A Louisa couple has launched the area’s hottest food truck, serving potato donuts like longtime Charlottesville favorite Spudnuts. Former Bodo’s employees, the Doshiers are working through winter, use social media well, and sought help from the SBDC.
The Louisa Forward Foundation, in partnership with the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, will host this two-part grant writing series with Susie Miller. This class is open to all nonprofit organizations and businesses in Central Virginia. Minority-owned, veteran-owned, women-owned and tou… Read moreLouisa Forward Foundation offers grant writing workshop
Walking into Retro Vault, a new shop on Main Street that opened earlier this fall, is like stepping back in time. Read moreRetro Vault on Main brings back the ‘80s
The Louisa Forward Foundation, in partnership with the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, Lake Anna Tractor & Hardware and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, announce the selection of participants for the Class of 2023. Leadership Louisa is a professional development program that is a un… Read moreCultivating local leaders: Louisa Forward announces Leadership Louisa Class of 2023
Open for a few months now, the new restaurant in the heart of downtown Louisa is generating a lot of attention. Located directly across from the courthouse on Main Street is Country Boys BBQ, owned and operated by Denny and Genna Flint. Read moreCountry Boys BBQ generates business buzz
Now through December 31, Louisa County residents are encouraged to shop and explore the community through a “Hometown Holiday” campaign. Hometown Holiday – representing a collaboration between Louisa County Parks, Recreation & Tourism and the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce – utilizes … Read moreHometown Holiday campaign to shop local
The Dairy Bar on Main—located at 307 E Main Street in the Town of Louisa—serves hot sandwiches, cold sandwiches, hotdogs (several different ways), barbeque sandwiches, and soups for the winter months. All meals come with either chips and dip or pretzels with honey mustard sauce. Read moreThe Dairy Bar on Main: Serving sandwiches, ice cream and smiles all year long
The Louisa Forward Foundation launched the LEGACY AUCTION online to support the $95,000 capital campaign for the 95th Anniversary of the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce. The auction is one of several fundraising initiatives to support the efforts to pay off the Main Street office and renov… Read moreAuction benefits Chamber capital campaign
The Louisa County Chamber of Commerce and local Louisa breweries, wineries, and cideries celebrated the grand opening of the Fermentation Farm Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Everleigh Vineyards last Wednesday. Read moreFermentation Farm Trail: Beverage trail producers unite to boost toursim
Louisa County’s Southern Revere took home a cool $6,750 from the QuadCounty Summit’s QuadTank Pitch Competition on October 12. Read morePitch perfect: Southern Revere claims $6,750 prize in Quad Tank Competition
The Louisa County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Country Boys BBQ, on October 3 to celebrate the one-month mark of the new restaurant, located on Main Street Louisa. Read moreCountry Boys BBQ ribbon-cutting
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has named Rebecca Messerle the Director of Accounting and Internal Controls. Read moreREC names new directors of Accounting, Member Services, and Financial Planning
Lake Anna’s Pleasants Landing park and marina plans to welcome a new restaurant, El Gran Patron, by mid-October. Read morePleasants Landing brings new restaurant to Lake Anna
The September 16 Louisa Biz Expo, at Fifty-Third Winery, featured dozens of businesses and community organizations each showcasing their services and connecting with potential clients, partners, or referral networks. Participants included the Fluvanna Louisa Housing Foundation, Cutalong, the… Read moreLouisa Biz Expo Success
A former Louisa High School math teacher and administrator with an undying passion for art is now living her dream. Yvonne Agee is the owner of an art studio and gallery, Turn Up the Color, which she opened six months ago on West Main St. in downtown Louisa. Read moreTurning Up the Color in downtown Louisa
Wesley Chiles started his business, Chiles Enterprises, at the age of 10. Granted, the gig was push-mowing the lawn of an elderly neighbor. Nonetheless, a foundation was being laid beneath that humble beginning—there were legitimate business cards involved by the time he was 11. Read moreChamber recognizes Chiles, Honored as Businessperson of the Year
Country Boys BBQ will open on Main Street in Louisa on September 3. Genna and Denny Flint moved to Louisa in 2016, and have been catering local events since 2019. They will smoke all of their meats daily. Read moreLouisa Main Street adds more BBQ
New Salon on Main Street Read moreHometown Girl opens Hometown Hair
Local brewery wins gold Read moreCooling Pond brings A(le) game
The free public event offers guests an opportunity to meet representatives from local businesses, pick up samples, and enjoy the scenery at Fifty-Third Winery. Read moreLouisa Chamber of Commerce to hold annual Business Expo
Everybody’s got some sort of passion. For David Foster, it’s lenses, the kind that fit inside your eyeglass frames. Read moreA focus on good eyesight
Tensions rose as residents presented their arguments for and against short-term rental regulations at the Louisa County Planning Commission meeting on May 12. Read morePlanning commission delays action on short-term rentals
Blue Ridge Bank has been added as a defendant in the lawsuit filed against Virginia Community Bank, which it absorbed in a 2019 merger. Read moreFederal lawsuit amended to include current Louisa County bank
It’s a potential problem that homeowners don’t usually think about. But for Teri and Robert Kulakowski, radon gas is a really big deal. Read moreGot radon? This Louisa business can help
Small farmers who sell meat to customers in Louisa are hoping area meat processing capacity will ramp up in the coming years. Read moreSALUTE TO AGRICULTURE: Farmers seek more meat processing capacity
On Feb. 15 the Lake Anna Business Partnership annual Persons of the Year celebration was held at the event pavilion at Callie Opie’s Orchard restaurant. The celebration was attended by the largest crowd ever, a sign of LABP’s growing membership of businesses and community members. The evenin… Read moreKudos to lake businesspersons of the year
To many regulars, it’ll always be known as the Pub. But in their fourth year of ownership, Garyt King and his father Ike decided it was time to put their name on the popular hangout spot on West Main Street. Read moreNew look, same vibe at Main Street pub
Are you a beer person or a wine person? Read moreWine or beer? Why not both?
