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Wintergreen : Accused Shooter Appears In Court : Go Fund Me Account Set Up For Victim

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Wintergreen : Accused Shooter Appears In Court : Go Fund Me Account Set Up For Victim

Wintergreen / Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia

As BRL first reported earlier this week, a shooting occurred at Wintergreen Sunday night. Along with combined coverage from our media partners over at CBS-19 we’ve continued to follow the story. The man accused of shooting a woman over the weekend appeared in court for the first time Tuesday morning.

Seventy-seven-year-old Aasgeir Korsnes appeared in Nelson County General District Court via video link from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

You can watch the story above from CBS-19.

Meanwhile, the victim in the shooting, Jessica Dunn, continues her recovery in a hospital. One of her friends from Nelson County, Misti Dawn Hall, has started a Go Fund Me account to help her out. We were able to connect Misti with our media partners over at CBS-19 where reporter / anchor Tomas Harmon grabbed the interview above and talks more about the effort.

VDOT : Upcoming Area Road Projects

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VDOT : Upcoming Area Road Projects

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LYNCHBURG – Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.

Amherst County:
Route 29 Bus., Madison Heights – Crews will upgrade signal equipment.
Route 29 – Crews doing sign work.
Route 130 over Pedlar River- Bridge work; road closed. Detour to new construction/existing Rt. 635. Messages boards, signs and barriers in use. Est. comp. 11/27/17.
Route 501/130 (Hunting Club Rd-existing bridge) – Two-way traffic on new bridge. Construction continues; temporary lane closures possible. Completion 4/21/17.
Route 640 over Pedlar River (Rt. 635-607) – Road closed for superstructure replacement from Feb. 6-March 10, weather permitting. Detour via routes 607, 610 and 635.

Appomattox County:
Route 660 over North Creek – Road closed Jan. 3 – June 15 for bridge superstructure replacement. Detour via 26, 659, and 613.
Signals – Upgrades will take place at various locations.

Buckingham County:
Route 20 over Slate River – Speed reduced during bridge replacement. Est. comp. – 12/2017.
Andersonville AHQ- Crew will repair shoulders.
Various – Crews will cut brush, work surfaces and respond to customer concerns.

Campbell County:
Route 29 N over Otter River (714-699) – One lane of bridge closed at a time for joint repairs. 11’ lane restriction. Est. comp. 2/24/17.
Routes 29 & 460 – Crews will work on ramp lights.

Charlotte County:
Route 40 over Louse Creek – Use caution during bridge project. Est. completion July 2017.
Routes 47 & 360 – Signal work will result in outage of intersection warning flashers and STOP sign flashing beacons. Message boards will alert motorists during these operations.
Routes 92 and 360 – Crew will address sign work orders over several weeks.
Craftons Gate AHQ – Crew will install mainline/driveway pipe.
Phenix AHQ – Crew will trim trees.
Various – Crews will boom ax, work shoulders and surfaces and respond to customer requests.

Cumberland County:
Route 600 over Green Creek (Rt 653-657) – Road closed from 3/6-6/9 for structure replacement. Detour via 653, 638, 45 and 657.
Various – Crews will cut brush, work ditches, shoulders and surfaces and respond to customer requests.

Halifax County:
Routes 360 @ 677 & 501 @ 658 – Crews will address sign work orders over several weeks.
Route 501, Volens AHQ – Crew will work on concrete pipe.
Route 652 over stream (Rt. 360-360) – Road closed Feb. 13-Mar. 10, weather permitting for pipe replacement. Detour via Route 360. Be alert to crews hauling dirt from project.
Route 667 over Bye Creek ( Rt. 753-57) – Road closed for substructure repairs from Feb. 27 – Mar. 17, weather permitting. Detour via routes 753 and 57.
Route 707 over Coleman Creek (Rt. 718-658) – Road will be closed from Feb. 13 – June 2 for structure replacement. Detour via routes 718 and 658.
Bethel and Cluster Springs AHQs – Crews will work shoulders.
Bethel and Volens AHQs– Crews will boom ax.
Cluster Springs AHQ – Crew will clean debris and patch potholes.
Volens AHQ – Crew will install entrance pipe.
Various –Crews will respond to customer requests.

