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Afton Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Afton, VA.
Results 1 - 20 of 179 in Afton, VA
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... 6:30pm-9:00pm and then the Eli Cook Band takes over the stage playing from 9:30pm-1:00am. There will be champagne from Afton Mountain Vineyards available by the bottle. Truly a good time folks and we're just down the road. Event Date: Thursday 31st ... Comment?
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Hearing for two charged in slaying postponed to 2010
The preliminary hearings of the two Nelson County men who are charged in the death of a 73-year-old Afton woman last May were continued for the third time last week and will be rescheduled for next year. 1 comment
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2 held in string of car break-ins
Two county residents are facing more than 50 charges in connection with a series of car break-ins. Ricky Allen Corbin Jr., 20, and Brittany Marie Minter, 19, of Afton, were arrested Monday night at the Shell at U.S. 29 and Greenbrier Drive after being indicted by an Albemarle County grand jury. Comment?
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North Branch School Recognized as "Virginia Naturally" School
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... and Tess Kendrick hold the Virginia Naturally plaque and sign received by North Branch School. North Branch School in Afton is one of only five schools in the Commonwealth to receive the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' "Virginia ... Comment?
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2 Art Studio' in Afton Is a Family Affair
On Avon Road in Afton, near its southern intersection with Rt. 151, there is a small barn known to many locals for its connection to Critzer family barrel makers. Comment?
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New Fog Lights Installed over Afton Mountain
Posted by Allie Pesch on 12/07/09 Categorized as December 2009 Share/Save Dean Gustafson, VDOT's regional operations manager for the Staunton and Culpeper districts, pointed out design features in the new fog lights installed along I-64 as it crosses Afton Mountain. Comment?
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3rd Annual RVCC Holiday Market Kicks Off! : 12.6.09
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... : For the thrid year, The Indoor Holiday Community Market kicked off this past weekend. Click any photos to enlarge. Afton Nelson County, Virginia Though the weather was pretty wintry in the higher elevations of Nelson County, it was just perfect in ... Comment?
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... 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. One killed a Clifton Forge man on Route 42 north of Augusta Springs. In the late afternoon in the Afton area, a state trooper rolled his cruiser while responding to a crash. A two-vehicle smashup a short time later killed one ... Comment?
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State Trooper Injured in Wreck on I-64, One Killed in Rt. 250 Wreck
... Virginia, including one involving a State Trooper. Police tell CBS19 that the trooper was headed to another wreck on Afton Mountain when he hit a patch of ice and lost control of his vehicle. The wreck happened at mile marker 103 on Interstate 64 ... Comment?
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Snow Beautiful For Most - Dangerous & Deadly For Others : 12.5.09
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... kicked in and started making snow this weekend at Wintergreen Resort. The snow turned deadly in the afternoon up on Afton Mountain along Route 250 just inside the Nelson County Line. Crews worked for a long time on the accident that briefly shut ... Comment?
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Bike hostels: They'll leave the light on for you
... I could name three off the top of my head from my TransAmerica trip 25 years ago -- Cookie Lady's Bike House in Afton, Virginia; Elk Garden, Virginia, and Pippa Passes, Kentucky. We also bunked in hostels in Ordway, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; ... Comment?
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Hearing For Defendants In Opal Page Murder Case Postponed Again : 12.4.09
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... a future date in 2010. Investigators on the scene of the Opal Page murder May, 6 2009 in the Greenfield Community of Afton, VA. Both defendants have made a few initial court appearances separately over the past several months, but not together thus ... Comment?
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Suspects in slaying of 73-year-old due in court
The two Nelson County men who have been charged in the death of a 73-year-old Afton woman last May are due to appear in Nelson County General District Court next week for preliminary hearings. Comment?
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Walker's Run Releases 'Live At Lime Kiln'
... traditional songs. The EP also features one original studio recording, a oeNatalie,a recorded at Small World Audio in Afton, Virginia. The EP is being released via online download, available at www.walkersrun.com . Over the last decade, Walkera s ... Comment?
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The New Year's Resolution that Fuels Them All: Self-Care;...
After the Holiday Season's festivities many people notice that their indulgence in the temptations of food and drink, has taken a toll on their energy and physical appearance. Comment?
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Va upgrades Afton Mountain fog lights to LEDs
AFTON, Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation has upgraded the fog lights on Afton Mountain and a stretch of Interstate 64 to a system of LED lamps that have a longer life, require less maintenance and are 75 percent more energy-efficient. VDOT officials say the $1.3 million project on the roadway edge replaces an incandescent light ... Comment?
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VDOT upgrades fog lights on I-64 and Afton Mountain
The Virginia Department of Transportation has upgraded the fog light system on Afton Mountain and a stretch of Interstate 64 to a system of LED lamps that have a longer life, require less maintenance and are 75 percent more energy-efficient. Dean Gustafson, regional operations director for VDOT's Staunton and Culpeper districts, said this week that ... Comment?
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Local Vineyard's Sparkling Wine Served at State Dinner
... Thibaut. The wine is made with white grapes from an Ivy, Virginia vineyard and fermented at the Veritas Vineyard in Afton, Virginia. Thibaut says sparkling wine is the most difficult wine to make because it takes years to ferment, and removing the ... Comment?
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Sparkling Wine from Local Vineyard Featured at Obama's State Dinner
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... Thibaut. The wine is made with white grapes from an Ivy, Virginia vineyard and fermented at the Veritas Vineyard in Afton, Virginia. Thibaut says sparkling wine is the most difficult wine to make because it takes years to ferment, and removing the ... Comment?
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CULPEPER - The Virginia Department of Transportation replaced the 843 lamps in the fog light system on Interstate 64 on Afton Mountain. Comment?
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