Massies Mill News

A Massies Mill man is accused of passing bad money at businesses in Madison Heights.

The leaves on the trees may not have started turning colors just yet, but the size and colors of the apples grown in Nelson County are an indication that summer is ending and fall is right around the corner.

Browse> Home / Top Story / RVCC : BOS Public Hearing Moves Forward To Own Building : 9.9.09 A©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Sarah Jane Stewart, RVCC Board President, addresses the Nelson Board of Supervisors at Tuesday night's public hearing.

21, 1969, edition of the Nelson County Times. Its headline, "45 Dead, 95 Missing in Flooded Nelson County," reflected the difficulty in locating the bodies of those were were killed in the flood.

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Hurricane Camille disaster in Nelson County, someone has lain a wreath at the stone and bronze memorial along Route 56 by the Tye River in the village of Massies Mill where 22 people died from the rushing floodwaters.

Bright sunshine belied evidence of the dark storm clouds that had gathered over the county overnight on Aug.

Driving up Virginia 151 in Nelson County less than two days after the gentle countryside had been subjected to the fury of the remnants of Hurricane Camille, the scene was surreal.

Loading... 1 of 8 A home that was washed out by Hurricane Camille in 1969 in Roseland, Va.

Browse> Home / Events / T. B. Baker Benefit @ Massies Mill Ruritan Club : September 12, 2009 @ 7PM September 12, 2009 from 7:00-11:00pm at Massies Mill Ruritan Club.

An enduring tradition unfolded in Piney River last week as the Massies Mill Ruritan Club's annual carnival was held on Virginia 151.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Area Church Members Feed 10,000 People In About 2 hours : 6.18.09 A©2009 NCL Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : Around 50 people from 13 different area churches bag up food at Grace Episcopal Church in Massies Mill Wednesday afternoon.

Browse> Home / Top Story / Unsettled Weather For The Balance Of The Week : Nice By Weekend! 5.26.09 Photo By Ann Strober : A©2009 NCL Magazine : Thunderstorms fired up across Nelson County around dark Monday with some areas getting heavy rains.

It was 40 years ago that Hurricane Camille hit Virginia and killed more than a hundred people in Nelson County alone.

Two brothers who survived Hurricane Camille by clinging to trees as their family was swept away will be interviewed by a journalist who has written about them on Saturday, April 18, beginning at 1:30 p.m. as part of a series of programs marking the 40th anniversary of Camille sponsored by Oakland - The Nelson County Museum of History.