Nelson County News

The scheduled Nov. 18 meeting of the Nelson County Planning Commission was canceled because of a lack of a quorum.

Many Amherst and Nelson County residents experienced tremors from a small earthquake Wednesday evening, though no one was reported injured by the activity.

Browse> Home / News , Top Story , twitter / Minor 2.7 Earthquake Rattles Nelson & Parts Of Central Virginia : 11.26.09 Earthquake Graphic Courtesy of USGS : Click to enlarge.

One year ago, Kia Scherr's world collapsed. Early in the morning on the day after Thanksgiving, she learned that her husband Alan, 58, and daughter Naomi, 13, had died when terrorists attacked the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, India, where they had been staying while on a spiritual retreat along with 23 other members of the Synchronicity Foundation , a ...

The Nelson County Board of Supervisors received more information on the state of the Nelson County Health Department Building at the courthouse complex in Lovingston at its Nov.

Browse> Home / News , Top Story , twitter / Wintergreen Nature Foundation's Festival Of Trees Begins : 11.21.09 Photos By Paul Purpura : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : TWNF Festival of Trees kicked off Saturday morning at Wintergreen.

Browse> Home / News , Top Story , twitter / Happy 1st Birthday! Devils Backbone Brewing Company : 11.19.09 ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Folks piled into DBBC Thursday night to celebrate the one year anniversary.

An Amherst County man was killed along Va. 56 in Nelson County last week when he was hit by a tractor-trailer truck carrying logs.

A Meals on Wheels program for Amherst and Nelson counties is seeking clients who could use a hot meal, as well as volunteers to help deliver them.

A month after the Nelson County Board of Supervisors adopted policies for naming county-owned public facilities and state-maintained roads, highways and bridges, they approved the first such request -- to name a half-mile portion of Virginia 151 after a Nelson County Marine who died in Iraq.

Browse> Home / Top Story , twitter / Rainy, Sometimes Snowy & Icy Weather Coming To An End Soon : 11.13.09 Photo By Tommy Stafford : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : Water races down off the mountains filling creeks like this one running under Route 151 in Nellysford, Virginia.

Browse> Home / News , Top Story , twitter / Blue Skies Return To Nelson! : 11.14.09 {hoto By Tommy Stafford : ©2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : After days and days of rain, sunshine and blue skies returrned to Nelson County, VA Saturday afternoon.

A dance born halfway around the world, and characterized by colorful, swinging skirts, heel stomping, hand clapping and classical guitars, has made its way into Nelson County.

An Amherst County man was killed along Route 56 in Nelson County early today when he was hit by a tractor-trailer carrying logs.

Three people have died in crashes during this nor'easter. Police said 26-year-old Amy Pippin of Smithfield tried to pass a vehicle on Route 258 in Isle of Wight County and hit a tractor-trailer head-on, killing her and seriously injuring her 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son.

Amherst County will celebrate the 45th anniversary of its first library on Saturday, which was heralded back in the day with a 1,000-strong audience and 1,000 books checked out from among the 14,000 volumes.

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.

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.

A 2,000-plus acre farm in Nelson County valued at $15.5 million filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, a day before it was scheduled to go up for public auction on the steps of the Lovingston courthouse.

Interest is still on the rise for the formation of a new Lions Club in Nelson County, and a little more than a month after its first meeting the group already has more than enough members to become a charter club.