Jake Pugh has loved reptiles for as long as he can remember. Read moreCultivating a love of reptiles
Kristen Crummette has been shopping in consignment stores all of her life, first with her parents, then later with her children. Now she’s opened up her own consignment shop on Main Street in Louisa. Read moreKids’ clothes for less, near home
The Louisa County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Meet the Candidates forum tonight at Louisa Arts Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Read moreMeet the candidates tonight at arts center
An intriguing new eatery had a soft opening on Sept. 3 in the town of Louisa. Read moreTreats and gifts for sale at new town eatery
Yesterday and Today is a new but quickly growing business in Mineral that sells “old items and new items and old items made new,” offering a variety of options to customers. Read moreLocal shop offers variety and convenience
Two Louisa County friends are teaming up to launch a pair of distinct businesses on one farm property near Gordonsville, a rehabilitation center for horses and a wedding and event venue. Read moreEquine vet, event planner team up at Gordonsville farm
Louisa County will give a developer a $250,000 tax break in exchange for building a wastewater pump station to serve the part of Zion Crossroads south of Interstate 64. Read moreTax break exchanged for pump station in Zion Crossroads
A company that appears to be affiliated with efforts to build a large natural gas plant in Charles City County is exploring the possibility of constructing a gas pipeline through five central and eastern Virginia counties, according to letters sent to residents. Read moreCompany exploring new gas pipeline in five central and eastern Virginia counties, including Louisa
For John Pope, Cooling Pond Brewery has never been just a place to sell beer. He views it as a place for the Lake Anna and Louisa communities to come together. Read moreBrewer honored for his economic and community impact
If you have extra items around your home that you’d like to sell, Lake Anna Auction Company can help you. Read moreNew auction company at Lake Anna
Ray Pickering, who directs the purchase of development rights program in Fauquier County, will be a guest speaker at the next meeting of the Louisa County Agricultural/Forestal and Rural Preservation Committee. Read moreSpeaker to explain tool to preserve farm and forest land
The Louisa County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted in the slate of business leaders who will join the organization’s governing body for the 2021-2022 year. Read moreLouisa chamber of commerce names new officers
This year’s carpentry students at Louisa County High School got out of the classroom and onto a job site, where they built a house in a school year from start to finish. The house was built for the Fluvanna-Louisa Housing Foundation, an organization that helps families find affordable housing. Read moreStudents learn on the job
The senior living facility at the west end of the town of Louisa, formerly known as English Meadows, is now under lease by Noble Senior Services. Read moreNew managers at senior living facility
Lake Region Repair at Wares Crossroads is under new ownership, but most people will not recognize the change. Trina Ruckle and her husband Harold purchased the business in June 2020 from her aunt and uncle Barb and Sam Mahaffey, but the transition was so seamless that only minor differences … Read moreNew owners for Lake Region Repair
The four finalists for Louisa County Chamber of Commerce’s Businessperson of the Year award are Dana Cahill, Cahill’s Cleaning Service; Steve Harler, Reliable Payments and Mid-Atlantic Watersports; John Pope, Cooling Pond Brewery and Lelia & Michael Winget-Hernandez, Commonwealth Life &a… Read moreFour finalists for business person of year
The Flora Bella Organic Spa specializes in caring for the largest organ: skin. Read moreThere’s a new spa in town
A company is buying land in the Louisa County Industrial Air Park to build a soybean processing facility. Read moreSoybean processor to open in industrial park
Van der Linde Recycling in Zion Crossroads has found a way to repurpose carpets and mattresses, items they previously accepted but were unable to recycle. They can now sell these items to a third party that turns them into industrial absorbents. Read moreRecycling more, sending less to dump
Governor Ralph Northam today signed Executive Order 78 declaring a state of emergency in Virginia to address gasoline supply disruptions throughout the Commonwealth. On May 7, the Colonial Pipeline system, which is the primary fuel source for many Virginia retailers, reported a ransomware cy… Read moreState addresses gas supply disruptions due to Colonial Pipeline hack
Louisa is blessed with forests abundant with wildlife: Skunks, bats, racoons, fox, muskrats, coyotes, groundhogs, snakes, opossums, and beavers all have their role to play in the larger ecosystem. Some might even find some of these animals cute – but from afar, and not when they’re running r… Read moreKeeping pesky critters in their places
Jason and Anna Anderson met at Virginia Tech when Anna pledged Alpha Gamma Rho, the agricultural fraternity Jason belonged to. They connected over a shared passion for agriculture, plants, the outdoors and pickup trucks. Read moreNew business at Lake Anna specializes in pruning and plant health care
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