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Crash Delays Traffic Friday Afternoon At Route 29 Lovingston Traffic Light

Crash Delays Traffic Friday Afternoon At Route 29 Lovingston Traffic Light

[ 0 ] April 27, 2012

ShareLovingston Nelson County, VA It’s Nelson County’s only intersection with a traffic light and it didn’t even have that one until a few years back. It’s been the spot of numerous auto accidents over the years. Friday afternoon another accident happened there, this time blocking Callohill Drive just west of the traffic light. The vehicle [...]

North Branch School Holds Mini Relay For Life

North Branch School Holds Mini Relay For Life

[ 0 ] April 26, 2012

ShareAfton Nelson County, VA Most everyone is gearing up for the Nelson Relay For Life in May, but North Branch School held a pre Mini Relay For Life within the past week. Groups of students, staff, and parents walked throughout the school day in support of the Nelson Relay for Life. A brief opening ceremony [...]

™©2012 Nelson County Life : Photos Courtesy of Henri & Elaine Weems : New lights are going up in the old auditorium of the Rockfish Valley Community Center in Afton.

Work Continues On Old Auditorium At RVCC

[ 0 ] April 25, 2012

ShareAfton Nelson County, VA We first told you about some of the renovation taking place at RVCC in this post a back in March. The old style original windows in the auditorium/gymnasium of the Rockfish Valley Community Center had been hidden away behind a false ceiling that was put in several years back. Volunteers recently [...]

Many trees in the mountains were already leafed out when the 2 or so inches of snow fell on Monday.

More Wintergreen Mountain Snow Pictures From Monday

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareWintergreen Nelson County, VA We first showed you the beautiful pictures that Paul and Marcie shot up in the mountains in this post. Here’s a few more miscellaneous ones Paul grabbed Monday before the snow tapered off. Tweet This Post

©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photos By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : Larry Alan Smith the Artistic &  Executive Director for WPA plays tunes for the crowd this past Saturday night 4.21.12 during Casablanca, a fundraiser for the organization.

Casablanca : Wintergreen Performing Arts Takes Trip Back In Time This Past Weekend

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, VA People got a chance to travel back to the 1940′s, the time of Bogart and Bergman, this past Saturday night. It was all part of a spring fundraiser for Wintergreen Performing Arts that’s gearing up for the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival. The theme this year’s WSMF is Inovation 2012. Visit [...]

©™2012 Nelson County Life : Photos By NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura : This week may have started off with snow, but over the past weekend it was 82° ans sunny at Devils Backbone's Blue Ridge Oyster Festival.

Shucking The Oysters At The Blue Ridge Oyster Festival

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareRoseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia A beautiful Saturday for most of the Blue Ridge Oyster Festival held on the grounds at Devils Backbone Brewing this past weekend. Though it was all about the oysters, there was music, wine, and, of course, beer! The event partially benefitted The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Big Brothers [...]

™©2012 Nelson County Life : Photo By NCL Mountain Photographer : Paul Purpura : By Noon Monday snow covered much of everything on Wintergreen Mountain at elevations above 2500 feet.

Snow Returns To The Mountains Of Nelson County, Virginia : Updated Photo 12 Noon

[ 0 ] April 23, 2012

ShareWintergreen Mountain Nelson County, Virginia As Tommy’s Weather mentioned Sunday in the forecast, snow might make an appearance in Nelson County overnight Sunday into Monday morning. It did! And as of this post it’s still coming down up there. NCL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura sent us the first shot around 9AM, then NCL Writer/Photographer Marcie [...]

Wintergreen Fire Department Burns The Note & Says Thank You!

Wintergreen Fire Department Burns The Note & Says Thank You!

[ 0 ] April 22, 2012

ShareNellysford / Stoney Creek Nelson County, VA In just under four years Wintergreen Fire Department has done the unthinkable. They have paid off their new $760,000 ladder truck just short of 4 years. During a brief ceremony, where NCL Publisher Tommy Stafford was emcee, WFD Chief Curtis Sheets torched the note after passing off the [...]

©™ 2012 Nelson County Life : Wednesday we noticed signs requesting information about the whereabouts of the Nelson Farmers Market cow, Nelly May. This was on the bulletin board at Ashley's Market in Greenfield.

Where’s Nelly May : Update

[ 0 ] April 18, 2012

ShareGreenfield Nelson County, VA A few days ago we told you about the ransom note we found here at NCL. It was about Nelly May’s disappearance. She’s the famous cow that is in front of the Nelson Farmers Market Coop in Nellysford. Wednesday we noticed posters like the one above going up in places across [...]

Nelly May Nelson's Most Famous Cow Is Missing

Ransom Note Found On Porch Of NCL Worldwide Headquarters : Nelly May Is Missing

[ 9 ] April 16, 2012

ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia Early Monday morning we found a rather suspicious note in a jar on the front porch of NCL Headquarters here in Nelson County. We are obviously very concerned for the safe return of Nelly May. She’s the famous cow you see each season at The Nelson Farmers Market Coop in Nellysford. [...]

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