Profile for Erin McGrath

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• JAUNT adds day of service for Nelson-Charlottesville route

  Nelson County residents now have one more day of available transportation service to Charlottesville thanks to a grant from a local nonprofit organization.

  10/19/2011 9:54 AM

• Update: Man killed in Nelson County wreck ID'ed

  Authorities have identified the man killed in a Nelson County wreck this morning as Stephen R. Lamb, 57, of Staunton.

  10/12/2011 1:35 PM
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  College grad hikes home to Nelson County

  Days after graduating from Appalachian State University, Nelson County native Cody Mowrer set off for his parents’ house.

  08/03/2011 9:54 AM

• Afton fire leaves family of 9 homeless

  An Afton family of nine is homeless after a fire destroyed their mobile home Sunday evening.

  08/01/2011 11:25 AM
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  Second man sentenced in Nelson County murder

  One of two men charged with murder in the 2009 stabbing death of a 73-year-old Nelson County woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was sentenced to three life terms in jail without the possibility of parole.

  07/19/2011 9:00 PM
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  Afton man pleads guilty in 2009 slaying

  Austin Griffin, 21, was sentenced to life in prison for the charge of first-degree murder of Opal Page, of Afton.

  07/14/2011 7:37 PM

• Nelson County seeks Gladstone rescue squad records

  Supervisors made a request last week for copies of the Gladstone Volunteer Rescue Squad’s financial records.

  06/22/2011 10:26 AM
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  Teen killed in Nelson wreck fondly remembered

  Kirstin Ellis was “always smiling,” local teachers said.

  06/15/2011 10:01 AM
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  Bridgwater seeks GOP nomination for Nelson sheriff's race

  A third candidate has thrown his hat into the ring for the position of Nelson County Sheriff in this November’s general election.

  06/08/2011 10:41 AM

• Nelson Co. Commonwealth's Attorney will not seek re-election

  Nelson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Phillip Payne IV has announced that he will not seek re-election in November.

  06/07/2011 8:54 PM

• Immigrant Nelson County farmer faces residency battle

  For more than six years, Ara Avagyan, his wife Gayane and their two children, Samson and Lyudmila, have called Nelson County home. 

  06/01/2011 8:21 AM

• Nelson cancer survivor defies grim prognosis

  40-year-old Samantha Miles is a cancer survivor who wasn’t supposed to be alive today.

  05/25/2011 10:54 AM
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  Woman convicted in Afton animal-cruelty case

  A woman formerly of Afton was convicted Wednesday on 19 misdemeanor charges in connection with having dead and emaciated dogs at a home on Virginia 151.

  04/27/2011 5:51 PM

• Nelson County School Board adds one school day to calendar

  Nelson County students will have one more day in the classroom before their summer vacation can begin.

  04/27/2011 10:08 AM

• Nelson commonwealth's attorney seeks fifth term

    The current Nelson County commonwealth’s attorney, Phillip Payne IV, announced last week that he would seek a fifth term in the November election.

  03/30/2011 10:12 AM
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  UPDATE: Couple charged in Nelson County canine cruelty case

  Nelson County Animal Control officers found several dead dogs and bags of canine body parts at a residence along Va. 151.

  03/16/2011 3:49 PM

• Nelson County seeks input on broadband planning

  Nelson County last week reissued a request for proposals from companies to operate the broadband Internet network the county is plans to build using federal grant money.

  03/09/2011 11:04 AM

• Nelson County couple arrested on rape charges after evading law for 6 months

  A Roseland couple had been on the run from law enforcement for more than six months before being arrested in Nelson County last week.

  02/09/2011 10:50 AM
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  Man killed at Crabtree Falls identified

  Authorities have identified the 21-year-old man who fell to his death Monday at Crabtree Falls as Elias Lehman, of Dayton, Va.

  11/23/2010 9:20 AM

• Afton couple's petting farm home to rescued animals

  In 2006, the Funkes moved to Afton and opened Mountainside Petting Farm, where rescued animals, including a horse named Buddy previously bound for a slaughterhouse, now make their home.

  10/27/2010 8:58 AM