The Mineral Town Council will reconsider the water and sewer rates it raised as part of the budget process for fiscal year 2009.  The budget committee will bring a new proposal back to council at its
Monday, August 11 meeting.
At the June meeting, council members voted...

Rising costs have forced the Louisa County Public Schools to raise lunch prices by 15 to 25 cents.
The division may need to find another half million dollars in funding just to run the buses next year, after $1 million has already
been budgeted.
Now, Dr. Deborah Pettit,...

May I take your order?
Residents and visitors of the town of Louisa seem to be hearing that a lot lately, as revenue from the town's meals tax has increased
more than $114,000 in the past 12 months.
"We're always very reserved and conservative when we do the budget," said...

Valuing the timber properties owned by Charles Purcell and the Purcell companies has created more legal issues involving Louisa
County.
 After receiving increased assessments on several parcels of land for 2008, Purcell filed an appeal with the county. That appeal was...

As parishioners of St. Jude and Immaculate Conception Catholic Churches prepare for the upcoming Summerfest on Saturday,
former priest Rodney Rodis sits in a jail cell.
The investigation into Rodis's wrongdoings began over two years ago on June 13, 2006.
Father Duffy remembers...

A single-vehicle accident has left many residents of Fluvanna County wondering why.

At around 7:40 p.m. on July 9, Luke Stewart Bashore was traveling south on Rt. 659 when he lost control of the 2004 Mazda 3 he was driving, according...

Traffic was halted at the intersection of Ellisville Drive and Main Street in the town of Louisa on Friday afternoon, after a Honda
Civic was clipped in the back by an oncoming train.

According to town of Louisa Police Department officer...

The Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is starting a virtual fire.
Nearly four years ago, the small department located in one of Virginia's fastest growing communities began looking for new ways to recruit volunteers and get its message out to the community.

After showing up at a Louisa County location with alcohol, a long-stemmed red rose and a teddy bear, Julian Martin's night did not end as he might have expected.

Instead, the 53-year-old Richmond resident was met by an Internet Crimes...

Two drug distribution charges against Derrick Andre Christmas have been certified to a grand jury, but the defense has questions about how searches were conducted.

During a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, one count of distribution of cocaine...

Approval of a FY 2009 operational budget with a nearly 15 percent increase in spending could have residents in the town of Louisa
paying a small price.
After calling a third and final work session to discuss expenses, the Louisa Town Council voted unanimously to approve...

Second-degree murder charges have been suspended for one of the men allegedly involved with the county's first fatal Fentanyl overdose.
The charges against Randy Taylor, 34, were nolle prossed by the Louisa County's commonwealth's attorney's office during a general district...

 If Louisa County School Board members have questions during public meetings, they now need to be directed to the superintendent or chairman.
Several school board members' questions were cut short by Chairman Hal Schaffer (Jackson district) during the informational...

Louisa County residents may be saying goodbye to their county decals.

The town of Louisa Police Department has been working around the clock as the number of calls for service continue to rise each month.
"It's been pretty busy," Batten said. "Considering we have six team members and are not quite performing a 24-hour service yet, over 400...

Residents in the town of Louisa can sleep a little easier these days with the establishment of around-the-clock police coverage.
Four months after hiring a sixth police officer and several weeks ahead of schedule, the town of Louisa Police Department began
implementing...

Low water levels are a persistent concern for Lake Anna residents.  Next Thursday night, the state's environmental agency will conduct a public hearing on a request that some believe could exacerbate that problem.
Developers of Cutalong LLC, a 1,000-acre mixed-use project...

The Louisa County Board of Supervisors and Community Development Department are without a paddle and  up a creek, Dickens Creek to be exact.
In November of 2006, Russell H. Malone IV, of Dickens Creek Farm LLC, filed suit against the two local authorities after being...

The O'Gara Group has put up the white flag.
Citing a lack of public support, the firm announced Tuesday that it will not seek approval to construct a training facility in Louisa County.
"In arriving at its decision, the company concluded that the intended use of the site...

Terrell Wells has been splitting his time this summer between working out and working at the pool.
Wells, 19 and a 2007 Louisa County High School graduate, will be a sophomore at William & Mary this fall.
 He plays cornerback for the  Tribe and is living with some...

Although it has been four years since the last championship in 2004, the Louisa Little League All-Star team captured another
District 14 Championship on Saturday, July 12 by posting a win over McIntire 5-1.
For 12 young men, the excitement has just started, as they will travel...

The Louisa nine and 10-year-old girls' softball team captured its second consecutive district 14 Little League Softball
Championship with a 19-2 win over Orange on July 2.  The team will travel to Tucahoe and play in the double-elimination state
tournament on July...

Thirteen 12-year-old baseball players, four coaches, an impressive number of moms, dads, siblings, grandparents and even a family
friend or two all piled into decorated cars, trucks and campers on Friday, June 6.  Destination: Cooperstown, New York.
The only thing...

Post 116 hosted Waynesboro on Thursday, June 19 and won a rain-shortened game 4-2.   Dylan Szalankiewicz and Tyler Brookman hit back-to-back homeruns in the first to give the home team a 3-0 lead, and Pete Culver  took the mound for Louisa, giving up two hits...

It started off well enough for the Lions.  Sophomore designated hitter Kurt Fleming took the second pitch of the game and rocketed a shot over the left field fence for a homerun. 
Fleming was mobbed at the plate by his teammates, but that would be Louisa's only...