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The long-awaited and much-debated Alan Jackson concert is almost here. The town of Mineral secured the May 20 event by winning an Eventful.com Demand It! online contest designed to give between 1,000 and 3,000 country music fans a free concert. The contest began in mid-August as a celebration of Jackson’s newest studio album, which was released in the fall of 2011. But the August 23 earthquake that struck Louisa County
FROM REPORTS: The North Anna nuclear plant faces increased oversight from the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission due to a violation of low to moderate safety significance linked to the maintenance of the plant’s emergency diesel generators. The violation stems from the failure of one of the plant’s four emergency diesel generators following the August 23 earthquake. The failure was not caused by the earthquake and repairs were completed a
Louisa County’s proposed budget would fully fund the school board’s budget, use less than $1 million of reserve funds and make use of a modest tax-rate increase that wouldn’t raise the actual tax bill of the average landowner who saw an assessment drop. But that budget hasn’t been passed yet. Now the stage is set for a showdown between school supporters, landowners and even opponents of the county’s plan to
The Chapter IV of the Police Unity Bike Tour made its way to Louisa stopping at Louisa Baptist Church at approximately 1 p.m. for a rest break and lunch. Tour was originally organized by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park, NJ Police Department, with the hope of bringing public awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty and to honor their sacrifices. Funds
Wednesday, May 9 5:00 p.m. Track: Boys and Girls Varsity, home Cancelled Thursday, May 10 5:00 p.m. Soccer: Girls JV vs. Charlottesville High School, away C’ville 10, Louisa 0 5:00 p.m. Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Charlottesville High School, away 5:00 p.m. Tennis: Girls Varsity vs. Charlottesville High School, Camp Friendship Louisa 8, C’ville 1 6:30 p.m. Soccer: Girls Varsity vs. Charlottesville High School, away C’ville 7, Louisa 0
Friends and family of 350 Louisa Little League players gathered on Saturday to celebrate the kickoff of the league’s 48th season. The 2012 season is an unusual one for the league, which lost the use of one field after the August earthquake forced the closure of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and its ball field. But for the first time in the league’s history, players will be able to use the
It usually takes neutral ground to get University of Virginia Head Football Coach Mike London, University of Richmond Head Football Coach Danny Rocco and UR Head Basketball Coach Chris Mooney together at the same time. That, or maybe just a good game of golf and dinner for a worthy cause. On May 7, Spring Creek Golf Club will play host to one of Central Virginia’s hottest events of this spring
Imagine having a hearing problem and not and even knowing you do. You’re having a hard time reading and you have to keep moving the book around to feel comfortable. Imagine you’re a student that’s having a hard time with school work and you can’t figure out why. It is very common that you might have a vision or hearing problem. Thanks to the 54 Lions Clubs that make up
The Plant a Row cool-season planting kick-off party was held on Saturday, April 21 at the Louisa Resource Center. In total, four raised beds were planted full of strawberries, lettuce, carrots, radishes, greens and herbs. A compost bin was also made and a demonstration was held showing how to start and maintain the compost. Two hundred row feet of potatoes were planted and it is expected that a possible 200
By Kate Killham After Ron Stauffer’s oldest son, Eric, received his PhD, Stauffer thought he might enjoy a belated present – a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Stauffer thought Eric, an experienced climber, would enjoy the challenge. But Eric’s reply surprised his father, a Lake Anna resident. “I don’t want to go alone, Dad,” he said. “You’ve got to go with me.” After he agreed, his middle son,
This weekend, Louisa County High School students will perform “Hairspray,” set in Baltimore, MD in 1962. In the play, teenager Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on a local after-school television dance show. After winning a role, she becomes a celebrity overnight. Disturbed by the show’s segregation, Turnblad organizes an effort for integration. Though it is a campy comedy, “Hairspray” also offers a poignant commentary on the social injustices of the
Freedom. It’s one of the most American of values and what made Louisa County native Henry “Box” Brown risk death from suffocation in a 3 by 2 by 2.5 foot crate when he shipped himself from Richmond to Philadelphia and freedom from slavery in 1849. Brown’s successful journey quickly catapulted him into the limelight as one of the nation’s heroes and spokespersons for The Underground Railroad. On Saturday, May 19
The B2B (Back to Basics) Bluegrass Festival May 5 and 6 at Small Country Campground will benefit the Louisa Earthquake Relief Fund, helping the people in Louisa who lost their homes or had heavy damage during the 2011 earthquake, the biggest in more than a century on the East Coast. The Festival will feature nearly a dozen regional bands who are volunteering their time and talent. Music, food and vendors
Loading ...Wednesday, May 9 5:00 p.m. Track: Boys and Girls Varsity, home
Friends and family of 350 Louisa Little League players gathered on Saturday
Imagine having a hearing problem and not and even knowing you do.
The Plant a Row cool-season planting kick-off party was held on Saturday,