Roseland / Beech Grove Nelson County, Virginia With winter seemingly trying to hang on forever, the sunshine and warmth were a welcome change this past Saturday at the Seafood & Brews event held at Devils Backbone. Countless folks turned out for great seafood, great beer and a day of music and fun! The season is […]
Release via Virginia State Police: Virginia State Police Trooper A.J. Garasimowicz is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Augusta County. The crash occurred April 18, 2018, at 6 p.m. on Route 919, three miles north of Route 620. A 2008 Scion was traveling north on Route 919 when it ran off the right side of the […]
Amherst County, Virginia A line of severe storms spawning tornadoes across a large part of Central Virginia Sunday night is responsible for significant damage in Amherst County and The City of Lynchburg. The hardest his area in Amherst is in Elon. Above aerial video from WDBJ-7 Roanoke of the damage in Lynchburg. Additional coverage on […]
Crozet Albemarle County, Virginia Pilot identified Updated via VSP 4.18.18 at 4PM: “At 9:03 p.m., Sunday (April 15), Virginia State Police responded to a report of a downed plane near Saddle Hollow Road in Crozet. The 1996 fixed-wing, twin-engine Cessna crashed in a remote area and one body was recovered from the wreckage. The remains were transported to the […]
Afton / Piney River Hard to believe with all of the severe storm destruction that moved through on the second part of the weekend that yesterday was beautiful and sunny. Two very popular annual events were held on Saturday. The Rockfish River Elementary Earth Day 5K and 1 Mile Family Fun Run kicked off the […]
Harrisonburg / Amherst, Virginia Release via VSP: Virginia State Police Trooper C.A. Sheron is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Amherst County. The crash occurred at approximately 12:12 a.m., Tuesday (April 10), on Route 29, north of Kintyre Lane. A 2012 Chevrolet Cruze was traveling north on Route 29 when it ran off the left side […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia 2018 marked the 10th year in a row the Rockfish Valley Foundation held the annual kite festival. Blue Ridge Life has been the media sponsor of the event since the beginning. The festival is held on the Bold Rock Field behind Bold Rock Hard Cider. There was some concern on Saturday […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia In spite of the nasty weather hundreds turned out for the Be Bold 4 Miler held this past Saturday morning at Bold Rock Cidery in Nellysford. Temps hovered in the mid 30s with a mix of snow and rain falling, but that didn’t stop folks from coming out, making the run, […]
Wintergreen Nelson County, Virginia The Wintergreen Rescue Squad has completed an initiative to equip every ambulance in Nelson County with “Nasal Narcan” to save lives of persons who have either intentionally or accidentally overdosed on opioids. According to Chief of EMS Operations Mike Riddle, Nelson County hasn’t seen an uptick in opioid-related medical calls. Nonetheless, […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia Very often it’s hard to get anyone locally with the right expertise to fix a refrigeration unit in the brewing industry here in Nelson. Or find a welder with the right skills to help manufacture something in one of the many vineyards, breweries, cideries, or distilleries. East Nelson Board of Supervisor […]
