What do ancient Greece and Rome and the West African empire of Mali have to do with force, motion, energy and matter?  Well, nothing. So, when third grade students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School sat down on Thursday to take the science Standards of Learning (SOL) test, they were surprised to learn that history was on the menu. Candace Wilkerson, TJES principal, and Luanne Unruh, assistant superintendent for instruction at

A locally based Internet provider is staying abreast of cutting-edge technology in an effort to help Louisa County residents and business owners  get connected to the rest of the world by Internet. CVALINK, established by Brian Gilbreth in 2001, is on the brink of testing new technology which could bring the Internet into households all over the county and in the region. The Louisa County Chamber of Commerce held a

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