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Be sure to catch Sherando Varsity Football @ Amherst County on the Amherst Patch calendar

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Good morning Amherst! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Sherando Varsity Football @ Amherst County
  • Bluffwalk Brass Band at Second Stage | Amherst
  • "Purple Mountain Majesty" a Community Sing-Along

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Public Hearing →
    Lynchburg, VA Calendar, 900 Church St, Lynchburg
    9:30 am
  • Volleyball vs Luray
    Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Golf @London Downs
    Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
    4:30 pm
  • Cross Country @Liberty Bedford MS
    Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
    5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Madison Heights. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

  • Leadership Lynchburg selected for national pilot focused on navigating difficult conversations (wsls.com)
  • Lynchburg schools battle chronic absenteeism with new division-wide plan (wsls.com)
  • EECO Bolster Business in Lynchburg, VA, Market with Foster Electric Purchase (ewweb.com)

Forest

  • Alan Shearer's Premier League Previews: Man City to come out on top at Elland Road in Matchday 28 (onefootball.com)

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-- 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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