Spooky is a 3-year-old female domestic short-haired black cat with a little tuft of white on her chest. According to her prior owner, she does not get along with children but had a good relationship with their dog.
Flika is an athletic, smart, possible Plott hound who is ready for a wonderful home. She was found wandering as a stray and ended up unclaimed at animal control. She is 45 pounds., about 2.5 years old, spayed, wormed and vaccinated.
Comet, a 28-year-old jenny, is 100% sweet and 100% sassy. Skye is an 18-year-old pony gelding. He has foundered in the past and is not rideable but he’s a sweet boy. Comet and Skye are bonded and must be adopted together. Their adoption fee is $450. Find the adoption application at https://w…
A former bus driver for Nelson County Public Schools previously charged with more than two dozen felonies was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty Monday to one misdemeanor charge of driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated.
While deployed in Kenya, five soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard found companionship and a small sense of home when they stumbled upon a litter of puppies.
In the home office of Vance Wilkins Jr., Amherst native and former Virginia Speaker of the House, a framed quote declares “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.”
On Monday nights, the parking lot is full outside the Heritage Center in Arrington, and the building’s windows are bright. Inside, the cafetorium is full of sound: music, conversation, and the frequent thud of cornhole bags hitting boards.
3rd Grade ASadie Miller, Jordyn Massie, Fatima Becerra, Gunner Irvine, Melodi Maldonado Sosa, Delilah Terrell, Bronwyn Whitehead
A pair of colorful buses along Sleepy Hollow Road drew complaints from neighbors at a recent Nelson County Planning Commission meeting. Commissioners unanimously voted against a special use permit to allow applicant Kyle Hawke to continue renting them to short-term guests.
Charlottesville-based Three Notch’d Brewing Company is proceeding with plans for the former Wild Wolf Brewing facilities along Virginia 151, and awaits approval of a special use permit to add a distillery operation to the existing brewery, restaurant and event space.
Cracks in the foundation
Anyone who owns a pet knows how much their pet can understand.
Cayenne is a 24-year-old, 13.2h pony gelding. He was used in the past as a lesson pony, but it’s been awhile since he was ridden. He has some “pony-tude” but he’s a cute guy who would do well with someone calm and confident to work with him.
Jazz is a 2-year-old female sweetheart with some pit bull and hound in the mix. Sometimes a bit shy at first, her lovey-dovey personality shines through within minutes. She is a bright student and is learning good leash manners. Her 45-pound size is ideal.
Eponine is a petite, 1.5-year-old brown tabby. We discovered her abandoned on our porch with no explanation. We don’t understand who could bear to part with this beautiful, friendly, loving cat. As soon as you open the door of her cage, she emerges purring.
The Nelson County Historical Society will hold a Christmas Open House on Saturday, Dec. 3. The open house is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a children’s book reading at 11 a.m. and cookies and cider from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Oakland Museum, 5365 Thomas Nelson Highway.
Ben Kessler, one of five worker-members for the Afton nonprofit Little Bluestem, told students on a November visit to the nursery that the group isn’t trying to teach locals to love the land — “They already do.”
In a festive scene outside Nelson County High School on Nov. 22, county schools’ employees received free turkeys as a sign of thanks from the community.
The informal observance may have started as a way for homesick pals who couldn't head home for Thanksgiving to join forces and share turkey, sides and fellowship, but it has grown into a way to honor the families we choose for ourselves. And if you're looking for a way to celebrate that bond…
From just talking with Orchard House Bed & Breakfast co-owner Deb Verplank, you probably wouldn’t guess she and her husband are selling the Lovingston historic property.
The Daily Progress will publish the names of new donors each day and designate in whose honor a gift is made.
When author Pam Webber was growing up in the town of Amherst, the nation was tightly gripped in the turmoil of the Vietnam War.