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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
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Supervisors appropriate $33 million for water plant upgrades

The Louisa County Board of Supervisors (BoS) unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a budget supplement of $33,000,000 to design and construct water treatment plant process upgrades at the Ferncliff Water Treatment Plant and to upgrade the New Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant at the April 6 meeting.

William L. French

William L. French (CDR USN ,RET) passed away peacefully and joined his creator on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at the age of 96. He was preceded in death by his parents, William L. and Audrey French; his first wife, Barbara H. French; his son, William L. French Jr.; and two granddaughters.

Dillon Ray Davis, Sr.

Dillon Ray Davis, Sr. was born on November 9th, 1986. At the age of 39, Dillon left his Earthly home here with us on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

Lawrence Allen Martin

Lawrence Allen Martin, of Culpeper, VA, passed away on March 29, 2026, at the age of 74 due to complications from acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Judith Turney Greene

Judith Turney Greene was called home to meet her heavenly father on March 16, 2026. The daughter of Raymond and Lena Knott Turney, she was born August 7, 1948 in Charles County, MD but grew up in Mineral. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers: Gerald, Donald, Charlie and Wayne Turney and sisters Alice and Lynn Greene.

Supporting LCEF

Becky Chidester, representing Louisa Catholic’s Social Ministries, recently presented two large donations to Lin Kogle, Louisa Community Emergency Fund (LCEF) Chairperson. One check is for LCEF’s crisis assistance program (housing and utility payments) and the other for the Louisa Homeless Coalition (winter nighttime shelters). LCEF greatly appreciates our generous Catholic partners in helping our community!

No Kings!

Louisa County joins nationwide protest of Trump administration

Jane Pendleton Wootton, MD

Dr. Jane Pendleton Wootton, 86, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, after a long illness. She was born on April 21, 1939, in the village of Cuckoo in Louisa County, Virginia, to Eugene Barbour “Bob” Pendleton, Jr. and Mildred “Millie” (McLean) Pendleton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved granddaughter, Eleanor “Ella” Pendleton White, her brother- in-law, Hugh Campbell, and her husband’s siblings and spouses: Captain James Wootton, USN-Ret (Jean), Sadie Brightwell (W.R.), Ella Gammon (Turner), Byrd Garnett (James), Becky Edwards (John), Ruth Fraker (Turnley), Martha Timberlake (Ben), and Bob Wootton (Frances). She is survived by her devoted husband of 64 years, Dr. Percy Wootton; her daughters, Jane Meredith Wootton of Cuckoo, Virginia; Anne Wootton White (Alex) of Spring Hill, Tennessee; her son, Madison Pendleton Wootton (Sarah) of Richmond, Virginia; and five grandchildren: Mason Cromwell White, Frances “Frankie” Eleanor Wootton White, John Madison Wootton, Lucy Kellogg Wootton, and Henry Lawrence Wootton. She is also survived by her four dear sisters and their families: Sally Campbell, Nancy Wheeler (Chuck), Susan Hayden, Tina Ward (Dan); and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.