May 20, 2026
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R. Garland Nuckols
R. Garland Nuckols, age 71, died in his Louisa home on Friday, May 8, 2026. Anchored throughout his life by a strong Christian faith, he goes ahead of us now with the words he so loved: “I’ll meet you on the far side banks of Jordan.”
LOUISA COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS
The following are real estate property transfer records for the month of October 2025 as obtained from the Louisa County Circuit Court’s Office.
Louisa Veterinary Service gets 10-Gallon Challenge “moo-ving”
June is here! And Louisa Veterinary Service has kicked off the annual 10-Gallon Challenge. Now in its 8th year, the Challenge is made the first week of June, which is not only the start of summer, but also Dairy Month!
Hugh Hammond Bennett
Why does land wear out? Hugh Hammond Bennett found out in Louisa County. The misunderstood problem of agricultural land use in early America led farmers who tilled the soil to just move on to better land because there were limits with repetitive tillage and deteriorating soil quality. Things changed in 1905. Hugh Bennett and another soil scientist compared adjoining land parcels with identical soils and differing production capability. One parcel was forested; the other cultivated. The forested parcel has never been cultivated; the other parcel had been tilled and planted year after year. Surely, Bennett thought, the soils were identical in the beginning. What changed? The difference was erosion throughout the cultivated parcel with accompanying loss of topsoil. Bennett studied soils in the United States and in other countries to reach his conclusion that soil erosion was a serious and unappreciated problem for the planet and all who live on it.
Working the land
Local farmer inducted into Virginia Tech Academy of Distinction
Observing the National Day of Prayer
Local event ties faith to history of United States
A late ‘thank you’ to a Louisa comedy legend
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” fractured my brain as a young adolescent.
Katie Lou Simmons Bowles
Katie Lou Simmons Bowles, born December 22, 1939, daughter of Patrick Edward Simmons and Audra Wright Simmons, passed away May 9, 2026 at the age of 86 at her home, Dunlora.
DPOR investigation issues finding to Mineral Town Council
Petition filed to remove Hempstead from office
ONGOING EVENTS
Louisa County Parks, Recreation & Tourism hosts pickleball play Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. To view the ongoing pickleball schedule or to register for a pickleball clinic please visit www.LCPRT.info or call our office at (540)-967-4420.