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🌱 Rivalry night returns to Ridgeway, this time with playoff stakes

Ridgeway, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Ridgeway! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Rivalry night returns to Ridgeway, this time with playoff stakes
  • Remembering Kimberly Yvonne Williams, a New Life Community Church member

Also on today's calendar: Town of Ridgeway Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 33.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High School Football Playoffs: A Smith River rivalry repeat in Round 1; Bulldogs host Appomattox (martinsvillebulletin.com) — Magna Vista hosts Bassett in Ridgeway on Friday at 7 p.m., turning the Smith River rivalry into a first-round Region 3D playoff matchup. The Warriors won this season’s earlier meeting 54-20, but Bassett holds a 3-1 edge in their playoff meetings. Friday’s winner advances to face Carroll County or Tunstall.
   

• Kimberly Yvonne Williams (cable12ynn.com) — Kimberly Yvonne Williams, a member of Ridgeway’s New Life Community Church, died November 2 at 63. The Rocky Mount resident retired from Carilion in 2025 after more than 40 years of service. Her celebration of life is November 14 at 11 a.m. at Flora Funeral Chapel, with visitation an hour beforehand.
   

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  • Henry County holds 78th annual Veterans Day ceremony honoring local veterans (wset.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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