ShareCharlottesville Albemarle County, Virginia Via Local Food Hub Press Release Last week on September 15th The Local Food Hub in Charlottesville announced the winners of the 2011 Community Food Awards at an event co-sponsored by the VA Department Of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the City Of Charlotesville, and Albemarle & Nelson Counties. “A Celebration of [...]
ShareWintergreen Nelson County, Virginia NCL Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, perfectly captured the weather here in Nelson this past Monday. If you live or visit Wintergreen, you have been seeing lots of clouds. Up in the mountains above 2000 feet it’s been one cloudy mess. Look or that trend to continue this week with sunshine returning [...]
ShareRockfish Valley / Route 151 Nelson County, Virginia Nelson 151 – Hit the Road Launch Week Specials September 19-25 Nelson 151 is the travel destination for Virginia wine, craft beer and outdoor recreation lovers. Route 151 is a designated Virginia scenic byway on the sunrise side of the Blue Ridge that connects the Nelson151 member [...]
ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia Since 14 years old Brian Kidd has, more or less, been a fixture at Wintergreen True Value Hardware in Nellysford. Whether it’s a pipe fitting, batteries, refilling you propane tank, or whatever, Brian could tell you exactly where it was or how to do it! This past Friday the crew at [...]
ShareShipman/Faber Nelson County, VA Updated 12:59PM: Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks tells NCL the identity of the body is that of 43 year-old Ricky Lynn Davidson of Laurel Road in Shipman. No cause of death is known at this point and will not be known until an autopsy is performed in Richmond. **** Nelson County [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia In a matter of hours Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia doubled in size! Though it took months and months of construction to get to that point. Earlier this week the crew at BMB had a couple of soft openings to give everything a dry run before opening to the public [...]
Share BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Present: Mr. Joe Dan Johnson, Mr. Allen Hale, Mr. Tommy Bruguiere, Ms. Connie Brennan Absent: Mr. Tommy Bruguiere PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. Pete Perdue, Afton, reported that the there is a discrepancy between the Rockfish Valley Senior Group financial balance and the Rockfish Valley Community Center financial balance [...]
ShareCrozet Albemarle County, Virginia As the final days of summer settle in, lots of people took advantage of the great weather this past weekend (9.11.11) to participate in one of the often held polo matches at King Family Vineyards in neighboring Crozet. NCL Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura, strolled down and grabbed some great shots! Tweet [...]
ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia The last few days of summer are holding on, but even with warm days, the nights are cool. A sure sign that fall is on the way, those foggy mornings here in the Rockfish Valley near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tweet This Post
ShareAfton Nelson County, VA A lot of storms, a lot of snows. The original windows on the front of the Rockfish Valley Community Center have seen them all, for decades. This past weekend volunteers got together with Jim Imbur a certified lead based paint removal specialist and historic building preservation specialist to give some of [...]
