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Bears and bobcats
Published on May 22nd, 2012
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Bears and bobcats: Central Va. gets natural history museum
Published on May 18th, 2012
1 comments Since the Charlottesville branch of the Virginia Natural History Museum closed its doors in 2004, the Smithsonian Institution's museum in Washington is closer for local natural history buffs than the...
Streaming serenity: Nelson's River Trail a visual lullaby
Published on Jun 2nd, 2011
0 comments Address: 832 River Trail Road, Shipman, Nelson County  Neighborhood: River Trail    Asking: $429,900         Assessment:...
The angler: Hamner makes fishy contribution
Published on Jul 26th, 2010
0 comments Earl Hamner is mum about who gets his papers. FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Let's be clear: Earl Hamner, the creator of the TV classic, The Waltons, quipped this story's "fishy contribution" headline...
All aboard! Java Depot lays tracks
Published on Jan 12th, 2010
1 comments The Java Depot in Nellyford, which happens to be a restored train depot, opened in June last year. PHOTO COURTESY JAVA DEPOT In our yearly round-up of openings and closings, Dish missed one opening...
Events mark Camille's 40th anniversary
Published on Aug 18th, 2009
0 comments Hardly a road or bridge was undamaged in Nelson County. PHOTO COURTESY OAKLAND-NELSON COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY While others celebrate the 40th anniversary of seminal 1969 events like Woodstock,...
Camille marker
Published on Aug 18th, 2009
0 comments In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Hurricane Camille disaster in Nelson County, someone has lain a wreath at the stone and bronze memorial along Route 56 by the Tye River in the village...
Nothing ordinary
Published on Mar 28th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $325,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,000 finishedYEAR BUILT: 1820 NEIGHBORHOOD: Rockfish, Nelson CountyCURB APPEAL: 8 on a scale of 10LISTED BY:  Larry Herbert of McLean Faulconer * 295-1131 It’s...