Lynchburg:
Greenview Drive widening- Changes in traffic pattern during project. Completion- July 2017.
Route 29/460 Corridor eastbound/westbound from Concord Turnpike to Candlers Mtn Rd: Speed reduced to 45 mph for construction throughout the corridor.
Route 29/460 (501-29)– Construction traffic entering/exiting roadway. Weather permitting, lane closures may be in place from 9 pm, Friday to 6 am, Sunday, excluding holiday weekends until further notice. Use caution. Est. comp. 11/16/17. Speed reduced to 45 mph.
Route 29/460 (Odd Fellows Rd Int. and Odd Fellows Rd.)– Construction traffic entering/exiting roadway. Temporary lane closures on 460 & Odd Fellows likely; Odd Fellows & Mayflower may be closed during roundabout construction. Est. comp. 8/3/18. Speed reduced to 45 mph.
Route 460, area of LU campus – LU/English Const. bridge project. Beginning mid-March, expect nighttime delays for setting bridge spans. VSP will assist with traffic control.

Nelson County:
Route 29 – Crews doing sign work.
Route 151 & 635 , Route 6 & 638 int. – Intersections improvements. Traffic control devices and flaggers will direct traffic. Expect delays. Estimated completion October 16, 2017.

Pittsylvania County:
Route 29 @ 676 – Crews will address sign work orders over several weeks.
Route 29 S over Norfolk-Southern RR –Bridge replacement. Rt. 29/803 connection temporarily relocated. Southbound traffic detoured to northbound lane. Girders will be set beginning Feb. 27. This work will require “slow roll” traffic control for approximately 20 minutes per beam. Est. comp. 6/20/17.
Route 40, Gretna AHQ – Crew will install mainline pipe for turning lane at hospital.
Route 58, Brosville AHQ – Crew will make shoulder repairs.
Route 761 (600-639) – Road closed for bridge replacement. Detour via routes 600, 602 and 601. Completion – 12/4/17.
Route 783 over Crooked Run Creek (Rt. 644-973)- Road closed through 2/24 for substructure repairs on bridge. Detour via routes 644, 750, and 694.
Route 903 over Whitethorn Creek (Rt. 995-676) – Road closed March 6-31 for bridge superstructure replacement. Detour US 29.
Brosville AHQ – Crew will cut right of way.
Gretna and Kentuck AHQs – Crews will trim trees.
Gretna and Rondo AHQ – Crews will work shoulders.
Mt. Airy AHQ – Crew will sweep intersections.
Rondo AHQ – Crew will remove roadside debris.
Various –Crews will work surfaces, work on overhead sign structures, boom ax and respond to customers.

Prince Edward County:
Route 360 – Travel lane may be restricted during shoulder work.
Route 360 E over grade crossing – Lane closures will take place during bridge repairs on structure located approx. 1 mile southwest of Meherrin.
Various – Crews will work surfaces, cut brush, clean roadsides and ditches, and respond to customer requests.

District-wide activities:
Guardrail maintenance – Crews will do guardrail maintenance.
Latex Microsurfacing – Crews will perform latex microsurfacing at various locations.
Pavement messaging – Crews will work at various locations.
Pipe rehabilitation – Crews will work on pipes at various locations.

Wintergreen : Police Investigate Sunday Night Shooting : Updated 1:30 PM

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Wintergreen : Police Investigate Sunday Night Shooting : Updated 1:30 PM

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Wintergreen
Nelson County, Virginia

Latest update. Suspect identified.
Updated 1:30 PM 2.20.17
Via Nelson County Sheriff David Hill

In the evening hours of February 19, 2017, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area of Den Tree Lane, Wintergreen, VA to assist Wintergreen Police Department and the Virginia State Police with an active investigation involving a gunshot victim.

Wintergreen Police Department initially responded, securing the scene to find one female victim wounded by a gunshot. The victim was transported to the hospital and is currently in stable condition. Korsnes, Aasgeir, W/M, 77, of Wintergreen, VA was charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and shooting within an occupied dwelling. He is currently being held at the Albermarle/Charlottesville Regional Jail without bond.

There is no further information to release at this time.

