ShareWintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Our NCL Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura took a hike Sunday afternoon and found lots of preparation ongoing at Wintergreen Resort for the upcoming Tough Mudder this coming weekend. Several of the popular obstacles are going up for the event that will be held here in Nelson starting October 22nd at [...]
ShareRichmond, Virginia By Woody Greenberg The 14th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards Celebration honored Earl Hamner with its Literary Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday, Oct. 15 held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The event was hosted by noted Virginia author Adriana Trigiani, who said she grew up in Big Stone Gap with six [...]
Share Animoto slide sequence by NCL Mountain Photographer, Paul Purpura Lovingston Nelson County, Virgnia It was another sad Friday night for the Nelson County Governors football team. They lost to Altavista 24-12. That makes the 7th straight loss this season with not a single win. In spite of the losing streak, Photographer Paul Purpura says [...]
ShareRichmond, Virginia A little over 88 years ago, Earl Hamner of Nelson County was born in Schuyler. Since then the man has accomplished a lifetime of work seen all over the world. Saturday October 15th, Earl will received a Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia for his work. Hamner grew up in [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, VA After months of renovation and preparation The Blue Toad opened its indoor portion of the pub to customers this past Saturday. The deck and outdoor seating has been available for several weeks since opening back in July. But, the inside was undergoing a major transformation. For patrons who may remember the [...]
ShareWintergreen Nelson County, Virginia The Wintergreen Ski Patrol, primarily responsible for the rescue and emergency care of customers, employees and visitors to Wintergreen Resort, is the nation’s winner of the Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol Award for 2010-11 as named by the National Ski Patrol. This is the second time the Wintergreen Ski Patrol (WSP) has [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, VA Updated 1PM EDT for VSP Press release below: VIRGINIA STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL CRASH IN NELSON COUNTY NELSON CO., Va. – A Staunton man is dead following a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning, Oct. 12, 2011 in Nelson County. Trooper A.T. Covey was notified of the fatal crash that took place [...]
Share BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Present: Mr. Joe Dan Johnson, Mr. Tommy Bruguiere, Mr. Allen Hale, Mr. Tommy Harvey and Ms. Connie Brennan PUBLIC COMMENT: MS. ROSE MUHLER, President, Rockfish Valley Senior Group, said that the problem with RVSG is two individuals with personal issues. She said that RVSG is doing well [...]
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia 25 years. A quarter century. That’s how long Lynn Coffey of Love, Virginia cranked out her Backroads Newspaper, every month. Open publication – Free publishing – More nelson county Lynn writes every month here in the printed edition of Nelson County Life Magazine. She brings the true stories of the mountains [...]
ShareNelson County, Virginia Nelson County is known for its wineries and breweries, but long before they were ever here it was known for its beauty. Especially its fall beauty. Down below in the valley not a lot of color is showing just yet, but head up into the mountains and mother nature is starting to [...]
