, who was persecuted by the radical left monsters and left for dead,” the president posted Monday on Truth Social.