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🌱 How a new water line could change life on Fairmont Drive

Make time for Jefferson Forest Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bassett on the Bassett Patch calendar

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Good morning Bassett! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new water line could change life on Fairmont Drive
  • Why these late-night Bassett raccoons are charming an auto salvage yard

Also on today's calendar: Patrick County Girls JV Volleyball @ Bassett and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fairmont Drive water line project moves forward (henrycountyenterprise.com) — Residents along Fairmont Drive in the Bassett community will soon gain access to public water thanks to a newly approved $309,300 Henry County PSA project. Construction of nearly 2,900 feet of new water lines should take about six months, addressing long-standing concerns over well water quality and offering details later on how to connect.
   

• Raccoon family becomes overnight sensation at Bassett auto salvage yard (wsls.com) — A quirky family of raccoons has become a nightly attraction at Nelson Auto Salvage in Bassett, showing up on security cameras around 2 a.m. Employees now review the footage each morning, sharing the animals' antics on social media and drawing a growing online following from fellow animal lovers.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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