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The Nelson County Board of Supervisors have set the county's fiscal year 2022 budget for public hearing set for May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Nelson …
Incumbent and current chair of the Nelson County Board of Supervisors Ernie Reed has announced his intention to seek a second term representin…
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Beginning April 12, the Blue Ridge Health District will enter phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, making any person ages 16 and olde…
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Nelson County Public Schools has finalized its phased transition to hybrid learning with the re-introduction of grades nine through 12 to the …
Trey Thomas Garrison, 21, was sentenced to seven years with all but 180 days suspended for three felony county of grand larceny and breaking a…
Celebrating its second Easter under the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nelson County Parks and Recreation held a drive-thru event at th…
More people in Nelson County now have access to a COVID-19 vaccine appointment since the Blue Ridge Health District transitioned to phase 1c o…
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