Nelsonia News

Colleen Nelson County, Virginia After nearly years in planning, construction officially started this past week for an ultra high speed fiber broadband network that will dramatically improve existing service for many Nelsonians, and bring service to many that don't have it at all.

Four Accomack County men were arrested and arrest warrants have been issued for a fifth man in cases involving the theft of metal items worth thousands of dollars from locations in northern Accomack.

An 18-year-old Melfa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Belarmino Escalante Roblero, the Guatemalan native and father of four who was gunned down in his church's parking lot as he was waiting for a ride to work.

Graphic via usgs.gov : Another 4.5 aftershock rocked Nelsonians and a wide area of the Mid Atlantic early Thursday morning around 1:07 EDT.