Home Rebekah Castle named to economic development post in Augusta County
News and Views

Rebekah Castle named to economic development post in Augusta County

AFP
Rebekah Castle
Rebekah Castle. Photo courtesy Augusta County government

Augusta County has named Rebekah Castle as the county’s new director of economic development and marketing.

Castle had served as the department’s marketing coordinator for the past six years, spearheading the creation of the county’s tourism website and the development of augustaVAbusiness.com, which won an International Economic Development Council Gold Award in 2017.

“The leadership Rebekah provided has kept the county moving forward with new business development,” County Administrator Timothy Fitzgerald said. “She is a large part of the reason we have the strong economic program that we currently enjoy, and I feel fortunate for the continuity that she brings to the role.”

Castle, an Augusta County native and Bridgewater College alum, is a member of the Virginia Economic Developers Association, International Economic Development Council, Shenandoah Valley Partnership Lead Generation and Marketing and Communications Committees, Project Grows’ Farmers Market Committee, and the Shenandoah Valley Tourism Partnership Marketing Committee.

“I’m grateful for the six tremendous years I’ve had with Augusta County, and I look forward to expanding my role into new challenges,” says Castle. “From innovative economic development initiatives to an expanded tourism presence, we have a lot of momentum to build upon.”

 
 




Featured Video

 

AFP

AFP

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora and YouTube. Support AFP by signing up for our newsletter and/or powering our work with a one-time or monthly contribution.

Latest News

uva football tony elliott
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: Still trying to figure out the Tony Elliott buyout terms, if, you know

uva football
Football, Go 'Hoos

UVA Football: First look at Wake Forest, which wants the ‘Hoos in all-orange

Wake Forest and Virginia reportedly had an agreement in the summer to go black (Wake) and orange (Virginia) with their uniform color schemes for their scheduled Saturday, Oct. 31 game.

police court law
Local

How we got here: Summary of U.S. v. Valerie Hayes, the ‘Mennonite kidnapping’ case

In the late hours of July 29, 2018, a young Old Order Mennonite couple were getting ready for bed. The government says that’s when a long, drawn-out plan to kidnap five Old Order children from two respective families and execute their parents came to end.

Staunton fire department house
Local

Staunton: Fire department relocating temporarily due to renovations

tv
Football, Politics

Fox Sports runs America Next TV ad ‘Full of Hate’ on weekend football broadcasts

kymora johnson chance mallory uva basketball
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Kymora Johnson, Chance Mallory named to preseason watch lists

Politics, Sports

MAGA group wants to force VHSL to let homeschool kids try out for high school teams