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Nelson : Nellysford : Site Preps Underway Despite Corporate Comment

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Nelson : Nellysford : Site Preps Underway Despite Corporate Comment
©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : A building permit sign referencing Dollar General hangs on a post at this construction site lot between Wells Fargo Bank and UVA Community Credit Union along Route 151 in Nellysford. Saturday - March 4, 2017
©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photos By Tommy Stafford : A building permit sign referencing Dollar General hangs on a post at this construction site lot between Wells Fargo Bank and UVA Community Credit Union along Route 151 in Nellysford. Saturday – March 4, 2017 (Click to enlarge photo)

Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia

Last Thursday (March 2, 2017) we told you about some heavy equipment activity on the lot between Wells Fargo Bank and UVA Community Credit Union in Nellysford along Route 151. Last summer we also confirmed (in this story) that Dollar General was looking at the property as a possible site location for a new store. They said a decision would be made in late 2017. On Thursday we asked if the new activity at the site meant a decision had been made and construction had started.

“We are still in a due diligence phase for a new store on Rockfish Valley Highway in Nellysford. Based on our current timeline, I anticipate a final decision for the project is expected by early spring. No, we still haven’t made a definite decision on the store yet,” March 2, 2017 – Crystal Ghassemi with Dollar General’s Corporate Communications in Goodlettsville, Tennessee told us.

Since our story update on March 2, 2017 more heavy equipment, digging and silt fence material has been placed around the lot location in Nellysford. A building permit with Dollar General identified on it is also there attached to a post. March 4, 2017.
Since our story update on March 2, 2017 more heavy equipment, digging and silt fence material has been placed around the lot location in Nellysford. A building permit with Dollar General identified on it is also there attached to a post. March 4, 2017.
SInce our story update on March 2, 2017 more heavy equipment, digging and silt retention material has been placed around the lot location in Nellysford. A building permit with Dollar General identified on it is also there attached to a post at the location. March 4, 2017.
A wider panoramic view : Since our story update on March 2, 2017 more heavy equipment, digging and silt fence material has been placed around the lot location in Nellysford. A building permit with Dollar General identified on it is also there attached to a post. March 4, 2017.

We have another inquiry into DG corporate in Tennessee for clarification.

We’ll let you know!

News Alert : Nelson : Afton : Crews Work Fully Involved House Fire : Updated 6PM

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News Alert : Nelson : Afton : Crews Work Fully Involved House Fire : Updated 6PM

Photo courtesy of Linda Mawyer : Fire crews are on the scene of this fully involved house fire just off 151 in Greenfield / Afton near Paulie's Pig Out - March 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of Linda Mawyer : Fire crews are on the scene of this fully involved house fire just off 151 in Greenfield / Afton near Paulie’s Pig Out – March 3, 2017
Greenfield / Afton
Nelson County, Virginia

A large house fire in the Afton / Greenfield area of Nelson County along 151 is out. The home is a total loss according to Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Chief Curtis Sheets. “There were no injuries,” Chief Sheets said and luckily everyone got out alive and unharmed.


Video above by BRL Photographer Marcie Gates

BRL has learned though some family pets were lost, several of the family’s dogs were saved.

Photo By Carlos Becerra : The house fire as it was nearly extinguished - Friday afternoon - March 3, 2017
Photo By Carlos Becerra : The house fire as it was nearly extinguished – Friday afternoon – March 3, 2017
Earlier posts
Fire crews are on the scene of this fully involved house fire just off 151 in Greenfield / Afton near Paulie’s Pig Out

2:35 PM Wintergreen Fire & Rescue Chief Curtis Sheets:

We were toned for a structure fire. Upon arrival crews reported heavy fire.

Well over a dozen pieces of fire equipment on scene.

Rockfish FR
Wintergreen FD
Faber FD
Crozet FD
Lovingston FD
Gladstone FD
Wintergreen RS

Piney River FD

NCSO

VSP
Virginia Department of Forestry

Avoid area.

