The wind rolling off of Elk Mountain feels fast enough that the staff of North Branch School in Afton wonder if it could cut the school’s electricity bill.

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.

Creigh Deeds, Democratic candidate for governor, plans to swing through Central Virginia on Monday, visiting three communities in one day.

Crabtree Falls in Nelson County will receive some improvements through federal stimulus funding announced Wednesday by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va.

An Albemarle County man has been missing for seven days, and the Nelson County sheriff is questioning whether Michael Comer wants to be found.

Nick Taylor’s parents warned him it would be like this. Moving from wrestling-crazed Pennsylvania to central Virginia, where the sport is often met with indifferent eyes, would be a culture shock for the talented young grappler.

Austin Griffin, 20, of Afton, appeared before Nelson County General District Judge Joseph M. Serkes for a minutes-long advisement hearing via video conferencing.

CHATHAM — Any concerns Chatham coach Chad Anderson had about his team’s offense slowing down were quickly quashed. Gavin Hylton and Drew Kirks smashed back-to-back home runs in the first inning as Chatham rolled Nelson County 12-3 in the Dogwood District semifinals on Wednesday.

“This week is really important for us to get hot going into the regional tournament …,” said Anderson, whose Cavaliers have already secured a spot in next week’s Region B tournament.

The Cavaliers (18-2), who had played only once a week for the past two weeks, didn’t show any signs of sluggishness despite their light schedule at the end of the regular season.

A judge granted more time today for a Nelson County man to retain an attorney to represent him on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a 73-year-old Afton woman.

GRETNA — Gretna’s offensive explosion from the regular season finale carried over into the Dogwood District tournament as the Hawks scored 13 runs on 10 hits and easily dispatched No. 6-seed Nelson County 13-0 on Monday in the tournament’s first round.

Gretna (13-5) advances to the second round of the Dogwood District tournament and will play at William Campbell on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The second-seeded Generals defeated seventh-seeded Dan River 12-0 on Monday. The Hawks and Generals split the two regular season meetings, winning on the other’s home field.

Less than 24 hours after two Nelson County men were charged with first-degree murder in connection with last week’s stabbing death of a 73-year-old Afton woman, authorities said they have found the weapon they believe was used.

To help battle pain and other problems caused by his debilitating bone disease, Irv Rosenfeld used to take multiple doses of at least eight prescription medications. Now he relies on one - cannabis.

This week’s big snowfall meant as many as three days off for lots of Lynchburg-area schoolchildren.
Now, some systems will amend calendars to make up days, while others already had inclement-weather time built into the schedule.

In a rough-and-tumble boys basketball game that could have been promoted by Don King, Nelson County put Buffalo Gap on the ropes early in the third quarter.

A track coach at Nelson County High School who resigned on Monday was charged on Tuesday with felony computer solicitation of a juvenile, school and law enforcement officials said.