Hunters for the Hungry seeking help from farmers

Lawyers rally for fairness in court

Posted on June 19, 2013 at 8:53 am

Currently the Supreme Court of Virginia is considering proposed amendments to Rule 3A:11 which would allow defense attorneys complete access to police reports, witness statements, which would include names and addresses, and forensic video interviews. The Virginia State Bar’s Indigent Defense Task Force has asked the court for policies governing discovery, the formal process by which the defense and prosecutors exchange information, to be overhauled. Louisa County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rusty

Louisa woman’s passion honored

Posted on June 19, 2013 at 8:52 am

Why are we not on the map of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG), a non-profit four-state partnership dedicated to raising awareness of the American heritage? That’s the question Lisa Bailey, former tourism counselor at Louisa County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, kept asking herself. Bailey began visiting museums and visitors centers about the Route 15 History and realized that Louisa was not on the JTHG map and should be. The

Neighborhood thefts in Tanyard

Posted on June 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm

A series of thefts were reported in Tanyard Country Club Subdivision during April and the first part of May. Little information can be released at this time as the cases are under investigation by the Town of Louisa Police Department. Town Chief of Police Jessie Shupe said the department wants to take a pro-active approach against crime and it begins with residents and the community. People know who lives in

Turning cancer on its heels

Posted on June 17, 2013 at 3:59 pm

It is a safe assumption to say that the first few years of 12-year-old Louisa native Mariah Dulaney’s life were slightly different than that of most girls. At an age when most children’s toughest daily tasks range from picking which crayon color to use or what doll to play with, Dulaney was fighting a battle against an overwhelming enemy. That enemy was cancer. At the unwary age of three and

June 11 primary results

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Help put Louisa on the map

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:20 pm

Here is your opportunity to officially welcome visitors to Louisa. The County’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is sponsoring a contest to choose “Welcome to Louisa” slogans that will be placed on signs throughout the county. Slogan should begin with “Welcome to Louisa County… followed by no more than two lines.  For example, “Welcome to Louisa County, where the earth shakes and we rock and roll!” Entries must be submitted

19th annual Purple Martin Field Day

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 1:19 pm

Purple Martin Field Day will be held on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the farm of Merle Wood and her son, Lance Wood. Participants will see the most effective techniques and equipment available for establishing, expanding and maintaining a healthy purple martin colony.  The Wood family has expanded their colony from four pairs of purple martins in 1992 to more than 130 nesting pairs. The

Louisa business deal heads deep south

Posted on June 13, 2013 at 9:56 am

The ice has melted on Project Ice Water, the code name economic development officials used when referring to FEUER Powertrain of Nordhauser, Germany, the third largest privately- held crankshaft manufacturing plant in the world. County officials are disappointed that the company will not build its North American headquarters and manufacturing plant in Louisa County after recently being advised that the manufacturer has chosen Mississippi as its new home. “We were