Photo courtesy of Melanie Wood : Another view of the fire when it was fully involved. Friday - March 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of Melanie Wood : Another view of the fire when it was fully involved. Friday – March 3, 2017

Photo courtesy of Taylor Ashley : By 2:15 to the 2:30 timeframe Friday afternoon, the brunt of the fire had been knocked down, but thick smoke remained. March 3, 2017
Photo courtesy of Taylor Ashley : By 2:15 to the 2:30 timeframe Friday afternoon, the brunt of the fire had been knocked down, but thick smoke remained. March 3, 2017

Wintergreen Plans to Ski & Ride Through March 12!

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Wintergreen Plans to Ski & Ride Through March 12!

Wintergreen Resort
Nelson County, Virginia

In spite of some very warm days recently the weather has turned cold and Wintergreen Resort has been making more snow!

Our BRL-Nature Foundation At Wintergreen Station just below shows how cold it is up top. The entire day has been in the 20s with teens expected Friday night into Saturday.

Photo courtesy of Wintergreen Resort : Early Friday morning the snow machines were on and making snow at the resort. March 3, 2017.
Photo courtesy of Wintergreen Resort : Early Friday morning the snow machines were on and making snow at the resort. March 3, 2017.

To read more about the days left to ski and ride, check out their mountain message by clicking on the facebook post at the top.

Nelson: Nellysford : Heavy Equipment Present : Dollar General Says No Final Decision Yet

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Nelson: Nellysford : Heavy Equipment Present : Dollar General Says No Final Decision Yet
©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photo By Tommy Stafford : A track hoe sits on this property in Nellysford between Wellos Fargo Bank to the south and UVa Community Credit Union to the north. Friday February 24, 2017.
©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Photo By Tommy Stafford : A track hoe sits on this property in Nellysford between Wells Fargo Bank to the south and UVA Community Credit Union to the north. Friday February 24, 2017.

Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia

Last summer on June 16, 2016 we told you about confirmation of Dollar General looking at the possibility of locating on the the vacant lot in Nellysford between Wells Fargo Bank and UVA Community Credit Union.

Dollar General did confirm to BRL they were looking at the property.

“We are currently in the due diligence phase for a new location on Rockfish Valley Highway in Nellysford, which means we’re interested in adding a new location to Nelson County, but have not committed to doing so yet. Based on our current timeline, I anticipate a final decision will not be made on this project until late winter 2017. Feel free to check back periodically for additional details,”

June 16, 2016 – Nolan Miles | Internal/External Communications Coordinator with DG told us last summer.

This past week we noticed a track hoe was present and had cleared some brush on the property. We contacted Dollar General’s corporate headquarters on Thursday afternoon to see if any decision had been made.

“We are still in a due diligence phase for a new store on Rockfish Valley Highway in Nellysford. Based on our current timeline, I anticipate a final decision for the project is expected by early spring.No, we still haven’t made a definite decision on the store yet,”

March 2, 2017 – Crystal Ghassemi with Dollar General’s Corporate Communications in Goodlettsville, Tennessee told us.

We’ll keep you posted.

Strong Storms Move Through Area Wednesday

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Strong Storms Move Through Area Wednesday
Thanks to Savannah O'Connor for this photo. Trees blocked parts of Route 151 in Nelson County Wednesday afternoon - March 1, 2017 - as severe thunderstorms moved across the area. This was near Sunrise Drive in Afton, Virginia.
Thanks to Savannah O’Connor for this photo. Trees blocked parts of Route 151 in Nelson County Wednesday afternoon – March 1, 2017 – as severe thunderstorms moved across the area. This was near Sunrise Drive in Afton, Virginia.

Afton
Nelson County, Virginia

As mentioned earlier Wednesday, severe weather was anticipated to moved across the area. Around noontime a line of severe storms crossed the Blue Ridge hitting parts of several counties.

The worst of the storms has moved east of the area and a previously issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect started being peeled away by early afternoon Wednesday.

