ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia By Jennie Tal Williams Cheryl Tompkins ran the Stoney Creek Pharmacy for years and years – it wasn’t just her job, it was her passion to provide a listening ear and a helping hand to the Nellysford community. But earlier this year, Cheryl had to put her health first and cut [...]
ShareBatesville Nelson County, Virginia As we first told you in our original post The Batesville Store is closing. Sunday afternoon people from everywhere dropped by to buy some of the remaining inventory, much of it marked half off. Around 1:30 Sunday afternoon a group supporting the efforts of The Batesville Store got together to show [...]
ShareBatesville Albemarle County, Virginia Down Greenfield Road and just over the county line The Batesville Store has been operating for decades. Apparently some bad news hit the most recent owners within the past few days. The following message was posted on their website: Dear Friends of The Batesville Store, I have some sad news: The [...]
ShareSchuyler Nelson County, Virginia We first told you about Jack Eggleston’s hydroelectric plant near Schuyler, VA in our June 2009 printed edition of Nelson County Life Magazine. Our story, Sweat Equity, was written by Aaron Lee and photographed by Lee Luther, Jr. Recently Central Virginia Electric Cooperative in Arrington reached an agreement with Blue Sky [...]
SharePiney River Nelson County, Virginia Update: 11.6.09: Black Eagle Farm files for bankruptcy protection. The Lynchburg News & Advance has more here. And more here from The Charlottesville Daily Progress regarding bankruptcy filings. Updated 11.5.09 The proposed sale of Black Eagle Farm discussed below, has been postponed according to Nelson Courthouse officials. It is unclear [...]
ShareNellysford Nelson County, Virginia After just over a year in operation, Dogwood Restaurant in Nellysford closed it’s doors several weeks ago and is now apparently up for sale according to the sign in front of the restaurant. The Dogwood opened in February of 2008 after nearly 2 years in delays before opening then. Earlier this [...]
