More than 144 years after General George A. Custer positioned his headquarters on its front porch, the Charles Goodall Trevilian
House will cement its permanent place in the battle's history for future generations.
After some negotiations, the sprawling antebellum homeplace...

All five of Louisa County's public schools will be fully accredited according to preliminary Standards of Learning test results.
Assistant superintendent of instruction Dr. S. Dallas Dance, announced at the Louisa County School Board's August meeting that each of the county's...

Six protestors were arrested for refusing to leave the North Anna Power Station's visitor center after closing time.
More than 25 demonstrators showed disapproval of the power station's plans of building a third nuclear reactor.
"The protestors were talking about how the power...

A Mineral family is looking to the community for help as one of its own battles for his life.
It all happened so quickly for Margaret Sprouse, but one second on the afternoon of July 15 changed her family's life forever.
After fixing his son's dirt bike, Tony Sprouse decided...

New businesses and housing developments in Zion Crossroads may be bringing more than just tax dollars to Louisa County.
Between 2004 and 2007, the Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department saw about a 31 percent increase in the number of fire calls in the area, in addition to a...

Several times this summer while principal Teresa Byers has been making copies in the teacher workroom at Thomas Jefferson
Elementary School, the lights have cut out on her.
"Right now we can't run the copy machine and the microwave at the same time," she said.
As TJES enters...

Many Louisa County residents didn't know about the powerful prescription drug Fentanyl until the death of Nichole Brockett this past December.
The 24-year-old died at her Peterson Circle home on December 26 after overdosing on the drug, leaving behind a husband and five-week-old...

The opening of the new Walmart Supercenter in Louisa County and the estimated 300 new positions it will bring can't come soon
enough for an increasing number of residents who are looking for jobs.
According to a June 2008 study by the Virginia Employment Commission, the unemployment...

From Louisa County to California, the 2007 Miss Louisa, Delesia Watson, is sweeping the nation.

Residents of Louisa County will be watching the prices rollback soon as the final plans for the Walmart Supercenter at Zion Crossroads move forward.

After several revisions to the layout of the building, the newest Walmart prototype in...

Residents of the town of Louisa were left in the dark ths afternoon after a transformer blew on Rt. 208 between the Louisa Marketplace shopping center and New Life Christian Church.

Nearly 1,000 businesses and residences from Kip Kilmon...

The Mineral Town Council will reconsider the water and sewer rates it raised as part of the budget process for fiscal year 2009.  The budget committee will bring a new proposal back to council at its Monday, August 11 meeting.

At...

Approval of a FY 2009 operational budget with a nearly 15 percent increase in spending could have residents in the town of Louisa
paying a small price.
After calling a third and final work session to discuss expenses, the Louisa Town Council voted unanimously to approve...

Second-degree murder charges have been suspended for one of the men allegedly involved with the county's first fatal Fentanyl overdose.
The charges against Randy Taylor, 34, were nolle prossed by the Louisa County's commonwealth's attorney's office during a general district...

 If Louisa County School Board members have questions during public meetings, they now need to be directed to the superintendent or chairman.
Several school board members' questions were cut short by Chairman Hal Schaffer (Jackson district) during the informational...

Louisa County residents may be saying goodbye to their county decals.

The town of Louisa Police Department has been working around the clock as the number of calls for service continue to rise each month.
"It's been pretty busy," Batten said. "Considering we have six team members and are not quite performing a 24-hour service yet, over 400...

Residents in the town of Louisa can sleep a little easier these days with the establishment of around-the-clock police coverage.
Four months after hiring a sixth police officer and several weeks ahead of schedule, the town of Louisa Police Department began
implementing...

Low water levels are a persistent concern for Lake Anna residents.  Next Thursday night, the state's environmental agency will conduct a public hearing on a request that some believe could exacerbate that problem.
Developers of Cutalong LLC, a 1,000-acre mixed-use project...

The Louisa County Board of Supervisors and Community Development Department are without a paddle and  up a creek, Dickens Creek to be exact.
In November of 2006, Russell H. Malone IV, of Dickens Creek Farm LLC, filed suit against the two local authorities after being...

The O'Gara Group has put up the white flag.
Citing a lack of public support, the firm announced Tuesday that it will not seek approval to construct a training facility in Louisa County.
"In arriving at its decision, the company concluded that the intended use of the site...

Soccer and football won't be the only sports showcased in "The Jungle" this year at Louisa County High School.
Field hockey is being added as a fall sport,  and the Lions will join Jefferson District opponents Western Albemarle, Monticello,
Charlottesville and Orange as...

A crowd of nearly 150 people waited in anticipation as the clock approached midnight on Sunday.
"We are less than five minutes away," Chuck Moss, the voice of the Lions announced.
Sixty Lions' players gathered together as a team at the gate at Louisa County Middle School and...

Terrell Wells has been splitting his time this summer between working out and working at the pool.
Wells, 19 and a 2007 Louisa County High School graduate, will be a sophomore at William & Mary this fall.
 He plays cornerback for the  Tribe and is living with some...

Although it has been four years since the last championship in 2004, the Louisa Little League All-Star team captured another
District 14 Championship on Saturday, July 12 by posting a win over McIntire 5-1.
For 12 young men, the excitement has just started, as they will travel...

The Louisa nine and 10-year-old girls' softball team captured its second consecutive district 14 Little League Softball
Championship with a 19-2 win over Orange on July 2.  The team will travel to Tucahoe and play in the double-elimination state
tournament on July...

Thirteen 12-year-old baseball players, four coaches, an impressive number of moms, dads, siblings, grandparents and even a family
friend or two all piled into decorated cars, trucks and campers on Friday, June 6.  Destination: Cooperstown, New York.
The only thing...

Post 116 hosted Waynesboro on Thursday, June 19 and won a rain-shortened game 4-2.   Dylan Szalankiewicz and Tyler Brookman hit back-to-back homeruns in the first to give the home team a 3-0 lead, and Pete Culver  took the mound for Louisa, giving up two hits...

It started off well enough for the Lions.  Sophomore designated hitter Kurt Fleming took the second pitch of the game and rocketed a shot over the left field fence for a homerun. 
Fleming was mobbed at the plate by his teammates, but that would be Louisa's only...