Thanks to Deborah Pugh for this photo. A downed tree stops traffic along Route 151 in Afton near Paulie's Pig Out Wednesday afternoon - March 1, 2017.
Thanks to Deborah Pugh for this photo. A downed tree stops traffic along Route 151 in Afton near Paulie’s Pig Out Wednesday afternoon – March 1, 2017.

Numerous widespread outages were also reported by CVEC.

Another less intense and broken line is expected to move through the Blue Ridge late in the day before much colder air works in behind a cold front. It will continue to be very windy through Wednesday night behind that cold front.

A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for the mountaintops along the BRP

We’re back in the lower 60’s by Monday and near 70° by next Tuesday.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch (Canceled For Many Areas)

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch (Canceled For Many Areas)

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 1:44 PM EST on March 01, 2017

The National Weather Service has cancelled Severe Thunderstorm
Watch 56 for the following areas

In Maryland this cancels 2 counties

In north central Maryland

Frederick Washington

In Virginia this cancels 18 counties

In central Virginia

Albemarle city of Charlottesville
Greene Nelson

In northern Virginia

Loudoun

In northwest Virginia

City of Winchester Clarke Frederick
Madison Page Rappahannock
Shenandoah Warren

In western Virginia

Augusta city of Harrisonburg City of Staunton
City of Waynesboro Rockingham

In West Virginia this cancels 3 counties

In Panhandle West Virginia

Berkeley Jefferson Morgan

This includes the cities of ballenger creek, Berryville,
Charles Town, Charlottesville, Crozet, Frederick, Front Royal,
Greenfield, Hagerstown, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, Leesburg,
Luray, Madison, Martinsburg, Paw Paw, Shenandoah, Shepherdstown,
Stanardsville, Stanley, Staunton, Staunton, Sterling, Strasburg,
Washington, Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Winchester, Winchester,
and Woodstock.

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 56
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
301 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017

NCC005-009-033-157-169-171-189-193-197-VAC011-029-031-037-083-089-
141-143-590-690-012115-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.A.0056.000000T0000Z-170301T2200Z/

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 56 IS CANCELLED AND WILL BE REPLACED
SHORTLY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 59.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 56 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS CANCELS 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

CASWELL ROCKINGHAM STOKES
SURRY

IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA
WILKES YADKIN

IN VIRGINIA THIS CANCELS 10 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

APPOMATTOX BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTE CITY OF DANVILLE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE
HALIFAX HENRY PITTSYLVANIA

IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

PATRICK

Scroll down below for coverage outline area.

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Western and Central Maryland
Northwest North Carolina
Southeast Pennsylvania
Western and Northern Virginia
Eastern West Virginia Panhandle
Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 1035 AM
until 500 PM EST.

* Primary threats include…
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY…A line of severe thunderstorms over WV and eastern KY will
track eastward across the watch area this morning and early
afternoon. Damaging winds along the leading edge of the storms
appears to be the main threat, although an isolated tornado or two
is possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north of
Hagerstown MD to 65 miles south of Dublin VA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 53…WW 54…WW 55…

AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
27040.

…Hart

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 10:38 AM EST on March 01, 2017

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch
56 in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon for the following
areas

The District of Columbia

In Maryland this watch includes 12 counties

In central Maryland

Anne Arundel Howard Montgomery
Prince Georges

In north central Maryland

Carroll Frederick Washington

In northern Maryland

Baltimore Baltimore City Harford

In southern Maryland

Charles

In western Maryland

Allegany

In Virginia this watch includes 34 counties

In central Virginia

Albemarle city of Charlottesville
City of Fredericksburg Greene
King George Nelson Orange
Spotsylvania

In northern Virginia

Arlington city of Alexandria City of Fairfax
City of Falls Church City of Manassas
City of Manassas Park Culpeper
Fairfax Fauquier Loudoun
Prince William Stafford

In northwest Virginia

City of Winchester Clarke Frederick
Madison Page Rappahannock
Shenandoah Warren

In western Virginia

Augusta city of Harrisonburg City of Staunton
City of Waynesboro Highland Rockingham

