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

Rebekah Castle named to economic development post in Augusta County

Contributors
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.”

Contributors

Contributors

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 PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Arts, Local

George Thorogood & The Destroyers bringing ‘Baddest Show on Earth’ to Charlottesville

Arts, Local

No day but today: The Wayne Theatre presents “Rent” in Waynesboro

The Wayne Theatre prepares to take audiences back to the 1990s and the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. 

donald trump ben cline pic
Local, Politics, Virginia

Ben Cline applauds Trump effort to boost Russia, China misinformation campaign

Ben Cline thinks “government has no business targeting free speech.” Except when the “free speech” is woke, amirite? Cline, our feckless Sixth District MAGA congressman, tweeted on Friday about the Trump administration’s move to close down the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office at the State Department, which the MAGAs have been whining about...

Arts, Local

Staunton: The Arcadia Project requests $30K in 2026 budget for restoration costs

rocket in space
Virginia

Is there life out there? Astronomers find evidence that might silence skeptics

jmu
Local, Politics, Virginia

JMU’s MAGA Board of Visitors votes to dismantle school’s DEI office

deion sanders
Football

Deion Sanders plays the portal victim game with, of all schools, Virginia