NELSON COUNTY, Va. — July 10 marks Earl Hamner Jr. Day in Virginia, honoring the creator and narrator of the beloved television series "The Waltons" that continues to resonate with audiences more than ...

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Nelson County's Board of Supervisors announced a resolution to declare July 8 as “Earl Hamner Jr. and Jimmy Fortune Day” to honor two people who have had a significant ...

The Earl Hamner Theatre will present a new version of its popular The Homecoming at WTA’s Gateway on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 27 and 28. The new adaptation will premiere at WTA’s Gateway before ...

LOS ANGELES -- Earl Hamner Jr., the versatile and prolific writer who drew upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create "The Waltons," has died. He was 92.

Earl Hamner Jr., who created the popular television series The Waltons, has died at 92. His son Scott announced on Facebook that Hamner had been suffering from cancer, and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...

The beloved family Christmas story, The Homecoming, by Earl Hamner, is coming to the Hamner Theater for 17 performances, beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, closing Sunday, Dec. 18, with two free previews on ...

Hamner based the character of John-Boy Walton on himself, while many of the other characters in the show were inspired by his family members. So it’s hardly surprising that A Walton Thanksgiving ...

Two of Nelson County’s native sons were honored Saturday with larger-than-life statues to commemorate their impact on the world of entertainment and their commitment to sharing the stories of ordinary ...

Hamner died in Los Angeles and had recently been battling pneumonia, said Ray Castro Jr., a friend of Hamner’s who produced a documentary, “Earl Hamner Storyteller,” about the writer. Castro said he ...