Mark Embrey News Today

Nelson County Sheriff, Mark Embrey said a man died after being injured by an early evening thunderstorm on Sunday.

After a two-day-long jury trial, a man has been convicted of 18 crimes, including aggravated sexual batter of a minor.

The Nelson County Sheriff Department held first ever town hall meeting to introduce the department to the community, discuss issues that affect the community, future plans for the sheriffs department, and past projects.

During the Nelson County Sheriff Department’s town hall meeting on April 3, Embrey went over future plans for the department in the coming months.

During the town hall meeting on April 3, Sheriff Mark Embrey announced that the sheriff’s office is pursuing accreditation.

Line of duty benefits Nelson County officials sought for private police departments in the wake of a Wintergreen officers shooting death were left out of an amended state Senate bill

The Nelson County Sheriffs Office found a deceased person inside a burnt-out vehicle in the Gladstone area Sunday morning.

Nelson County Sheriff-elect Mark Embrey took the oath of office on Dec. 20 and said staffing will be his top priority.

After much discussion and consideration over the last several months, the Nelson County Board of Supervisors struck down a proposed resolution to add speed cameras to area school zones.

Nelson County voters cast their ballots in the Nov. 7 election at the highest rate in the region. The Virginia Department of Elections reports 58% for the county, or 6,861