Showers in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon. High 71F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%..

Cloudy in the evening, then off and on rain showers after midnight. Low 63F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Louisa County Parks and Recreation hosted its 28th annual Father-Daughter Valentine Dance Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 - 4. The annual event offered fathers, step-dads and grandfathers the opportunity to treat their sweethearts to an evening of fun, dress-up and dancing. Participating girls w…

Lake Anna Restaurant Week is under way. Some of Lake Anna’s favorite local restaurants are offering menu items and donating a dollar each time a patron orders the restaurant’s designated menu selections.

Pictured: the medical kit of Dr. Thomas Marshall Taylor from the early 1900s.

Pictured: the medical kit of Dr. Thomas Marshall Taylor from the early 1900s.

This week’s featured collections object is a medical kit belonging to Dr. Thomas Marshall Taylor. Dated to be from the early 1900s, the medical kit is a black leather pouch which holds many vials. The vials are labeled with ginger, calomel, glycerine and laudanum. Some of these vials are still stained with these liquids!

The drugs were made by C.W. Dickinson, a druggist in Cartersville. Some of the drugs in this kit have a versatile use in their treatments. Calomel was also known as quicksilver and was used to treat syphilis. Laudanum, meanwhile, was used as a pain reliever and treated both hysteria and dysentery. Glycerine served as a laxative base in making cough syrup. Lastly, ginger, still widely used today, was used to treat diarrhea, nausea and cough.

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A draft regional housing plan was released to the public, including a number of recommendations for affordable rental and ownership options in Louisa.

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