The Virginia State VEX IQ robotics tournament took place on March 15th and 16th at Nysmith School in Herndon. Four LASER teams, based in Mineral, attended – one elementary and three middle school teams. Only the top 24 teams in the state for each age group (elementary and middle school) received an invitation to the tournament. At the end of …
The Louisa Knights Chess Club attended Virginia’s Annual K-12 Scholastic State Chess Tournament on March 8th and 9th in Charlottesville. The club, led by Nailya Plaskey, meets at the Louisa County Library once a week for lessons and to play each other in games of chess. Since its inception more than 6 years ago, the Louisa Knights Chess Club has …
As of September of last year, cyanobacteria levels in Lake Anna had dropped below detectable levels. This is a recurring annual trend, occurring after the peak summer season when most visitors have left and temperatures begin to cool. Weather patterns and environmental factors can cause rapid changes in water quality, leading to recreational water illnesses from cyanotoxins and other pollutants. …
Set a date for Saturday, March 7th, 2026, for the next Lake Anna Home Tour! This year’s tour started at Home Point Lake Anna and included eight total locations that included personal homes, vacation rentals, the brand new Rock Island Landing development as well as a two-story boathouse decked out with high tech toys like surround intelligent outdoor lighting. Guests …
Based right here in Louisa, Michael Culp has spent 35 years perfecting the art of custom rod building, turning his passion for fishing into a craft that has earned him customers from all over the country.“If there’s a fish that swims, I’ve built a rod for it,” Culp said, expression his passion for both building the rods and fishing with …
Water testing, shoreline planting, fireworks, emergency services… there’s a lot to do around here as Lake Anna continues its growth movement. And there is one organization whose mission is to preserve and protect it all: The Lake Anna Civic Association. LACA, founded in 1992 by the late Jack Bertron, is active across a wide range of issues, all aimed at …
Nathan Hale McGuire, 30, of Unionville Virginia passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, at UVA Hospital in Charlottesville VA, after fighting injuries from an accident that happened on March 2nd. Nathan was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, March 6,1995. He was raised in Pennsylvania until his family moved to Unionville in 2012. He was a graduate of Orange High School …
Earl Franklin Hart, 53, of Mineral, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Martha Hart. Earl was a natural entertainer and comedian. He was a skilled musician and he had a great singing range, even training with a vocal coach that was an opera singer. He especially loved classic rock …
A few weeks ago, a client shared something that broke my heart—an experience that, unfortunately, is common among many women. She said, “When I tried to bring up concerns about my hormones being out of balance with the practitioners I worked with, they just brushed it aside and never really addressed it.” This left her feeling confused and concerned, unsure …
After one of the coldest winters in several years, we can finally enjoy the spring season and turn our attention to lawn care. Typically, we experience beneficial rains throughout most of the spring. When combined with balanced chemical applications, these rains can help create a lush summer lawn. Hopefully, the extreme cold has also reduced some of the bug populations …
