Here is a synopsis of crimes reported in Nelson County from Aug. 12 to Aug. 30 from the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office:

Middle school math tripped up Nelson and Amherst County school divisions, causing both systems to not meet increasing standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The Nelson County Board of Supervisors received an updated design of the new courthouse and government facilities for Nelson County at the Aug. 28 meeting.

The Nelson County Planning Commission recommended approval last week for two 130-foot communication towers, on which a company plans to install cell phone antennas.

Advocates will study how to expand Nelson Memorial Library which, at 4,361 square feet, is half the size recommended by state guidelines, a library official said.

The Nelson County Board of Supervisors decided last night to evaluate the site of a Schuyler solid waste collection center to determine if it could be expanded.

During the Aug. 21 scrimmage, the Govs had no answer as Albemarle frequently found the end zone and tore apart Nelson’s offense.

Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the Devil’s Backbone beer brewery located just down the mountain from the Wintergreen ski and golf resort in Nelson County. 

Consumer spending in Nelson County, much of which comes from tourism, is a strong driver of the local economy.

A Lovingston man is scheduled to appear Nov. 5 in Nelson County General District Court on charges stemming from an Aug. 8 arrest after authorities found more than one and a half pounds of methamphetamine at his residence.

Once more, trash is on the menu. The Nelson County Board of Supervisors will again discuss the location of a solid waste collection facility in the Faber and Schuyler area of Nelson tonight at their 7:30 p.m. meeting.

ARRINGTON — It seems that the two-story brick house known as Oakland has come full circle.

DILLWYN — Tom Perriello, a Democrat running for Congress, stepped up to the pulpit at the Crystal Cathedral in Buckingham County on a recent Sunday morning and addressed the predominantly black congregation. 

CLARKSVILLE — Most years, the Virginia Lake Festival draws scores of skiffs, speedboats and jet skis to Clarksville’s Buggs Island Lake. 

The Nelson County Board of Supervisors has set two public hearings for September.

Brand new freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors stepped off the large, yellow vehicle dressed in new, brightly colored clothes and carrying large, bulky backpacks.

Nelson County authorities will break ground next week for a system that will provide clean water to more than a dozen Gladstone households that otherwise would be stuck with a 70-year-old system that coughs up water brackish enough to brown their clothes.

Nelson County supervisors are considering condemnation and eminent domain as they wrestle with where to find a spot for a new waste facility.

Clearer pictures, faster Internet access and a video-on-demand service are on their way to Nelson County Cablevision customers later this year as the company upgrades its electronic “head end” system.

The Nelson County Museum of History will hold its grand opening on Sunday, Aug. 17 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Two new members began their terms with the Nelson County Economic Development Authority at the Aug. 7 meeting.

The Nelson County Extension office recommends that parents preparing school lunches must keep the food chilled to remain safe.

Jacob Neal, a Nelson County resident and student at Piedmont Virginia Community College, was named to the 2008 All-USA Academic First Team by USA Today last spring.

Clearer pictures, faster Internet access and a video-on-demand service are on their way to Nelson County Cablevision customers later this year as the company upgrades its electronic “head end” system.

A Lovingston man arrested last week after authorities found nearly two pounds of methamphetamine at his residence was “a major player in the field,” the sheriff said.

If farmers markets have taken on a bourgeois feel with their $6 goat cheese rounds and $15-a-pound shiitake mushrooms, consumers may be surprised to learn that basic fruits and vegetables, even those organically and sustainably grown, compare in price to supermarkets.

They call him “Mr. SpongeBob.” The new principal at Tye River Elementary School, Greg Hill, said he earned the moniker from his love of the color yellow while teaching kindergarten students in Chesterfield County.

Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, is coming to Nelson County for the first time.

A Lovingston man out on bond for previous drug charges was arrested Friday after Nelson County deputies found more than a pound and a half of methamphetamine at his residence, the sheriff said on Monday.