In West Virginia this watch includes 8 counties

In eastern West Virginia

Grant Hampshire Hardy
Mineral Pendleton

In Panhandle West Virginia

Berkeley Jefferson Morgan

This includes the cities of Aberdeen, Alexandria, Annapolis,
Arlington, Arnold, Aspen Hill, ballenger creek, Baltimore,
Bel Air, Berryville, Bethesda, Bowie, Camp Springs, Catonsville,
Chantilly, Charles Town, Charlottesville, Clinton, College Park,
Columbia, Crozet, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dahlgren, Dundalk,
Edgewood, Eldersburg, Ellicott City, Essex, Fairfax,
Falls church, Fallston, Falmouth, Fort Ashby, Franklin,
Frederick, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Frostburg, Gaithersburg,
Germantown, Glen Burnie, Gordonsville, Greenbelt, Greenfield,
Hagerstown, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, Havre de Grace, Herndon,
Joppatowne, Keyser, Laurel, Leesburg, Luray, Madison, Manassas,
Manassas Park, Martinsburg, McLean, Monterey, Moorefield,
Odenton, Orange, Parkville, Paw Paw, Petersburg, Pikesville,
Potomac, Randallstown, Reston, Rockville, Romney, Severn,
Severna Park, Shenandoah, Shepherdstown, Silver Spring,
South Gate, Spotsylvania courthouse, St. Charles, Stanardsville,
Stanley, Staunton, Staunton, Sterling, Strasburg,
Suitland-Silver Hill, Towson, Waldorf, Warrenton, Washington,
Washington, Waynesboro, Waynesboro, Westminster, Winchester,
Winchester, Woodbridge, and Woodstock.

Significant Severe Weather Possible This Afternoon

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Significant Severe Weather Possible This Afternoon
The current severe weather outlook for the area from the Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma.

Central Virginia Blue Ridge

As I discussed in my weather forecast, the potential for damaging storms is in the forecast for this afternoon.

Overnight to our west lots of damage, death and destruction occurred as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms moved through the mid-south and portions of Southern Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois.


Above some of the powerline damage back in my home county in NW-TN.

As the afternoon progresses the airmass over the Central Virginia Blue Ridge region will become very unstable and favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms and perhaps isolated tornadoes as well.

I’ll be monitoring the situation all day into this evening and will do updates as necessary. All of the alerts for ou area are available on our site here under VA Area Weather Alerts Or you can see real time alerts as they post also on our Facebook page and on our Twitter Feed too.

My colleagues over at CBS-19 The Newsplex will be on it certainly.

This doesn’t mean everyone is going to get major severe weather, but the potential is higher today that it’s been in awhile that some folks across the region will see damaging storms.

Keep an eye to the sky and your NOAA weather radio or other notifications handy.

Tommy

Marcie’s Travels & Celebrating A Dozen Years

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Marcie’s Travels & Celebrating A Dozen Years

Afton
Nelson County, Virginia

As we’ve been talking about in most of our recent posts, Blue Ridge Life Magazine turns a dozen years old this year on April 1st.

We atarted off ...
We started off back on April 1, 2005 as Nelson County Life Magazine right here in Nelson County. We are still in Nelson 12 years later. Click on the above photo to talk a walk down memory lane and see some of our original Nelson County Life Magazine issues.

Though we cover a broader area, this is our home. We’ve lived here since the beginning. This isn’t a fad for us. We are a part of you and you a part of us!

As we celebrate this year, and there will be many, our photographer / writer extraordinaire, Marcie Gates, is out highlighting many things new and old that make Nelson and the Blue Ridge so great.

If you have a neat photo where Marcie can pop by and take a shot with her, let her know, we’d love to feature it here and all across our social media platforms.

We’ve got an awfully big announcement coming in just a few weeks, so stay tuned for that as well!

Born in Nelson. Still In Nelson
2005-2017 : Blue Ridge Life Magazine Celebrating a dozen years in Nelson County and the Blue Ridge.

