
Creigh Deeds: Snow, guns and Nelsonite
Many elected officials view the issue of guns in black or white terms. Legislators either vote for gun control or they vote to protect the Second Amendment.

Many elected officials view the issue of guns in black or white terms. Legislators either vote for gun control or they vote to protect the Second Amendment.

Friends of Nelson has launched a No Pipeline! video contest, with a one thousand dollar prize for the winner. The contest is open to anyone, including those fighting other proposed natural gas pipelines.

At 1:50 p.m. Tuesday (June 2), Virginia State Police Senior Trooper S.A. Simmons responded to a crash that occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the 90 mile marker in Augusta County.

Today, on the steps outside the Washington office of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Friends of Nelson is protesting what it calls FERC’s flagrant disregard for the public in the permitting process for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

On Wednesday morning, on the steps outside the Dominion Resources Board of Directors and Shareholders Meeting, Friends of Nelson will ask that Dominion drop its plans to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

During a March 26 radio interview with Governor McAuliffe in Richmond, a caller asked a question regarding the proposed route for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Virginia State Police are on the scene of a fatal plane crash in Orange County, that that has claimed one life.

Beginning on Friday, the Scottsville Museum will commemorate Sheridan’s raid on the town of Scottsville, which took place in March 1865.

Staff members from Congressman Robert Hurt’s office will hold Local Office Hours in Cumberland and Nelson Counties on Friday, September 19 to meet with constituents who need assistance with federal agencies.

As expected, Duke Energy has selected Dominion Resources and its subsidiaries to build and operate a massive new natural gas pipeline slicing through the heart of central Appalachia and Virginia’s Southside.
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