Updated: 10:25 AM : 2.20.17

BRL has confirmed an arrest has been made and charges forthcoming in this incident. The public is not in danger. This happened at a home and had nothing to do with the resort.

We are awaiting more details from Wintergreen Police. They are the lead agency in this investigation.

Original post at 4:35 AM – 2.20.17
Few details are available this morning but Nelson County Sheriff David Hill sent out the following press release late Sunday night about a shooting at Wintergreen. The sheriff’s office assisted Wintergreen Police.

“In the evening hours of 2/19/17 the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the area of Den Tree Lane, Wintergreen, VA to assist Wintergreen Police Department and the Virginia State Police with an active investigation involving a gunshot victim. The victim was transported to the hospital and the scene is secure. There is no further information to release at this time.”

We will update as we have more information.

Nelson : Lovingston : Neat Find In Courtroom During Renovation

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Nelson : Lovingston : Neat Find In Courtroom During Renovation
Photos Courtesy of Nelson Commonwealth Attorney Daniel Rutherford : Dating back to 1807 when the Nelson County Courthouse was built, Back in 1807 when the Nelson County Courthouse was built, over the balcony that the jury would see, was an inscription that was uncovered during the ongoing remodeling in the Nelson County Courts.
Photos Courtesy of Nelson Commonwealth Attorney Daniel Rutherford : Dating back to 1807 when the Nelson County Courthouse was built,over the balcony that the jury would see, was an inscription that was uncovered during the ongoing remodeling in the Nelson County Courts. Virtus – Keep God’s Commandments – Veritas. Click on any photo to enlarge.

Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia

Go back 210 years. Yes, 210 years and you will find a unique inscription written over the balcony that the jury would see. In 1807 when the courthouse was built “Virtus – Keep God’s Commandments – Veritas” was inscribed on a wood beam there. The find was discovered as workers were doing renovation on the courtroom there.

Another view of the inscription found during renovation in one of the courtrooms at the Nelson County Courthouse.
Another view of the inscription found during renovation in one of the courtrooms at the Nelson County Courthouse.
The word Veritas at the end of the inscription m found during renovations underway at the Nelson County Courthouse.
The word Veritas at the end of the inscription m found during renovations underway at the Nelson County Courthouse.

Pretty neat find!

Enter Your Events Into Our Online Calendar For Thousands To See Each Month

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Enter Your Events Into Our Online Calendar For Thousands To See Each Month
Thousands and thousands of people view our online event's calendar each month. Entering your event is easy!
Thousands and thousands of people view our online event’s calendar each month. Entering your event is easy!

Born in Nelson County. Still In Nelson County : 2005-2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine Celebrating A Dozen Years In Nelson County & The Blue Ridge

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For over a decade folks have been using our online calendar to find out what’s happening across the Central Virginia Blue Ridge area. It’s one thing to send in an event or enter it, it’s another thing for people to really see it. Our calendar has been established for over a decade as the go to place to find out what’s happening here in the Blue Ridge.

Blue Ridge Life Magazine started our original online calendar years ago with our charter publication Nelson County Life Magazine. It’s grown ever since!

Go ahead and try it now!

To view online events click here.

To enter your event, click here!

Nelson : Piney River : 59th Annual Chitterling Dinner Fundraiser 2017

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Nelson : Piney River : 59th Annual Chitterling Dinner Fundraiser 2017
Thanks to Don Harvey for the photos! : Folks packed the Piney River Fire Department this past Saturday - February 18, 2017 for their annual Chitterling Dinner Fundraiser.
Thanks to Don Harvey for the photos! : Folks packed the Piney River Fire Department this past Saturday – February 18, 2017 for their annual Chitterling Dinner Fundraiser.

Piney River
Nelson County, Virginia

For years we’ve been telling you about the Annual Chitterling Dinner Fundraiser at the Piney River Fire Department. Though they might not be for everyone, there’s plenty of other food on hand to eat too!


Above, four years ago back in 2013 our writer photographer Marcie Gates tried her taste of chitterlings! Click on fullscreen in the lower right corner of the image above to read that article now.

