Nelson County News for Charlottesville Daily Progress

Former school system worker guilty of enticing teen

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:59:00 EDT

LOVINGSTON — A former Albemarle County public schools employee who police said sent sexually charged text messages to a 17-year-old girl will spend three months in jail after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

New life for the chestnut

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:26:00 EDT

“When the chestnut trees in this area started dying out it came as a real shock to people, especially those living in the mountains,” said Wayne Bowman, research forester with the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Nelson man grew pot along river, police say

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:51:00 EDT

A Lovingston man was arrested this week on the banks of the Rockfish River, where police say he was paddling his kayak to tend to a marijuana garden.

Couple reflects on quest for truth

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:12:00 EDT

They spent about $5,000 and countless hours trying to find out what was wrong at the state’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, but Lee and Paulette Albright never stepped foot into the courtroom to hear what happened next.

Fire destroys Shipman house; dog dies

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:09:00 EDT

“When I got up there, the heat was so intense I could feel it through the windows and the air conditioning,” Nelson County Emergency Services Coordinator Ray Uttaro said.

Woman in ‘fair’ state after wreck

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:39:00 EDT

An Appomattox woman was in “fair” condition at the University of Virginia Health System late Monday following a one-vehicle accident at about 9 a.m. in Nelson County. Two children in the vehicle were uninjured.

Man’s death is 25th at Crabtree Falls

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:41:00 EDT

Robert Slimak, a 26-year-old University of Richmond law student who was camping and hiking with old friends and fraternity brothers from Virginia Commonwealth University, fell to his death on the falls Saturday afternoon.