Three Ridges Wildlife Area Nelson County, Virginia Release via Wintergreen Fire & Rescue: Last night Wintergreen Fire & Rescue was again requested to assist an injured hiker on the Mau-Har spur off of the Appalachian Trail. The call originated at 8:56PM as a “911 Hang-up” in the Three Ridges Wilderness area. Immediately a request for […]
Devils Knob Nelson County, Virginia Way up there around 3500 feet beauty is unfolding Friday morning after Thursday’s ice storm. We’ve been telling you about the damage that hit in our posts here and here. In spite of the extensive damage in the higher elevations and to the west of the Blue Ridge Parkway, […]
Near Wintergreen Nelson / Augusta County, Virginia Many roads across the area remained closed Friday morning after an ice storm hit area. Most locations affected were in the higher elevations in places like Wintergreen and along the Blue Ridge Parkway. However, locations on the western side of the parkway were hit hard. Waynesboro has numerous […]
Photos via Wintergreen Fire & Rescue : A WFD crew blocks Route 151 at Brents Gap in Nelson County after ice covered trees came down in high winds taking down powerlines in the process. Thursday – November 15, 2018 Nelson County, Virginia 6:30 PM – Paula Jones VDOT Lynchburg : Crews are finishing and opening […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. – As of 4 a.m., roads across the Lynchburg District of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are merely wet from an overnight storm; however, motorists may encounter flooded or icy roads before the storm abates. Currently, there are approximately 20 roads across the 10-county district closed by flooding or downed trees from […]
Press play above to listen now as I discuss the various warnings and advisories out for our area. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 354 PM EST Wed Nov 14 2018 Augusta-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Central Virginia […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia 2017 marked the return of the annual Christmas parade to Village of Lovingston. After a two to three year hiatus at Oak Ridge, it returned last year with the theme of Welcome Home. “I don’t know the entire story, but maybe there were some traffic issues that caused it to be […]
WINTER STORM WATCH URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 346 PM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 More info above from Meteorologist David Reese from our media partners over at CBS-19 News in Charlottesville. Augusta-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Central Virginia Blue Ridge- 346 PM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 …WINTER STORM WATCH […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Near Love Nelson County, Virginia Verbatim press release from Wintergreen Fire & Rescue: “On 11/11/18 at 9:50 AM Wintergreen Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a possible foot fracture at the Reeds Gap access to the Appalachian Trail. Upon arrival crews were met by a hiker who informed them the accident actually […]
Nelson County, Virginia Via CBS 19 News: Republican Denver Riggleman of Virginia has been elected to the open U.S. House seat, defeating Democrat Leslie Cockburn. He is replacing one-term Congressman Tom Garrett, also a Republican. More history on Denver Riggleman in our archives by clicking here.
