🌱 Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Mobile Food Pantry - Surry County Parks and Rec and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts at Hippodrome Theatre

Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
• Friday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 89 and low of 48 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waverly

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts →
  Hippodrome Theatre, 528 N 2nd St, Richmond
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 15

• Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Mobile Food Pantry - Surry County Parks and Rec →
  Surry County, VA Calendar, 205 Enos Farm Dr. Surry County Parks and Recreation, Surry
  10:00 am
• 55+ Class: L.I.F.T. →
  Surry County, VA Calendar Surry, VA 23883
  10:00 am
• 55+ Class: Chair Yoga →
  Surry County, VA Calendar Surry, VA 23883
  11:00 am
• Sussex Central vs Franklin →
  Sussex Central High School, 21356 Sussex Dr, Sussex
  1:30 pm
• Franklin Broncos at Sussex Central →
  21356 Sussex Dr, Sussex
  5:30 pm
• Franklin High School Volleyball at Sussex Central →
  21356 Sussex Dr, Sussex
  5:30 pm
• Franklin at Sussex Central →
  Sussex Central High School, 21356 Sussex Dr, Sussex
  5:30 pm
• Franklin at Surry County →
  Surry County High School, 1675 Hollybush Rd, Dendron
  7:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Surry County Homecoming Parade 2026 →
  Surry County, VA Calendar, 45 School St, Surry
  3:00 pm
• Ramona & The Holy Smokes — Petersburg Area Art League (PAAL) →
  Petersburg Area Art League, 7 E Old St, Petersburg
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 22

• Economic Development Authority Meeting →
  Surry County, VA Calendar, 45 School St. General District Courtroom, Surry
  6:00 pm
• Surry County at Sussex Central →
  Sussex Central High School, 21356 Sussex Dr, Sussex
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Waverly. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Prince George. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waverly here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Prince George

• Prince George County chooses its next county administrator (wric.com)
• What was that strange light in Virginia's sky? (wric.com)
• Clark Atlanta University Coronation (hbcuconnect.com)

Surry

• IW receives $1.5M one-time payment from Sycamore Cross solar... (smithfieldtimes.com)

Petersburg

• 29-year-old man charged with second-degree murder after male victim shot, killed in Petersburg (wric.com)
• Tow Yard Wanted $960 to Hand Back a Petersburg Woman's Stolen SUV, She Says. A Police Report Made It Free. (theautowire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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