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  • How South Boston will honor Southside Outreach's retiring founder next month
  • How Friday's Masquerade Ball in South Boston will support local survivors
  • What's on tap for South Boston Speedway's 2027 racing season?

Also on today's calendar: Unmasking Hope - A Masquerade Ball and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southside Outreach Group celebrates 30 years; event to honor retirement of founder (yourgv.com) — South Boston residents are invited to a 30th-anniversary celebration for Southside Outreach Group on Oct. 9 at The Prizery, which will also honor retiring founder and executive director Earl Howerton. With state housing leader Tamarah Holmes as guest speaker, the event highlights the group's affordable housing work and its plans to expand community development across Virginia.
   

• Friday's Unmasking Hope Masquerade Ball to raise support for domestic violence survivors (yourgv.com) — South Boston residents can step out Friday night for the Unmasking Hope Masquerade Ball at Factory Street Brewing, raising money to renovate bathrooms at Mahalia's Place domestic violence shelter. Hosted by Hitachi Energy's Women in Energy group, the ticketed event features cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, and sponsorship opportunities to support safer, more dignified spaces for local survivors and their families.
   

• SBS announces 2027 schedule (sovanow.com) — Race fans in South Boston can start planning now, as South Boston Speedway has released its 2027 schedule, opening March 20 with the SMART Modified Tour's King of the Modifieds. The calendar includes multiple NASCAR Local Racing Series dates, a July 3 Triple Crown kickoff with fireworks, and over $75,000 in season-end awards for local divisions.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Phoenix girls pick up district cross country win (sovanow.com)

Chatham

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Danville

  • New air ambulance service to launch at Va. airport this fall (ems1.com)
  • Danville city manager: Caesars acquisition will not change local casino agreement (cardinalnews.org)
  • WDBJ7 Archive: The Wreck of the Old 97 (wdbj7.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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