July 10, 2007
ShareREFRESH Nelson County Life Magazine HERE for the latest updates: Several heavy thunderstorms have moved into Nelson County over the past several hours. Some locations have reported more than three inches of rain in just an hour or so. Check out Wintergreen Nature Foundation below. *NCL-Wintergreen Nature Foundation – Devil’s Knob 3.22″ of rain *NCL-Nelson [...]
July 7, 2007
SharePhotography by Tommy Stafford Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007 Cardinal Point Winery Afton, Virginia We’ve been telling you about Robin’s upcoming performance at Cardinal Point all week long. Saturday afternoon she and the band played to a crowd streaming in. Though it was one hot afternoon, folks didn’t seem to mind. They threw [...]
July 6, 2007
SharePhoto by Tommy Stafford Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007 Nellysford, Virginia Talk about a great Friday evening! Jeff & Jan played at Stoney Creek Bar & Grill as part of their weekend summer music series on the deck outside. The weather cooperated, the place was packed, the wine selection was perfect, the tunes [...]
July 6, 2007
Share Photography Yvette Stafford Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007 Vito the cat on deck @ D’Ambolas Restaurant Afton, Virginia If you’ve ever dropped by D’Ambolas Restaurant on Route 151 you no doubt seen Vito the cat on deck! Yvette caught this shot of him recently enjoying one of the great summer nights we’ve [...]
July 5, 2007
Share The Robin Wynn band brings their mix of rock, pop, and folk music to Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery. Saturday, July 7, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Robin Wynn has been building a head of steam on the music scene in Central Virginia ever since the release of her debut CD “Oblivion†in 2004. [...]
July 2, 2007
ShareUpdated 7-2-07 We got some really good news into NCL this afternoon. Remember that nasty wreck on 151 back on May 12, 2007 Mr. Campbell and Scruffy from Stoney Creek Pharmacy were in that accident. Ever since then Mr. Campbell has been recovering in Charlottesville. Cheryl sent along this photo of the two from this [...]
June 19, 2007
Share8:20 AM EDT 6.19.07 Accident scene has been cleared and exit 99 is now open – traffic is flowing normally. Photo courtesy of www.Trafficland.com NCL has learned VA State Police and local fire crews are on the scene of a tractor trailer fire at the top of Afton Mountain at Exit 99. Fortunately, the tanker [...]
June 13, 2007
ShareOk the days lately haven’t been as hot as that near 100 last week, but you know it’s coming again. There’s lots of summer left! A little birdie tells us they are in a big need of a window unit in their meeting room at the Rockfish Valley Community Center! You don’t want to be [...]
June 11, 2007
SharePhotography by Tommy Stafford Nelson County Life Magazine – Copyright 2007 Talk about a beautiful night for the kickoff of Veritas’ Starry Nights series in Afton this past weekend. Lots of people piled into Andrew and Patricia’s place for a great evening of wine and tunes from the live band on stage. Above, the crowd [...]
June 7, 2007
ShareGarden Trade Nursery & Garden Shop Photography by Tommy Stafford Nelson County Life Magazine Wreck Scene Wednesday evening along 151 Afton, Virginia Wednesday was a really nice day across Central Virginia. Unfortunately this driver above didn’t have such a pleasant day. Folks driving along Route 151 around 5:30 PM saw fire departments and troopers working [...]