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Browse> Home / Events / Holiday Crafts Fair @ North Branch School : December 4, 2009 Gift items, jewelry, food, aprons, and body care items all handmade and reasonably priced.

Browse> Home / Events / Bethlehem Alive 2009 : Beginning December 18th thru 22nd : Nightly In Afton, VA Nestled deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains just a stone's throw from the intersection of the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway a wonderful event is being carried out.

North Branch School co-founder Charlotte Zinsser Booth led students in a song to celebrate the opening of the school's second building on October 23.

Browse> Home / News , Top Story / Rockfish River Elementary Honors Veterans : 11.11.09 Photos By Tommy Stafford : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Students present the flags in front of veterans gathered at the school Wednesday morning.

As part of a long standing tradition, the faculty, staff, and students of Rockfish River Elementary School invite ALL veterans and their families to join them on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:45a.m. to be honored at our annual Veterans Day program.

State authorities found black powder, grenades, guns and mortar rounds in an Afton man's home after a scare on Delphine Avenue in Waynesboro, according to court records.

WAYNESBORO - State authorities seized bomb-making materials and combat-related items last week from two area properties associated with a man who made videos of himself exploding stuffed animals, according to search warrants filed in Augusta County Circuit Court.

The Local Food Hub, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh produce from local farmers to local retailers, distributors and institutions, donated more than 700 pounds of sweet and red potatoes to the Nelson Food Pantry last week.

Fewer Nelson County voters turned out on election day this year, compared to last year's record-setting balloting, but some precincts were busier than others.

In the only local contested race in Nelson County, Democratic incumbent Connie Brennan won the Central District seat on the Nelson County Board of Supervisors.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Nelson Native & Walton's Creator, Earl Hamner, Here Next Week! : 10.30.09 ©2007-2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Earl Hamner during his last visit to the Afton, Virginia theater named in his honor.

Browse> Home / News , Uncategorized / Upgrades And Work Continue On NCL Site - Not the Fault Of Your Set! : Updated 10.28.09 : 6:30 AM Updated: 10.28.09 6:30 AM Looks like we are close to having everything resolved.

WAYNESBORO - The Wayne Theatre Alliance will present the fourth in its Murder at Fairfax Hall series of Inspector Kathy mysteries on Nov.

I t wasn't so long ago that Waynesboro officials realized a frightening economic reality - the vast bulk of the city's economic engine depended on a handful of industries.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Earl Hamner Returns Home To Nelson In November : 10.21.09 ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Earl Hamner, Jr.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Nationally Known Singer/Songwriter Jesse Winchester In Concert @ RVCC : November 7th Click on image poster above for larger view and more details.

WAYNESBORO - Dozens of residents flocked to Willow Oak Plaza on Sunday to enjoy live music and view a variety of crafts during the final day of Waynesboro's Apple Days Craft Show.

As the seasons change, so does the popularity and choices of seasonal beers available in the Shenandoah Valley.

The Nelson County Planning Commission approved the final site plan for a medical office building owned by one of the Nelson County supervisors, which will be built near the intersection of Rockfish Valley Highway and Tanbark Drive in Afton.

The Nelson County Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend the Nelson County Board of Supervisors deny a special use permit for an Afton couple to operate a public garage on their property near the intersection of Greenfield and Taylor Creek roads.