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Organization helps student ‘ACE’ life

Posted on May 1, 2013 at 5:17 pm

If you are reading this editorial, you are one of the more fortunate members of our society—for the basic fact that you can read. Did you know that in Louisa County, which has a population of 33,395, nearly 4,000 adults lack basic literacy  skills and 5,000 do not have a high school diploma? Those estimates do not include more recent immigrants in the community who have had little opportunity for

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  • Doing our part

    Posted on April 19, 2013 at 4:32 pm

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  • Let’s shake things up

    Posted on April 11, 2013 at 11:00 am

      Have you ever thought about running for office?  Do you think you have good ideas that would enhance the local school district or residents? Have you ever been dissatisfied with the decisions of your current elected officials? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then you should throw your name into the hat for local office. This year, four seats on both the Louisa County Board

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  • Opening the discussion

    Posted on April 4, 2013 at 11:46 am

    The Central Virginian published an article in the March 18 issue entitled, “A hit to the wallet,” which has generated a few letters to the editor and some comments on Facebook concerning the way The CV reported the story. We appreciate those who have expressed their opinions on the subject, and encourage our readers to share their thoughts on issues such as these.  From reading some of letters, we thought

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    Posted on March 28, 2013 at 10:49 am

    For more than one hundred years, The Central Virginian has been sharing Louisa County news, both good and bad. Last week, for example, we joined in the celebration of National Agriculture, highlighting local farms and projects, and taking a closer look at sharing the roads with tractors. We shared a meditation from Rev. Wesley Henson on the foundation of prayer. On the front page, we reported on a terrible fire

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  • Fire prevention, doing our part

    Posted on March 21, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    This week’s fire at Shenandoah Crossing Resort is just one of several that have occurred over the county in the past few weeks. Unfortunately, the main lodge sustained serious damage to Lake Izac’s Restaurant, the ballroom, bar area and central portions of the structure. Thanks to the quick-thinking of staff who were on-duty at the time, all of the lodge’s guests were evacuated and safely relocated to cabins on the

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