The weather was perfect as people lined the parking lot at the Annual Chitterling Fundraiser Dinner held at the Piney River Fire Department on Saturday - February 18, 2017.
The weather was perfect as people lined the parking lot at the Annual Chitterling Fundraiser Dinner held at the Piney River Fire Department on Saturday – February 18, 2017.
Serving up the food at the Annual Chitterling Dinner this past Saturday - February 18, 2017 in Piney River.
Serving up the food at the Annual Chitterling Dinner this past Saturday – February 18, 2017 in Piney River.
The Piney River Fire Department was packed on Saturday - February 18, 2017 as people attended their annual Chitterling Fundraiser Dinner.
The Piney River Fire Department was packed on Saturday – February 18, 2017 as people attended their annual Chitterling Fundraiser Dinner.
If you left here hungry that's your own fault! Yummy!
If you left there hungry that’s your own fault! Yummy!

Thanks again to Don Haevey for sharing his photos and we’ll see everyone next year!

Augusta : State Police Investigating Fatal Crash : Additional Details Via CBS-19

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Augusta : State Police Investigating Fatal Crash : Additional Details Via CBS-19

Parkersburg Turnpike
Augusta County, VA

Via VSP:

“At 4:17 p.m., Saturday (Feb. 18), Virginia State Police Trooper J.S. Martin responded to a two-vehicle crash in Augusta County. The crash occurred in the 400 block of Parkersburg Turnpike.

A U.S. Postal Service truck was traveling west on Parkersburg Turnpike, when it made a U-turn in the road and collided with an eastbound 2000 Harley-Davidson Roadster.

The motorcyclist, Bill F. Claytor Jr., of Staunton, 33, Va., was transported to Augusta Health, where he died a short time later.

The driver of the mail truck, Joseph T. Jackson, 51, of Staunton, Va., was not injured in the crash.

Jackson was charged with failure to yield the right of way. The crash remains under investigation.

Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”

Nelson : Nellysford Woman Loses Life In Bedford Car Accident : Via ABC-13 Lynchburg

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Nelson : Nellysford Woman Loses Life In Bedford Car Accident : Via ABC-13 Lynchburg

Big Island
Bedford County, Virginia

According to the Virginia State Police and reporting from WSET ABC-13 in Lynchburg, 25-year-old Candice Paige Clark of Nellysford was killed in a car accident on Friday night – February 17, 2017 in Bedford County.

For more details on the story click here for their coverage or on their Facebook page above.

Nelson : Afton : Well-mannered Valentines

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Photos By Yvette Stafford : ©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Youngsters at Afton Christian School in Nelson County get some pointers during their etiquette luncheon on Valentine's Day - Tuesday February 14, 2017.
Photos By Yvette Stafford : ©2017 Blue Ridge Life Magazine : Youngsters at Afton Christian School in Nelson County get some pointers during their etiquette luncheon on Valentine’s Day – Tuesday February 14, 2017.

Afton
Nelson County, Virginia

Afton Christian School students enjoy etiquette luncheon
By Yvette Stafford

The most important lesson teacher Kimberly Gale will teach today is a lesson on etiquette.

“I just came to realize that having good manners at a table actually makes me feel more comfortable in a formal dinner setting than uncomfortable because I know what I am doing,” Gale explained just minutes before dozens of students at Afton Christian School sat down for the school’s Etiquette Luncheon, held on Valentine’s Day.

These two young ladies practice a bit of proper dining on Valentine's Day during the etiquette luncheon held this past Tuesday - February 14, 2017 at Afton Christian School in Nelson County.
These two young ladies practice a bit of proper dining on Valentine’s Day during the etiquette luncheon held this past Tuesday – February 14, 2017 at Afton Christian School in Nelson County.

Wearing a white and black striped dress and a bright red shawl, Gale is using this lunch break to reinforce the importance of table manners.

As the kids file into the cafeteria, staffers and volunteers pour lemonade into their cups, which sit to the right of the plate for those of us whose manners may be a little rusty.

“If you start from the outside you work your way in,” Gale reminds the students as they settle into their seats. “You start with the outside spoon, which is the soup spoon, and the outside fork which should be the salad fork and you just work your way into the plate for the various courses.”

The first of which is a piece of chicken. It’s then followed up with a soup course.

