🌱 Africa Fest and 10 more events

Greetings Colonial Heights! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Varina Varsity Field Hockey @ Colonial Heights
• Planning Commission Meeting at Colonial Heights City Meetings
• Africa Fest at White Bank Park

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 89, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees.

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📸 Around Colonial Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colonial Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31

• Varina Varsity Field Hockey @ Colonial Heights →
  Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1

• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Colonial Heights City Meetings City Council Chambers - 201 James Avenue Colonial Heights VA 2383
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 5

• Africa Fest →
  White Bank Park, 400 White Bank Rd, Colonial Heights
  11:00 am

Monday September 7

• City Holiday - Government Offices Closed →
  Colonial Heights, VA Calendar Colonial Heights, VA 23834
  8:30 am

Tuesday September 8

• Colonial Heights Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Petersburg →
  Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg
  7:15 pm

Thursday September 10

• Thomas Dale JV Field Hockey @ Colonial Heights →
  Colonial Heights High School - Technical Center, 3451 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights
  4:00 pm
• Prince George Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Colonial Heights →
  Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Rd, Colonial Heights
  5:45 pm

Saturday September 19

• CORPS' Celebration and Exposition - VENDORS & EXHIBITOR TABLE RESERVATION →
  Keystone Antique Truck & Tractor Museum, 880 W Roslyn Rd, Colonial Heights
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 30

• Cannon Demonstration
  Petersburg National Park Petersburg National Battlefield Administration Office, Petersburg, VA 23803
  1:30 pm

Monday August 31

• Puddle Jumpers: Stormwater Solutions — Virginia Cooperative Extension - Virginia State University →
  VSU Randolph Farm, 4415 River Rd, Petersburg
  10:00 am
• Puddle Jumpers: Stormwater Solutions — Virginia... →
  VSU Randolph Farm, 4415 River Rd, Petersburg
  10:00 am

Wednesday September 2

• Spring Run Vineyards (Full Band) →
  Spring Run Vineyards, 10700 Spring Run Rd, Chesterfield
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Store Supervisor in Colonial Heights. Apply here.
• Baker Construction posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager in Colonial Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colonial Heights here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Petersburg

• VSU - Technical Support Analyst 2 // Local to VA Only - Mahantech Corporation - Petersburg, VA, US (dice.com)
• After missing for 2 weeks, Catholic University student Aaron Cruz has been located safe (wtvr.com)
• Virginia illustrator creates hand-drawn maps of the world, no passport required (wtvr.com)

Hopewell

• Trib HSSN don't miss high school football matchups for 2026 Week 1 (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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