🌱 Lake Erie College Storm at Ferrum College Volleyball Women and 10 more events

Morning Ferrum! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Living Proof Beer Company
• Lake Erie College Storm at Ferrum College Volleyball Women at Ferrum College
• Donna The Buffalo

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

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📸 Around Ferrum

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferrum

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21

• Living Proof Beer Company →
  Living Proof Beer Company, 50 W Court St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12

• Lake Erie College Storm at Ferrum College Volleyball Women →
  Ferrum College, 215 Ferrum Mountain Rd, Ferrum
  1:00 pm
• Donna The Buffalo →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

Thursday September 17

• Colin Mochrie →
  Harvester Performance Center, 450 Franklin St, Rocky Mount
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23

• The Dub Brothers live at Parkway Brewing... →
  Parkway Brewing Company, 739 Kessler Mill Rd, Salem
  5:00 pm
• Hold: Ambassador Duo/Trio →
  Parkway Brewing Company, 739 Kessler Mill Rd, Salem
  5:00 pm

Monday August 24

• Jefferson Forest Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting →
  Henry County, VA Calendar
  3:00 pm
• Patrick County Girls JV Volleyball @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  5:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Franklin County JV Football @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  6:00 pm
• Bassett Girls JV Volleyball @ Martinsville →
  Martinsville High School, 351 Commonwealth Blvd E, Martinsville
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Mad Iguanas →
  Parkway Brewing Company, 739 Kessler Mill Rd, Salem
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Rocky Mount. Apply here.
• ProAmpac Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Manager - Blown Film Extrusion in Rocky Mount. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferrum here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rocky Mount

• WRAL Investigates: What changes Rocky Mount leaders hope to bring after luxury resort conference (wral.com)
• Board of Supervisors member: Resignation was meeting-time decision over data center announcement (wdbj7.com)
• ️ Supplies for success (6amcity.com)

Bassett

• Raccoon family becomes overnight sensation at Bassett auto salvage yard (wsls.com)
• Eco Ambassador Council funds eight environmental projects (theenterprise.net)
• Fairmont Drive water line project moves forward (henrycountyenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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