Kimberly Gale with Afton Christian School in Nelson County discusses proper etiquette during a Valentine's Day luncheon this past Tuesday - February 14, 2017.
Kimberly Gale with Afton Christian School in Nelson County discusses proper etiquette during a Valentine’s Day luncheon this past Tuesday – February 14, 2017.

“Scoop away from you,” Gale reminds her students.

Then on to a fruit salad.

“Use your knife to cut, then switch your fork to your other hand,” she advises.

Not every child is polishing off their plate, and that’s okay, Gale says.

“Let’s try for three bites.”

But some kids are already scanning the room for the next course, a meat or vegetarian dish, to be capped off with a dessert tart. As well as these children are behaved, you would think they were born knowing how to set a table.

"I think it's actually a really good thing to put kids in those positions every now and then. They tend to just self correct when placed in more formal situations," says KImberly Gale of Afton Christian School.
“I think it’s actually a really good thing to put kids in those positions every now and then. They tend to just self correct when placed in more formal situations,” says KImberly Gale of Afton Christian School.

It’s the kind of thing any parent can fall in love with.

Virginia 4PM Burning Law Goes Into Effect Wednesday – February 15th to April 30

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Virginia 4PM Burning Law Goes Into Effect Wednesday – February 15th to April 30

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Via VDOF:

As wildfire season approaches, there is expected to be an increased threat in 2017 in some areas of Virginia due to a lingering lack of rain, minimal snowfall and growth in urban interface areas. More than 60 percent of Virginia’s annual average of 1,000 wildfires occur in the spring – with March and April historically being the most active months.

To help reduce the number of wildfires this time of year, the Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect February 15. The law prohibits open burning between the hours of midnight and 4 p.m. each day. Burning is permitted between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight, but officials at the Virginia Department of Forestry caution people that, even though burning is allowed from 4 p.m. to midnight, they not burn if the weather conditions are such that a fire will likely escape. (Such conditions include low humidity, warm temperatures and winds over 10 miles per hour.) The law remains in effect each year until April 30.

“The 4 p.m. Burning Law is one of the most important tools we have in the prevention of wildfires in Virginia,” said John Miller, VDOF’s director of fire and emergency response. “The number one cause of wildfires in the Commonwealth is people burning yard debris and/or trash, and the 4 p.m. law goes a long way toward reducing the risk associated with wildfires each year.”
A violation of the 4 p.m. Burning Law is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine. In addition to the criminal violation, however, those who allow a fire to escape are liable for the cost of suppressing the fire as well as any damage caused to others’ property.

As the population of Virginia continues to grow, every new home being built in the wildland-urban interface brings new challenges.
Fred Turck, VDOF’s fire prevention manager, said, “While a lot of this new growth takes place in ‘communities,’ we also have a lot of people building in traditionally rural areas. A wildfire can destroy a single home or multiple homes as we saw all too graphically last fall in Gatlinburg, TN. The continued growth in wildland-urban interface areas has led to enhanced collaboration among homeowners, local governments and the Virginia Department of Forestry.”

Using the Gatlinburg wildfire as the most recent example of what can go wrong when a number of factors all align in a negative manner, the Virginia Department of Forestry is reaching out to homeowners, community leaders, fire departments, local governments and state and federal partners with an educational campaign hoping that a well-informed individual or group can make a difference.
Virginians can prepare their properties for the spring wildfire season in the following ways:

* Attend community preparedness meetings;

* Follow the VDOF on Twitter (@ForestryVA) and ‘like’ us on Facebook;

* Visit the Firewise website at www.firewisevirginia.org;

* Remove all branches that touch the house, garage, shed, etc.;

* Clear all brush (tall grass, leaves, branches, weeds, etc.) within 30 feet of the home and other structures;

* Keep gutters clear of debris;

* Remove combustibles (wood, propane tanks, gas grills, motor homes, boats, ATVs and cars) from under or near structures;

* Trim branches up to 10 feet from the base of the tree and remove any vines from the trees;

* Use gravel or chunky bark for mulch;

* Install spark arresters on chimneys;

* Keep flammable plants away from your home;

* Maintain your driveway so that the clearance is at least 12 feet wide and 12 feet high, and

* Use fire-resistant materials for your roof, deck and siding projects.

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