Afton / Greenfield Nelson County, Virginia On Saturday night, February 29th, Rockfish Valley Community Center in Afton will mark its 20th Anniversary with a pot-luck dinner and dance, a tribute to its founders, the launch of its new “Legacy League” endowment fund and a mortgage-burning bonfire to celebrate the retirement of the debt on the […]
Arrington Nelson County, VA RELEASE VIA CVEC: Nelson County and Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM (Firefly) announced the transfer of the fiber optic middle mile network previously operated by the Nelson County Broadband Authority (NCBA) to Firefly for future operation as part of the growing Firefly fiber optic network bringing reliable, affordable broadband to rural […]
Wintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia It’s been hard to find a lot of snow this year in the Blue Ridge but that doesn’t stop the breathtaking views that we see here year round. Dima Homes with Wintergreen Real Estate Company grabbed this shot on Saturday from up top at Wintergreen Resort. Absolutely gorgeous Dima! […]
Arrington Nelson County, Virginia As of 8:25 AM Friday morning about 180 people were shown without power after strong winds and even some hail moved across the area around daybreak. That’s down from a peak of about 210 earlier. Our BRL Facebook page (above) was busy with people commenting about the winds and hail. While […]
PIPE FAILURE CLOSES ONE LANE ON ROUTE 6 NEAR SCOTTSVILLE Update : Temporary repairs to the pipe on Route 6 (Irish Road) are complete and all lanes are open to traffic. Crews are preparing to make emergency repairs CULPEPER — Crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation are on the scene of a […]
For the absolute latest updates from NWS click on the map image above. . St. Marys-Calvert-Augusta-Nelson-Albemarle-Spotsylvania- King George-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Including the cities of Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Prince Frederick, Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Dahlgren, and Wintergreen 203 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 […]
Verbatim release from VSP: Virginia State Police Trooper T.M. Skehan is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Nelson County. The crash occurred Feb. 3, 2020 at 11:15 a.m. on Route 653, approximately 1.5 miles east of Route 29. A 1998 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling along Route 653 when it ran off the right side of the […]
WIND ADVISORY URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 915 AM EST Sun Feb 2 2020 Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Smyth-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson- Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt- Rockbridge– Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Marion, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, and Buena […]
Dozens of veterans from six states will receive Specialized adaptive skiing and snowboarding lessons Release vis WAS Wintergreen Resort Nelson County, Virginia Roughly two dozen veterans and active-duty military members including several honored for heroism in combat are heading to Wintergreen Resort this weekend to learn to ski and snowboard with specialized adaptive equipment and […]
Beech Grove / Roseland Nelson County, Virginia Just after noon on Monday rescue crews responded to a logging accident in Beech Grove of Nelson County. A man had been severely injured when a limb fell on him while cutting a tree. A landing zone was set up in Beech Grove on a field of […]
