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Honoring hometown heroes

More than 40 military banners are on display on lampposts in the Town of Louisa until May 29. The 41 names of those honored are engraved on the Virginia War Memorial Wall in Richmond to pay tribute to their ultimate sacrifice. Pictured: Town of Louisa employees hang the banner of hometown hero PFC Freeman C. Runnett.

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TJ Book Club heads to Washington, D.C.

The TJ Book Club was formed by a group of Louisa County Teachers from Thomas Jefferson Elementary School approximately 20 years ago. Sharon Perkins, a member of the TJ Book Club, stated that many of the charter members are still active. Recently in honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, the group began reading, studying and discussing the signers of this document. In addition, the group recently traveled by train to Ford’s Theatre to attend a showing of the historic musical “1776” depicting the Second Continental Congress.

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