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TCV Staff

  • Joined: May 26, 2026
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Louisa County celebrates local finalists for ordinary awards

Louisa County congratulates several of its exceptional local businesses and remarkable members of its workforce on being named finalists this week in the 2026 Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA) Ordinary Awards. Finalists from Louisa County include: In the Attraction of the Year Category: Buckingham Branch Railroad / Virginia Scenic Railway In the Brewery of the Year Category: Southern Revere Cellars In the Campground of the Year Category: Small Country Campground For the Charlie Buser Award – Attraction Employee of the Year Category: Katelyn Coughlan, Louisa County Historical Society For the Charlie Buser Award – Attraction Employee of the Year Category: Thomas Knighton, Small Country Campground For the Jim Wordsworth Award – Restaurateur of the Year Category: Rosolino Taormina, Vito’s On The Lake, The Lounge Lake Anna, The Lion’s Den 1837 In the Lodging Property of the Year Category: Tributer Resort In the Winery of the Year Category: Fifty-Third Winery and Vineyard VRLTA’s annual Ordinary Awards recognize the restaurants, lodging properties, attractions, destinations and individuals that create extraordinary experiences throughout the state. Nominees will be judged by a panel of industry professionals, with the exception of New Restaurant of the Year which will be determined by public vote. The Lion’s Den 1837 in Louisa County is one of seven nominees for New Restaurant of the Year and is now accepting votes at https://www.vrlta. org/2026/07/21/new-restaurant-nominees-2026. Winners will be recognized at an event on September 15 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump.

A healthy Lake Anna is a worthwhile investment in Virginia’s future

For many of us, Lake Anna is more than a destination on a map. For decades, it has supported homeowners, visitors, local businesses, and communities throughout central Virginia. Today, Lake Anna demonstrates how sustained, science-based investment can restore and protect one of Virginia’s greatest economic and recreational assets.

A town means community

The Mayor of the Town of Mineral is presently advancing an effort to annul the Town Charter. If successful, Mineral would cease to exist as an incorporated municipality and would instead become an unincorporated square‑mile area within Louisa County—known only as “formerly the Town of Mineral.” This initiative stands in stark contrast to Mayor Pam Harlowe’s 2025 campaign messaging, in which she asserted that her goal was to “save the Town.” She was also very vocal against this idea when it was briefly considered in 2021.

Blessed Assurance – Money lessons

Think back to when you were first taught about money…what do you remember? For me it was learning how to save money. I would get money as birthday gifts, tooth fairy leavings, an allowance, odd jobs for people. Mom and dad would ask that we give 10% to the church and then put the rest in the bank in a savings account. I can remember pulling up to the bank with the old pneumatic tube system and putting my money and my passbook into the tube and watching it whisk away like magic. My passbook would return with not only the new deposit added, but the new total in my savings account! It was a feeling of pride to know that I had money in the bank that I could use for things that I wanted (i.e., a bike, a puppy, a new baseball glove, etc).