Nellysford News

After seven fatalities in less than two years, speed limits have dropped along some stretches of Virginia 151 in northern Nelson County.

"I'm glad my irritation about yet another bill led me to sleuth it out," says Kathy Versluys, who runs the Acorn Inn with her husband, Martin, about a phone scam she almost fell for.

Acorn Inn co-owner Kathy Plunket Versluys says she's naturally skeptical and not inclined at all to fall for bogus sales pitches or scams .

A final local performance of the Hamner Theater's own Poe & All That Jazz is scheduled for Thursday night at the Nellysford venue - and then Poe and friends hits the big stage.

In a small corner at the Alberene Soapstone Company in Schuyler, two Nelson County artists are hard at work.

One Nelson County winery is keeping history alive. Out of the nine wineries and one brewery that call Nelson home, Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery is the only one that makes mead.

A steady spring rain fell over freshly planted cabbage and onions, and soaked the beds of asparagus and garlic and the strawberry patch.

Nelson County residents need not venture farther south for gourmet hot sauce. From the garden of their Faber home, Mike and Toni Hobbs grow peppers for their Mike & Toni's sauces.

SWOOPE - William Thomas Sampson III, 61, husband of Kathleen Thomas of High Mountain Farm at 5240 Morris Mill Road in Swoope, formerly of Nellysford and Northern Virginia, died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at his ...

The new paint smell hasn't quite worn off the bright white walls of the recently refurbished Arrington railroad depot, situated along Virginia 151 in Beech Grove.

“You have to have a strong board of oversight, and you have to have a good market manager. Those are the two basic ingredients, so it was my objective to get those two entities together.”

I'm a photographer at the News Leader and a professional sightseer. Being a recent transplant to the Shenandoah Valley, the sights are yet to be seen. via Staunton News Leader

BEECH GROVE - Andrew James Hickman Sr., 77, of Beech Grove, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 27, 2008, in Highland County. via Staunton News Leader

“They were playing me for a fool”

Before Jean Rinaldi and Richard Bean could plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of selling uninspected meat, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Enforcement Officer F.C. Lamneck was called ... via C-Ville Weekly

“I want someone watching you until you're no longer young or foolish”

STAUNTON - A Nellysford man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for fondling a 9-year-old girl in May 2006. via Staunton News Leader

“He will be truly missed in the Charlottesville BBQ community”

Last week, friends, family members, and BBQ lovers around town mourned the loss of Stephen Douglas Adkins , 39, who died suddenly on November 11 . via The Hook