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Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members will see a rate increase on their bills to help recover the rising costs associated with providing electric service, the Nelson County-based cooperative has announced.

Author Patrick Kelly will be at Oakland Museum from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 16 to sign books and speak about his new mystery series set at the Wintergreen Resort.

Howard Scarboro, retired CEO of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), recently received the 2023 Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC).

Heaven Hill Distillery recently marked a major milestone, celebrating the filling of its 10 millionth barrel.

Nelson 151 is partnering with Nelson County volunteer parents and KellyBronze Turkey Farm this month for Gobbling With Gratitude, a fundraising initiative designed to provide every Nelson County Schools employee

For more than half an hour Friday morning, Lynchburg Crane Service, Inc. workers lowered a small “hut” structure onto a concrete slab just south of Temperance Elementary School in northern

The cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in July was met with mixed reactions even among those who staunchly opposed the 600-mile natural gas pipeline from the start. Some residents who had dedicated the past half-decade to fighting the project were floored, others were less surprised by the announcement, and others celebrated cautiously. But as Nelson County transitions into a post-pipeline era, left behind is one essential question: What’s next? The ACP, approved by the Federal En...

Dozens of Nelson County’s migrant farm workers and other essential farm workers received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend as health officials continue to work through phases of the immunization rollout. With 200 available appointments, farm workers filtered in and out of the Nelson Center in Lovingston on Sunday for a mass vaccination clinic, one of several clinics to be held in the county since vaccination efforts began. University of Virginia Medical Center perso...

Nelson 151 member businesses donate $5K to Nelson County Pantry Published Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, 9:37 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Local/State » Local2 » Nelson 151 member businesses donate $5K to Nelson County Pantry Year 11 of the annual Nelson 151 12 Days of Christmas giving campaign finished with a new record donation...