Wisteria Johnson gave an emotional speech July 10. Johnson is a landowner on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline's route.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Randy Whiting, former board member of the Friends of Nelson, welcomes people during the group’s July 10 event celebrating the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Photos by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Eleanor Eiserman dances to an anti-pipeline song.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Ernie Reed, former president of the Friends of Nelson and current Nelson County Board of Supervisors chair, was an early speaker at the celebration at the Rockfish Valley Community Center.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Plenty of food was available at the event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the announcement the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would not come to fruition.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Katie Anne Padalino, right, gives her daughter Adelaide a push while swinging at the Friends of Nelson's celebration July 10.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Lots of anti-pipeline signs an photos were on display, a common sight in Nelson County for nearly six years.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Some clapped, others dance during a one-year anniversary of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project getting cancelled in July.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Maps of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline were displayed at the Friends of Nelson July 10 celebration.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Oliver Padalino gets in some climbing at the Rockfish Valley Community Center's play area.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Tommy Bennett munches on a cracker before sharing with Eleanor Eiserman.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
A man reads one of the many anti-pipeline posters at the Friends of Nelson Celebration on Saturday. BELOW: More than 100 people gathered Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
NICK CROPPER PHOTOS, THE NEWS & ADVANCE
Some of the different anti-pipeline paraphernalia on display Saturday at the Rockfish Valley Community Center.
Nick Cropper, The News & Advance
A banner with hundreds of Nelson County residents’ signatures is shown Saturday.
Lee Luther Jr. photos, for The News & Advance
The “No Pipeline” signs opposing the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline get one more day in the sun.
Randy Whiting, former board member of the Friends of Nelson, welcomes people during the group’s July 10 event celebrating the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Photos by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Ernie Reed, former president of the Friends of Nelson and current Nelson County Board of Supervisors chair, was an early speaker at the celebration at the Rockfish Valley Community Center.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
Plenty of food was available at the event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the announcement the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would not come to fruition.
Photo by Lee Luther Jr., for the Nelson County Times
A man reads one of the many anti-pipeline posters at the Friends of Nelson Celebration on Saturday. BELOW: More than 100 people gathered Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
