🌱 Why Holliday Lake near Appomattox is a “secret” paddling escape
Appomattox, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Appomattox! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Holliday Lake near Appomattox is a “secret” paddling escape
- How Appomattox families can get free books mailed to their kids
Also on today's calendar: Infinity Day Celebration and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These 9 Virginia Paddleboarding Spots Feel Like Secret Summer Escapes (myfamilytravels.com) — Holliday Lake State Park in Appomattox County is spotlighted as one of Virginia’s most peaceful paddleboarding escapes, with on-site board rentals, a swimming beach, and forested trails. Tucked inside Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest and near Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, it offers locals and visitors an easy day trip combining lake time and history. 
• Imagination Library: How you can help support kids develop a lifelong love of reading (wset.com) — Families in Appomattox County can enroll children under five in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and receive a free book by mail every month. United Way of Central Virginia and local partners are raising funds this August so more Appomattox kids can build home libraries and start school with stronger reading skills.
📸 Around Appomattox
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Creative Outlet Class for Adults Air Dry Clay Bowls (Part 2) – Infinite Sums Program →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
6:00 pm
Thursday August 6
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Other local events
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Infinity Program - Fun with Infinity and Sound
J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library-1-Conference Room (28)
4:00 pm -
Infinity Day Program - Air Clay Bowls
J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library-1-Conference Room (28)
6:00 pm -
Infinity Day Celebration →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
10:00 am -
Appomattox Courthouse Quilt Guild →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
5:30 pm -
Legal Aid - Changes to Housing Law
J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library-1-Conference Room (28)
2:00 pm -
Live Aware, Not in Fear – Streaming Event →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
2:00 pm -
Wolfbane and Forest Stone Entertainment Presents… The Toxic Avenger the Musical! →
Wolfbane Productions, Wolfbane Performing Arts Center, 618 Country Club Rd, Appomattox
8:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Thursday August 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fun with Infinity & Sound – Infinite Sums Grant Program →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
4:00 pm -
Start Small Campbell Grant Info Session →
Campbell County, VA Calendar, 18891 Leesville Rd Program Room, Lynchburg
6:00 pm -
Creative Outlet Class for Adults →
J Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, 157 Main St, Appomattox
10:00 am -
Self Defense in the Home - Lynchburg, VA 2026 →
Liberty Mountain Gun Club, 822 Second Amendment Dr, Lynchburg
3:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Tuesday August 11
Saturday August 15
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🗞 Nearby News
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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