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  • Joined: February 25, 2026
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All-aboard!

On April 26, 2026, the Virginia Scenic Railway ran their first eastbound passenger excursion train from Louisa on the last passenger train route of Amtrak’s James Whitcomb Riley, which was discontinued in 1977. The Doswell Special departed Louisa at 10 a.m. for a roundtrip to Doswell then to Gordonsville and back to a 4:00 p.m. arrival at Louisa. This special excursion train included many members of the Washington DC Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society along with the general public.

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.

Flora Molton

Flora Molton was a street singer in Washington, D.C. She accompanied herself on guitar and sang religious songs and songs of her own composition; “spiritual and truth music,” she said. Her roadside marker on Three Notch Road (U.S.-250) near Zion Crossroads tells of encounters with generations of people on the streets of Washington and speaks kindly of the love she sensed coming from all of them. Flora Molton (1908-1990) was born here in Louisa County, daughter of the Reverend Mr. and Mrs. William Rollins. She embraced the joys of singing at church gatherings early in life. For many, the songs of youth linger unknowingly embedded only to flourish later in a thriving adult. So it was with Flora Molton. Her spiritual and truth music and her compositions are lasting here at home, on the streets of Washington and beyond.

Goochland County fronts $250,000 to oppose Valley Link

In opposition to the Valley Link Transmission Line Project, Goochland County approved $250,000 in funding to support advocacy efforts. Goochland is one of 8 other counties impacted by the 115-mile 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that is planned to extend from Campbell to Culpeper County. Valley Link is a $1 billion joint venture between Dominion Energy, FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource with the stated goal to meet Virginia’s growing energy needs.