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Albemarle : Popular AM Radio Host & Program Director Shown Door After Acquiring Other Stations
Popular long time Charlottesville morning radio host and program director acquires area stations. Station ownership boots him as of weekend. “We are looking forward to bringing local news and conversation back to the valley the same way we did for WCHV. We also hope to have my show back on the air in Charlottesville soon.” That’s what Joe Thomas , formerly of WCHV 1240 news talk in Charlottesville told me Monday morning when we reached out to get the story on what’s happening.
Weather Bulletin : A Red Flag Warning Has Been Issued For Much Of The Area Wednesday (3.20.2024)
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Warren-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene- Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Stafford-Spotsylvania- King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Eastern Highland- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Northwest Prince William- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1003 AM EDT Wed Mar 20 2024. …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8...
Increased Threat For Wildfires Today : 3.19.24
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-District of Columbia- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-Cecil- Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys- Calvert-Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard- Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford- Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke- Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania- King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Eastern Highland- Western Loudoun-Eastern...
Scottsville : Old Familiar Faces – New Places – El Cazador Opens For Business
Without too much fanfare, El Cazador Restaurant launched a soft open Monday at 11 AM. The grand opening is Tuesday – March 19, 2024. It was a perfect way for them to do some trial and error before the huge push ahead. You may remember us telling you about...
Weather Bulletin : FIRE WEATHER WATCH -(Amended See latest post)
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. District of Columbia-Prince Georges-Charles-Northwest Montgomery- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah- Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison- Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax- Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania- King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Highland- Eastern Highland-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge– Northwest Prince William- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas...
Nelson : Deputies Make Arrest After Lengthy Pursuit
Just after midnight on March 15, 2024 Deputies with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Nellysford area of Rt. 151 for speeding. Upon making the initial traffic stop, the suspect vehicle failed to stop for law enforcement. The suspect vehicle increased its speed and began driving erratically, crossing the center line several times. The vehicle continued this behavior all the way into the Roseland area. Assisting deputies successfully deployed tire deflation devices in attempt to safely bring the vehicle to a stop. Although both front tires had been deflated, the vehicle continued to evade deputies to the intersection of Rt. 151 and Rt. 56 (Tye Brooke Hwy) where the vehicle struck a marked Sheriff’s Deputy patrol vehicle. After the collision, the vehicle continued to Rt. 29 where it turned north bound and then continued to Harvey Rd. The vehicle attempted to evade deputies by driving off road, through a ditch, over and embankment and through a church parking lot. Again the vehicle struck a Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol vehicle before driving through the yard of a residence and then striking a fence and going over an embankment where it stopped. The driver exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. A short foot pursuit followed where deputies were able to apprehend the suspect without further incident.
Nelson : VSP Releases New Details From February 27th Crash (Updated 3.10.24)
VSP Richmond amended the post and added this corrected line:. “The driver of the Camaro, Charles D. McGann, 62, of Afton, Va., and his passenger, Mark D. McGann, 64, both suffered serious injuries. Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing a seatbelt.”. Commonwealth Attorney Daniel Rutherford reached out to...
Spring Forward Saturday Night Before Bed : DST Begins 2AM Sun (3.10.24)
With a few warmer days here and there thoughts are turning to those longer summer days. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday – March 10th at 2AM. If you don’t party until that hour, your best bet is to move your clock ahead one hour before turning in on Saturday night. Then you’re all taken care of until we go back to standard time on Sunday November 3, 2023.
VDOT : Area Traffic Alerts & Road Maintenance March 4-10
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned;. however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in. italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit. www.511Virginia.org. District-wide activities:. Crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are...
Weather Bulletin : Wind Advisory ( CANCELLED )
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. District of Columbia-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll- Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges- Anne Arundel-Northwest Montgomery- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard- Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford- Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke- Rappahannock-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Northern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun- Central Virginia Blue Ridge (Including Wintergreen) Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-
Nelson : Beech Grove : Serious Car Crash Leaves Two Severely Injured
As of 8:45 AM Wednesday morning. Two people are in critical condition with life threatening injuries at UVA Medical Center after a Tuesday night crash in Beech Grove. “Our dispatch center received a call Tuesday evening at 7:51 PM about a severe crash in Beech Grove on Route 664. Our first deputy was there on the scene just after 8PM. Virginia State Police was also called. The patients were transported to UVA via ambulance,” Nelson County Sheriff Mark Embrey told us Wednesday morning.
Weather Bulletin : High Wind Watch / Wind Advisory For Large Parts Of Area Wednesday
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge– Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Monterey, Big Meadows, Bayard,. Mount Storm, Petersburg, Elk Garden, Riverton, Brandywine,. Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove. 1122 AM EST...
Snow On The Mountain Causes Many Travel Problems : 6:56 PM Roads Open
Some snow flurries and snow squalls were expected Saturday afternoon in the higher elevations. But, the accumulating snow experienced up at Wintergreen was a bit of a surprise. A snow emergency message was sent out by fire and police agencies around 5:30 PM Saturday. “We are currently experiencing extremely hazardous...
So Long Charlie Brown (Chuck & Lee Brown Of Nellysford Pass)
A friend of mine from my high school days now lives in Florida. Joe jokes with me often how his late father would call him daily from his home state of Tennessee and give him the daily obituary report from the local paper. Now we joke with each other that we are sort of doing the same. I say this, not to make fun of the piece I am writing to you today, but I know the two people I am writing about here would laugh as well. It seems as though I have been doing this a lot lately. If you read our site very much you know that I have penned a lot of stories about those leaving us recently.
Nelson : Newest Verizon 5G Cell Site Goes Online In Roseland
After a couple of years of waiting, the latest Verizon (VZW) cell site went online in Roseland. The signal appeared Tuesday – February 20, 2024. Below a post where I mentioned the Pinery River 5G cell site had just gone online a few days before the one live now in Roseland.
VDOT : Scheduled Construction & Maintenance Work
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned;. however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in. italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit. www.511Virginia.org. District-wide activities:. Crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are...
Winter Weather Alerts In Effect For Some Of The Area
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Augusta-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- (Including Wintergreen Resort) …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING. TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY…. * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches,. except locally 3...
Virginia’s 4 PM Burning Law Now In Effect Until April 30, 2024
Virginia’s 4 PM Burning Law is in effect from February 15 through April 30 each year. It is important to note that some localities may have even more restrictive regulations on outdoor burning than the state’s 4 PM Burning Law. All burners are encouraged to check with their locality before starting any outdoor burning.
Snow Falls In Higher Elevations Across The Blue Ridge
After some soggy, but mild days lately, the weather did an about face Tuesday morning as snow began falling in the higher elevations along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. The snowfall was primarily confined to the higher elevations in the mountains. For the immediate future rain and snow...
Buckingham County Man Charged Following Pursuit in Albemarle County
“Virginia State Police has charged a Buckingham County man with multiple charges following a pursuit Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2024) in Albemarle County. Antwan M. Maxie, 39, of New Canton, Va., now faces three counts of possession of a Schedule I/II drug third or subsequent offense, possession of a firearm while in possession of a Schedule I/II drug, one count of eluding law enforcement, one count of assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of hit-and-run.
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