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Via NWS : A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect for the areas shaded in orange beginning at ?? AM until 9PM Friday evening. This includes Wintergreen & Nelson.

Wintergreen & Nelson : Heat Advisory : CANCELED

[ 0 ] July 28, 2011

ShareHEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 950 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ROCKINGHAM- SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE- GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE [...]

Montebello Post Office On List For Possible Closure

Montebello Post Office On List For Possible Closure

[ 0 ] July 26, 2011

ShareMontebello Nelson County, Virginia CBS-19 (Newsplex) is reporting that Montebello is one of the locations being considered by the U.S. Postal Service for possible closure in the near future. Their story reads: The Postal Service is considering closing more than 1 in 10 of its retail outlets. The financially-troubled agency announced Tuesday that it will [...]

Photos Courtesy of Terrence O'Neil : Water rushes across the 18 fairway up at Devils Knob Golf Course Monday afternoon when a thunderstorm dumped just under 4 inches of rain in an hour.

Parts Of Nelson Hammered In Monday Afternoon Storm!

[ 0 ] July 25, 2011

Share Devils Knob Wintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Some people didn’t see a drop of rain Monday afternoon, but that wasn’t the case up on the mountain at Wintergreen Resort. They had a very intense thunderstorm with heavy rains and very intense lightning. Compare that to far less amounts here at NCL and just down [...]

Photos Courtesy of Sherri & David Brooks : A mama bear and her two cubs decided to take up temporary residence in a big oak tree at the farm of Gwen Castale in Shipman.

Up A Tree In Shipman!

[ 0 ] July 24, 2011

ShareShipman Nelson County, Virginia Gwen Casale’s seen lots of things as a sheep farmer. But she didn’t expect to see what was up a tree Sunday afternoon. “Our herd dogs have a certain alarm bark when something is threatening the sheep. But it’s very unusual to hear that in the afternoon, generally it’s night,” Gwen [...]

Via NWS: The areas highlighted in red are all under an Excessive Heat Warning until Saturday evening.

Wintergreen & Nelson : Excessive Heat Warning : ! EXPIRED !

[ 0 ] July 22, 2011

ShareEXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 329 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011 VAZ036>038-240000- /O.CON.KLWX.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/ NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF…CHARLOTTESVILLE 329 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2011 …EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING… * TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON. * HEAT [...]

The new Spruce Creek Park weather station went online Wednesday of this past week. It's just south of Nellysford, VA

New Weather Station Online In Rockfish Valley

[ 0 ] July 21, 2011

Share The new Spruce Creek Park weather station went online Wednesday of this past week. It’s just south of Nellysford, VA – You are looking at live data some from their now. Click on the image above to visit the station’s for more. Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia The Rockfish Valley got another way to check [...]

Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2011 www.nelsoncountylfe.com : Todd Rath (right) owner and founder of The Blue Toad chats it up Wednesday evening with Amy Winter and daughter Anna at the soft opening of the restaurant where D'Ambola's operated for several years.

The Blue Toad Hops Into Business Thursday!

[ 3 ] July 20, 2011

ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia No doubt you’ve seen the blue signs and The Blue Toad if you have been driving down Route 151 between Afton and Greenfield. This past Wednesday evening Todd & Kim Rath held a soft opening of the valley’s newest restaurant. Before Blue Toad, it was D’Ambola’s Restaurant for years. Open publication [...]

Photo Courtesy of CBS-19 Charlottesville: Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks leads Christopher Meeks from  the Nelson County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon after he was sentenced to 3 life sentences for the murder of Opal Page.

BREAKING: Christopher Meeks : 3 Life Sentences In Opal Page Murder

[ 1 ] July 19, 2011

ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia In a similar plea agreement as the one Austin Griffin entered into last week, Christopher Meeks today plead guilty to capital murder, burglary and robbery in connection with the May 2009 death of Opal Page. Meeks was sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences in prison. CBS-19”s preliminary coverage here. History & [...]

Click on the image above to read more from CBS-19's (Charlottesville) story.

Amherst County Officers Involved In Nelson County Shooting

[ 2 ] July 19, 2011

ShareNear Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks tells NCL that his department was not involved in an overnight shooting here in the county that left a man wounded from a gunshot to the abdomen. “Amherst authorities contacted out department around midnight to let us know they were tailing a suspect into our [...]

Area Church Youth Groups Had Busy Week

Area Church Youth Groups Had Busy Week

[ 4 ] July 17, 2011

ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia It’s been one busy week for several youth groups from area churches. They have been doing volunteer service projects across the county to help out others. “Youths from area churches have been coming together this week to re-gravel a driveway for a family, patch a roof, paint a house, hold a [...]