Boones Mill student will spend year in Germany By MICKEY POWELL Special to the News-Post Jul 12, 2017 Jul 12, 2017 Updated May 16, 2019 1 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nellie Philpott only has a few more weeks in Southwest Virginia before she leaves for Europe.kAm!9:=A@EE[ 2 C:D:?8 ;F?:@C 2E uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ w:89 $49@@= 2?5 E96 #@2?@<6 '2==6J v@G6C?@C’D $49@@=[ H:== DA6?5 96C ?6IE D49@@= J62C :? v6C>2?J 2D 2? 6I492?86 DEF56?E E9C@F89 2 AC@8C2> @7 E96 r@F?4:= 7@C x?E6C?2E:@?2= t5F42E:@?2= tI492?86 WrxttX]k^AmkAm$96 :D @?6 @7 d_ DEF56?ED 7C@> E96 D@FE962DE6C? &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 !F6CE@ #:4@ E@ 36 2H2C565 2 r@?8C6DD\qF?56DE28 *@FE9 tI492?86 Wrq*)X $49@=2CD9:A 7@C E96 a_`f\`g D49@@= J62C] rq*) :D 2 DEF56?E 6I492?86 AC@8C2> 4@\DA@?D@C65 3J E96 &]$] $E2E6 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 v6C>2? qF?56DE28 W!2C=:2>6?EX]k^Am kAm!9:=A@EE H:== DA6?5 E96 J62C =:G:?8 H:E9 2 v6C>2? 9@DE 72>:=J[ 2EE6?5:?8 2 v6C>2? 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? 2 7@FC\H66< =2?8F286 2?5 4F=EFC2= :>>6CD:@? 42>A E@ 96=A 96C F?56CDE2?5 v6C>2? 4F=EFC6[ =2?8F286 2?5 6G6CJ52J =:76[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 rxtt ?6HD C6=62D6]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Lake Days gets students up close to nature at Smith Mountain Lake Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Martinsville council moves toward releasing forensic audit after months of secrecy Smith Mountain Lake State Park lecture series wraps up on Sunday Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending kAm$96 2=D@ H:== 36 23=6 E@ G:D:E E96 qF?56DE28[ >66E H:E9 p>6C:42? 2?5 v6C>2? @77:4:2=D[ E2<6 A2CE :? :?E6C4F=EFC2= D6>:?2CD 2?5 6IA=@C6 v6C>2?J E9C@F89 EC:AD E@ G2C:@FD A=246D[ E96 C6=62D6 DE2E65]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio kAm“x’> G6CJ 6I4:E65 2?5 E9C:==65[” !9:=A@EE D2:5 :? 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H] “x 2=>@DE 42?’E 36=:6G6 :E’D 92AA6?:?8]”k^Am kAm%9:D H:== ?@E 36 !9:=A@EE’D 7:CDE E:>6 :? s6FED49=2?5[ 2D v6C>2?J :D 42==65 E96C6] $96 EC2G6=65 E@ E96 4@F?ECJ H:E9 72>:=J >6>36CD H96? D96 H2D 23@FE d J62CD @=5[ 3FE D96 D2:5 D96 C6>6>36CD =:EE=6 @7 E96 EC:A] w6C A2C6?ED 2C6 q6?;2>:? 2?5 |2CJ t==6? !9:=A@EE @7 q@@?6D |:==]k^Am kAmpD 2? 6I492?86 DEF56?E[ !9:=A@EE D2:5 D96 H:== 36 =:G:?8 :? $49H6CE6[ v6C>2?J[ H:E9 2 9@DE 72>:=J H:E9 <:5D 23@FE 96C 286] $96 2=C625J 92D E2=<65 E@ E96 72>:=J[ 2?5 E96J 2C6 6I4:E65 23@FE 96C 4@>:?8 E@ DE2J H:E9 E96>[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ :?7@C>2E:@? @?=:?6[ $49H6CE6 :D 2 E@H? @7 23@FE cf[___ C6D:56?ED :? E96 5:DEC:4E @7 &??2 :? }@CE9 #9:?6\(6DEA92=:2[ v6C>2?J’D =2C86DE DE2E6] r@>A2?:6D E96C6 =2C86=J >2<6 :C@? 2?5 DE66= AC@5F4ED]k^Am kAm!9:=A@EE D2:5 D96 :D 72D4:?2E65 3J v6C>2?J 3642FD6 “:E’D 2 G6CJ :?E6C6DE:?8 4F=EFC6[” >F49 =:<6 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D :? D@>6 H2JD 2?5 5:776C6?E :? @E96CD] $96 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ 7:?5:?8 @FE H92E E9@D6 5:776C6?46D 2C6 2?5 =62C?:?8 23@FE E96>[ D96 D2:5]k^AmkAm$96 H:== =62G6 7@C v6C>2?J :? 62C=J pF8FDE 2?5 C6>2:? E96C6 E9C@F89 E96 6?5 @7 E96 D49@@= J62C[ D96 25565]k^Am Nellie Philpott Courtesy Photo 1 comment Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Boones Mill student will spend year in Germany Nellie Philpott Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! April 2, 2026: Hack for RVA civic hackathon; DuPont sells Kevlar and Nomex divisions; Virginia Tourism Corporation partners with Devils Backbone Brewing A1 Minute April 1, 2026: Charlottesville's Fridays After Five season lineup A1 Minute April 1, 2026: Charlottesville's Fridays After Five season lineup A1 Minute! March 28, 2025: Week in Virginia | A1 Minute A1 Minute! March 28, 2025: Week in Virginia | A1 Minute The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States
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