ShareArrington / Oak Ridge Estate Nelson County, Virginia It was a somber and reflective afternoon for the thousands of people who knew John Holland, Sr of Oak Ridge Estate. A memorial service was held for the 56 year old husband, father, businessman, and true friend to Nelson County. A special service was held at 2PM [...]
ShareGreenfield Nelson County, Virginia Saying good-bye is never easy. We all know it’s coming. It’s out there, we just never expect it to happen without everything being just right. Friday morning the NCL family said good-bye to our longest living pet, Jerky. We’re not exactly how old Jerky was, but at least 11 or 12 [...]
ShareWintergreen Fire and Rescue crews are preparing to repel 150 ft. down the Ravens Roost Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway after a 20-year-old climber from Alabama fell to his death. The cause of the fall is believed to have been equipment failure. To view Charlottesville’s Newsplex story on the Raven’s Roost accident click here. [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia If you are an avid reader of our NCL web edition, or a frequent listener to Tommy’s Weather, you have, no doubt, noticed my absence over the past 3-4 days. I received some very unexpected news last Monday – April 4, 2011. My good friend and mentor in the television news business [...]
Share Massies Mill Crabtree Falls Nelson County, Virginia Updated 8:35 AM EDT 8.24.10 Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks confirms to NCL that the identity of the man killed today at Crabtree Falls is Charles Shillito, age 61, of Richmond, Virginia. His 62nd birthday would have been tomorrow on August 24th. Sheriff Brooks said Mr. Shillito [...]
Share Nelson County, Virginia For most folks the Saturday snow was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. Up in the higher elevations between 5-8 inches of a heavy wet snow fell by late Saturday. The higher the elevation, the higher the snow amounts. Down below in the the Rockfish Valley some locations saw nothing more than a [...]
ShareNCL has learned former South District Board of Supervisor Harry Harris died Monday night after battling cancer. Featured in the March 2009 issue of Nelson County Life, Harris was born in Elma in 1940, and made history as the first black American to serve on the Nelson County School Board, and later, the Board of [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia ©2009 NCL Magazine As we first told you here earlier Wednesday evening, Nelson County Sheriff, David Brooks, is investigating the highly suspicious death of a 73 year old Afton woman just north of Greenfield on Route 151. A short while ago the sheriff told NCL they are asking the public to [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia ©2009 NCL Magazine NCL can confirm this Wednesday evening that state police and local Nelson County Sheriff Dept. officers are on the scene of a highly suspicious death in the Afton, Virginia area just north of Greenfield along Route 151. According to Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff David Brooks, an investigation is [...]
Share(FABER – Nelson County, VA) Details from today’s press conference. Slower connections try this hyperlink below. Synchronicity Presser 11.28.08 • Alan Scherr and his daughter, Naomi, confirmed dead. A tribute site has been set up: AlanAndNaomi.com • Synchronicty members had just finished a program Wednesday and some of them had gone to their rooms, others [...]
