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Also on today's calendar: Bluegrass Concert: Nothin' Fancy & Little Mountain Boys and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Coverage of Rosie's Gaming referendum in Amherst County (newsadvance.com) — Amherst County voters are again at the center of a long-running fight over whether Rosie's Gaming Emporium should be allowed to open in the county, with a referendum process shaping that decision. Coverage tracks how petitions, past votes, and organized opposition have brought the issue back, outlining what's at stake for local residents as the next ballot question approaches.
• Amherst County data center application faces special exception process (wset.com) — A proposed data center in Amherst County must now go through the county's special exception process, meaning it will face Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review plus public hearings. Because officials deemed the initial filing incomplete, Old Dominion Capital Partners must resubmit, giving Amherst residents more chances to weigh in before any project can move forward.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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