🌱 Non Freshman Opponent at Southampton and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Non Freshman Opponent at Southampton

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capron

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 22

• Non Freshman Opponent at Southampton →
  Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Capron Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1

• Courtland Farmers Market Produce Auction →
  Courtland VA
• Franklin at Southampton →
  Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland
  7:00 pm
• Windsor Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Franklin →
  Franklin High School, 310 Crescent Dr, Franklin
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 3

• Paint A Barn Quilt with Rose Pait →
  Rawls Museum, 22376 Linden St, Courtland
  10:00 am
• Miss Southeastern VA Pageant | Oct 3, 2026 →
  Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Parkway, Courtland
  3:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• River Road Farm Tuesday Markets →
  River Road Farm, 1300 N High St, Franklin
  4:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• Painting Alla Prima →
  Rawls Museum, 22376 Linden St, Courtland
  10:00 am
• Sussex Central at Southampton →
  Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland
  7:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Courtland Cleanup Day →
  Courtland VA

Saturday October 17

• Tidewater Recruit Days →
  Fort Mahone, 14060 Pinopolis Road, Boykins
  12:00 pm

Sunday October 18

• [Empty Title] →
  J P King Jr. Career and Technical Academy, 501 Charles St, Franklin
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CTR Group posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Courtland. Apply here.
• Wawa posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capron here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Franklin

• Luria and Kiggans Rematch in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District Among Most-Watched Races In Nation (royalexaminer.com)
• Brunswick knocks off unbeaten Surry 32-12 (sovanow.com)
• Ridgeway man crashes during pursuit, faces drug trafficking charges (wfxrtv.com)

Emporia

• Fuel surcharge added in Emporia among rising costs (ksnt.com)
• The Cheapest Beautiful Towns To Live In Virginia (worldatlas.com)

Windsor

• Time remains to join PB & J Collection Drive (windsorweekly.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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