Rafael Tal (left) and his wife Leslie on the steps of The Mark Addy Inn back in April of 2006 shortly after they purchased the B & B from then owner John Stork Maddox. Rafi passed away a few days ago after a lengthy battle with cancer. Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford Dear […]
RED FLAG WARNING URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 328 AM EST Thu Mar 11 2021 Washington-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren- Clarke-Eastern Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- Eastern Pendleton- 328 AM EST Thu Mar 11 2021 …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST […]
RAPID WILDLAND FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TODAY Garrett-Washington-Frederick MD-Extreme Western Allegany- Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah- Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Rappahannock-Northern Fauquier- Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge– Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant- Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Hagerstown, Frederick, Ballenger […]
Central Virginia Blue Ridge With a few warmer days here and there thoughts are turning to longer days. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday – March 14th at 2AM. If you don’t party until that hour, your best bet is to move your clock ahead one hour before turning in on Saturday night. Then you’re […]
Lynchburg, Virginia “Five roads in Nelson County will be closed temporarily while Norfolk Southern Railroad (NSRR) replaces crossings. Closures will last up to two days each with traffic being detoured. On Monday, March 8, 2021, work will begin on River Road (VA route 56) near the Shipman community and will continue north to the […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia Alexis Murphy would have been 25 years old in June of this year. She never got the chance to see that birthday. Seven years ago we broke the story about the missing teenager in this post. Eventually Randy Taylor received two life sentences in connection with Alexis’ death, but a body […]
Lovingston / Woods Mill Nelson County, Virginia The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) today announced awards of $1,946,044 in grants for 33 local projects in 25 localities that create, expand and make more accessible public open space, including one project in Nelson County. The grants were awarded from VOF’s Preservation Trust Fund and its new Get Outdoors program. […]
WINTER STORM WARNING URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 310 PM EST Fri Feb 12 2021 Nelson-Albemarle-Central Virginia Blue Ridge (includes Wintergreen Resort-Montebello-Humpback Rocks & Afton Mountain) 310 PM EST Fri Feb 12 2021 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Significant […]
FROM VDOT – LYNCHBURG Current forecasts indicate that most of the Commonwealth of Virginia will be covered by mixed precipitation at various times into early next week and the Lynchburg District of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is prepared to respond. Rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow are forecast to occur during […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford It wasn’t quite the storm expected, but some folks still saw a respectable amount of snow by mid-morning Sunday. The more impressive amounts were north and east of Brents Gap in Nelson toward Afton and then east from there into Albemarle and points beyond. The view from […]
