ShareCharlottesville Albemarle County, VA Most people around Nelson County are familiar with singing sensation Jennifer Stuart. She’s performs often here in Nelson with The Design. Wednesday night Jennifer beat out 9 other contestants in the Paramount Idol competition in Charlottesville. As a winner, Jennifer walked away with a major cash prize, a professionally recorded demo [...]
ShareNear Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Between rain showers and thunderstorms people got the chance to participate Tuesday afternoon in the annual Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Field Day held on Glenthorne Loop just south of Nellysford. The event gave folks the chance to learn about: mitigation banking, stream restoration, watershed studies, native landscaping, [...]
ShareArrington Nelson County, Virginia Millennium Group members organized on heck of a car and bike show this past weekend at the Heritage Center in Arrington, Virginia. “There were 77 registered cars and about 20 more that actually showed their cars but didn’t register. This was the 1st Annual Show~N~Tell Car & Bike Show,” said Louis Allen. Allen along with [...]
ShareWintergreen Mountain Nelson County, Virginia Each year in May The Wintergreen Nature Foundation holds its annual Wildflower Symposium. Instructors for the weekend always include well known botanists, authors, and artists, with a full weekend of activities and lectures that reconnect you with nature. Tweet This Post
ShareRichmond, Virginia Local Nelson breweries including Blue Mountain Brewery, Devils Backbone Brewing and Wild Wolf Brewing will all benefit from a bill signed on Tuesday in Richmond. Governor McDonnell today signed two pieces of legislation to support Virginia craft brewers at the Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. House Bill 359 (McClellan) allows manufacturers to lease space [...]
ShareWaynesboro Augusta County, VA NCL Mountain Photographer headed west this past weekend to grab some shots at the Waynesboro Motor Sports Show in Augusta County. And there were some very nice cars on display indeed. Click here to see the winners in the 2012 show. The event is held annually around this time of year. [...]
ShareLovingston/Afton Nelson County, VA Library service is important to many Nelson County residents. Monday, May 21 the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library will hold its monthly meeting at the Rockfish Valley Community Center giving Nelson residents a chance to ask questions and air concerns about library service in Nelson and the entire JMRL system. The board meeting [...]
ShareWintergreen Nelson County, VA Verbatim By Newsplex & CBS-19 May 8, 2012 Wintergreen Resort officials are considering several options to improve the resort’s financial security, including selling all or part of the property. Other options include a joint venture with another entity and recapitalizing Wintergreen’s balance sheet. The Nelson County Times (http://bit.ly/yrRPh4) reports that vice [...]
ShareBy Jennie T. Williams Lovingtson Nelson County, VA Saturday (May 5) marked the 4th annual Nelson County Relay For Life, an event so well-known and well-respected in Nelson County, that last year, the community raised more than $127,000 and earned the recognition of one of the top ten fundraising communities nationwide (per capita). In recognition [...]
ShareLovingston/Beech Grove Nelson County, VA The following press release was received from CA Anthony Martin’s office regarding the disposition of this case. Original story here. The release has been posted verbatim: Update: 5.8.12 4PM EDT CA Martin also added the follwing information to the original release: Mr. Davis pleaded guilty to 4 felony charges this [...]