Brief Severe Storms Move Through The Blue Ridge Saturday Afternoon

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Brief Severe Storms Move Through The Blue Ridge Saturday Afternoon
Thanks to Debbie Wilson from Lukay Photography for this shot. Storm clouds that prompted severe thunderstorm warnings Saturday afternoon - February 25, 2017 - move across the area just to the southwest of the stadium at Nelson County High School in Lovingston, VA.
Thanks to Debbie Wilson from Lukay Photography for this shot. Storm clouds that prompted severe thunderstorm warnings Saturday afternoon – February 25, 2017 – move across the area just to the southwest of the stadium at Nelson County High School in Lovingston, VA.

Central Virginia Blue Ridge

Early in the afternoon Saturday some brief but pretty potent thunderstorms moved through the Central Virginia Blue Ridge area. Some of those storms prompted Severe Thunderstorm Warnings.

One of the severe thunderstorm warnings issued Saturday afternoon - February 25, 2017.
One of the severe thunderstorm warnings issued Saturday afternoon – February 25, 2017.

Here at Maple Brook Farm in Roseland we picked up just over 1" of rain in about an hour Saturday afternoon - February 25, 2017.
Here at Maple Brook Farm in Roseland we picked up just over 1″ of rain in about an hour Saturday afternoon – February 25, 2017. Click image to enlarge.

Our other stations, our flagship BRL-Trager Brothers Station at RVCC picked up right at 1/3″ of rain while our BRL-mountain station up at The Nature Foundation At Wintergreen picked up only .04″ of rain.

As the storms marched north and east, some damage was reported near the Eastern Shore and Maryland.

Look for a return to winter like temps overnight Saturday and Sunday before we get mild again next week!

More over in Tommy’s Weather by clicking here.

Nelson : Wild Wolf Named Virginia Green Brewery Of The Year For Second Year In A Row

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Nelson : Wild Wolf Named Virginia Green Brewery Of The Year For Second Year In A Row

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Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia

Wild Wolf Brewing Company announced they were presented the Virginia Green Travel Alliance’s Travel Star Award for Green Brewery of the Year, February 17th, at their annual conference. The Virginia Green Travel Alliance, an organization that connects the public with green businesses in the tourism industry, presents outstanding members with annual Travel Star Awards across ten business categories.

“We are proud to be Virginia Green’s Brewery of the Year,” says owner, Mary Wolf. “Environmental consciousness is a primary goal of our business mission statement. Our comprehensive environmental program encompasses every aspect of our business; from our offices, to our brew house, to our restaurant. We take environmental consciousness seriously and continue to build upon our processes every day.”

Recycling, composting, as well as water and energy conservation are among Wild Wolf Brewing Company’s many focal areas throughout the business. In the brewery cans are utilized for packaging rather than bottles, due to the fact that cans are made from 90% recycled materials, weigh less than bottles – thus saving fuel, and also require less cardboard packaging material.

The spent grain from the brewing process becomes cattle feed at a local beef farm which then become delicious Wild Wolf burgers. Local ingredients, including this local beef, are a key feature of the restaurant’s sustainability plan, which also involves energy efficient kitchen appliances and equipment, low flow faucets, and strict limitations on the use of disposable products.

“Our environmental policy shapes every aspect of our brewery and restaurant, as well as our plans for the future,” says Wolf.

The list of ways Wild Wolf Brewing Company is working hard to bring you high quality products while keeping the impact on the environment to a minimum, goes on and on, so why don’t you check them out today!

About Wild Wolf Brewing Company

Wild Wolf Brewing Company was founded in 2011 by Mary Wolf. Her son, Brew Master Danny Wolf, and his team sustainably brew fresh, award-winning craft beers in a variety of styles. Look for six packs of cans and draught offerings throughout Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The brewery and restaurant, located in Nelson County, VA, on the scenic State Rt. 151, is open seven days a week for pints, lunch, and dinner. The expansive grounds enclose a shaded dog-friendly biergarten, koi ponds, and mountain views. Wild Wolf Brewing Company also offers a fully equipped Event Center for special occasions.

Find out more at www.wildwolfbeer.com

Congrats Wild Wolf!

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