Nelson County, Virginia For several years during the infancy of Blue Ridge Life Magazine (back then Nelson County Life) Earl Hamner wrote poems and stories for us that we luckily got to include in the pages of the magazine. We remained dear friends with Earl until his death back in March of 2016. One of […]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 332 AM EST Fri Nov 23 2018 Extreme Western Allegany-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page- Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Hampshire-Hardy-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral- Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 332 AM EST Fri Nov 23 2018 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Nelson County entrepreneur, businessman and land owner, Richard Averitt, says he and others discovered that Dominion / ACP (Atlantic Coast Pipeline) filed notice of Quick Takes this past Friday afternoon, November 16, 2018. “On Friday ACP & Dominion sued 21 or so folks in Nelson County. Essentially everyone in Nelson County […]
Roseland Nelson County, Virginia Ten years ago this month Devils Backbone brewing officially kicked off their Basecamp location in Roseland, Virginia. Devils Backbone 10th Anniversary from Tommy Stafford on Vimeo. Above in this video, Steve & Heidi Crandall (co-founders of Devils Backbone Brewing) join charter staff member to talk about 10 years leading up to […]
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 […]
