Distillery also nominated by industry peers in three categories for the ICONS of Whisky Awards for 2019 Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia American Single Malt whisky distillery Virginia Distillery Company’s Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky was recognized last night for the third year in a row with the ‘Best American Blended Malt’ at the World […]
Nashville, Tennessee On May 3rd Devils Backbone Brewing Company was awarded two World Beer Cup Awards at the ceremony in Nashville, TN. Known as “The Most Prestigious Beer Competition in the World,” with over 90 beer categories and 200 judges, a great honor. The Outpost Brewing Team in Lexington earned a Bronze award for Danzig, […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia On December 13, the Central Blue Ridge chapter (CBR) of the Virginia Master Naturalist program awarded a grant of $700 to the Nelson County Middle School for support of the Nelson Environmental Leadership Club. The club, sponsored by teacher Mary Haines-Johnson, provides students with investigative and environmental opportunities. Currently 17 students […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Wild Wolf Brewing Company announced they were presented the Virginia Green Travel Alliance’s Travel Star Award for Green Brewery of the Year, February 17th, at their annual conference. The Virginia Green Travel Alliance, an organization that connects the public with green businesses in the tourism industry, presents outstanding members with annual […]
Colleen Nelson County, VA Award recognizes employers who go above & beyond for Guard and Reserve employees The Virginia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, has honored Blue Mountain Barrel House with the Above and Beyond award. The award recognizes employers at the local level who have gone […]
Afton Nelson County, VA Story Courtesy of NBS North Branch School in Afton is one of only three schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia to be recognized as a Virginia Naturally school all 15 years the program, managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, has been offered. According to Wildlife Education Coordinator […]
Gladstone Nelson County, VA Not long ago Gladstone was going through some dark times. After the old fire & rescue lost it’s charter a couple of years ago after some improprieties discovered, today they have emerged under a new charter and were just named Outstanding EMS Agency within the Thomas Jefferson Emergency Medical Services region. […]
Wintergreen Nelson County, VA Within the past few days Wintergreen Fire & Rescue gained the prestigious honor of being named Championship Rescue Team in the Commonwealth of Virginia. “A few of our staff traveled to the beach to test their skills against other agencies from all across Virginia,” WF&R Chief Curtis Sheets tells NCL. They […]
Wintergreen Nelson County, Virginia People living in and near Wintergreen Resort know firsthand the quality of the fire and rescue services available there. But Wintergreen Rescue recently got recognized across the region as The Outstanding EMS (emergency medical services) Agency within the Thomas Jefferson EMS Council In order to receive the award TJEMS says: -EMS […]
By Jennie T. Williams Lovingtson Nelson County, VA Saturday (May 5) marked the 4th annual Nelson County Relay For Life, an event so well-known and well-respected in Nelson County, that last year, the community raised more than $127,000 and earned the recognition of one of the top ten fundraising communities nationwide (per capita). In recognition […]
