🌱 How a bright red Louisa County creek became “contrary to life”
Louisa, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Louisa! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a bright red Louisa County creek became “contrary to life”
- How much water does Louisa’s North Anna nuclear plant really use?
Also on today's calendar: Courtland JV Football @ Louisa County and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Contrary to Life (fxbgadvance.com) — Contrary Creek in Louisa County runs an eerie red, poisoned by long-abandoned pyrite mines whose acidic runoff still prevents nearly all plant and animal life. The story traces how this toxic tributary flows into Lake Anna near the North Anna nuclear plant, recounts failed cleanup attempts, and revisits Mineral’s earthquake scars and a symbolic art project that tried, in a small way, to heal the damage. 
• Data centers are drinking more water, but overall water use in Virginia has gone down anyway. Here are the numbers. (cardinalnews.org) — Water withdrawals in Virginia have actually fallen 5% since 2019, even as data centers and nuclear plants, including Dominion’s North Anna facility in Louisa County, remain among the state’s biggest water users. The piece breaks down which industries use the most water, how data centers compare to golf courses and factories, and why coal plant retirements matter for both emissions and water demand.
📸 Around Louisa
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Upcoming Events in
Louisa
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★ Featured events ★
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Satisfaction / The Rolling Stones Tribute →
Louisa Arts Center, 212 Fredericksburg Ave, Louisa
7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
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Lake Anna Advisory Committee →
Louisa County, VA Calendar, 1 Woolfolk Ave., Louisa
6:00 pm -
Clear the Shelters →
Louisa County, VA Calendar, 18 Sacred Heart Ave , Mineral
11:00 am -
Courtland JV Football @ Louisa County →
Louisa County High School, 757 Davis Hwy, Mineral
6:30 pm -
LCMS Bobcats vs FTB Blackhawks →
Louisa County High School, 757 Davis Hwy, Mineral
4:30 pm -
Ag/Forestal and Rural Preservation Committee →
Louisa County, VA Calendar, 1 Woolfolk Ave., Louisa
7:00 pm -
Petty Rewind – A Tom Petty Musical Experience →
Louisa Arts Center, 212 Fredericksburg Ave, Louisa
7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 12
📣 Louisa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Toddler time
Louisa County Library 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA 23117
11:00 am -
Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
Louisa County Library 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA 23117
4:00 pm -
Wellness Wednesdays: Chair Yoga
Louisa County Library 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA 23117
11:30 am -
BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft)
Louisa County Library 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, VA 23117
1:00 pm -
Football Game @Covenant School
Louisa County Middle School Mineral, VA 23117
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update...
one came home. The other one is still missing. Has anyone seen 2 great pyranese young dogs near Lams drive, Shenandoah crossing area?… (Nextdoor Horseshoe Farm Rd / Roundabout Rd) - Bad quality video, but does anyone potentially recognize this guy?
Pulled into my driveway at almost 1:30am. https://neighbors.ring.com/n/za4Gx6kTDV (Nextdoor Town of Louisa)
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Server in Louisa. Apply here.
- Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. posted a job opening for Carpenter in Louisa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Louisa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Orange
- Orange County Board of Equalization Hearings (pjrnews.com)
- Orange County BOS PH – Rt 3 Carwash & Gordonsville Auto Repair Shop (pjrnews.com)
- Former James Madison players say Bob Chesney inspired their challenging moves to UCLA (latimes.com)
Goochland
- ‘It's on postcards': Manakin-Sabot ‘microschool' aims to make 1940s dairy barn its new campus (richmondbizsense.com)
- Headlines from across the state: Judge pauses Virginia assault weapons ban legal challenge; more … (cardinalnews.org)
Ok Louisa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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