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Minor Earthquake in Nelson County

There was a 2.7 earthquake in Nelson County, just north of Appomattox at 5:24 this evening. The epicenter was here:

Nobody should have felt it in the Charlottesville area. (And hardly anybody in Nelson.) Earthquakes in the 2.0-2.9 range are so weak that they’re generally not even felt. We have earthquakes in the area every couple of years. The last one that I recall was in December 2003; before that, in September 2001 (which justifiably scared the hell out of everybody).

NYT Profiles Hunting Classes

The New York Times on my brother’s Deer Hunting for Locavores class.  #

Dave Norris Engaged and Shorn

Mayor Norris got engaged and shaved off his beard. When you wonder “who is that chipper-looking handsome stranger?”, look again.  #

Kevin O’Conner Charged with Embezzlement

It’s not just Glenmore: Mill Creek’s treasurer has been arrested for embezzlement, too. You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.  #

Local Man on NPR’s StoryCorps

Charlottesville’s Dr. Gregg Korbon told the story of how Brian C. Korbon Little League Field got its name on NPR this morning. John Borgmeyer named this as the best story recorded by StoryCorps here in 2005.  #