Roseland Nelson County, Virginia I’ll admit it. I felt nothing. But our neighbors down the road sent me a text. “Did you just feel that, was that an earthquake?” Apparently it was. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit near Sparta, North Carolina around 8:07 AM. Our BRL Facebook page is lighting up with comments from all […]
Afton Nelson County, Virginia Severe thunderstorms that popped up around noon Wednesday caused some damage in the Northern part of Nelson County. Additional damage and some flooding was reported as well when the storms drifted eastely in adjoining Albemarle. Above the severe thunderstorm warning that caused some of the damage around noon Wednesday. A Severe […]
Photo Courtesy Of Wintergreen Fire & Rescue : Firefighter – EMT Robbie Bryant brushes debris from the road after an 18 wheeler missed the curve coming down mountain on Route 664 just below the Blue Ridge Parkway. Monday – July 20, 2020 Near Wintergreen Resort Entrance Beech Grove / Nelson County, VA Updated 8:38 […]
Nelson County, Virginia “Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced the cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“ACP”) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty which threaten the economic viability of the project.” According to a news release in Dominion Energy’s website Sunday afternoon, they have pulled the plug […]
Tyro Nelson County, Virginia Verbatim Release From VSP: Updated 6.29.20: At 7:55 p.m. on Saturday (June 27), a Virginia State Police Trooper responded to a single-vehicle crash on State Route 56 (Crabtree Falls Hwy.) just west of Battery Hill Ln. in Nelson County. A 1991 Nissan Terrano was traveling east, ran off the right side […]
Near Lovingston 29 SB Nelson County, Virginia We have received numerous reports this evening of a major vehicle accident on 29 SB near Sunny Mountain Store in Nelson County. We are awaiting official details. Expect delays. Tommy
Elk Rock Meadow Blue Ridge Parkway Word came down around 2:44 PM Sunday afternoon that 14 year old autistic teen Azalia Berrian has been located. BRL Publisher Yvette Stafford was there just after she was found and heading to be checked out. BRL Publisher Yvette Stafford just spoke with a very joyful Christine Royston who […]
Photo courtesy of Denver Riggleman – Afton, VA : The bike believe to have been ridden by missing 14 year old Azalia Berrian of Afton was found around midnight Thursday by a party of citizens helping look for the teenager. Afton, VA This is a post from the Nelson County, VA Sheriff’s office at 2:44 […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia Update from Monday evening via David Johnson 6.1.20 “Just updating that Danny Johnson is out of surgery for today and back in ICU. They stabilized the arm for now and will follow up with more permanent repair later. The process took longer than expected today so they have decided to move […]
Wintergreen Nelson County, Virginia Just a few days ago our BRL-WeatherNow Net registered a temperature just below 80 degrees, today the mountains of Nelson and nearby counties in Central Virginia got a 3 to 4 inch snow! The snow wasn’t unexpected and folks in the lowlands even got a dusting in some places. We’ll be […]
