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🌱 How high-tech autonomous trucks are changing Bealeton’s Luck Stone quarry.

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Coffee in hand, Bealeton? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How high-tech autonomous trucks are changing Bealeton's Luck Stone quarry.

Also on today's calendar: 82nd Waterford Fair.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 63.
  • Saturday: A morning shower possible, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caterpillar grows quarrying AHS further with Richards Spur deployment (im-mining.com) — Bealeton gets a brief spotlight as Caterpillar expands its autonomous haul trucks to Luck Stone's quarry sites in town and nearby Boscobel, building on earlier work at Bull Run Quarry. The story mainly tracks how this technology is rolling out across several U.S. quarries, but it signals growing high-tech investment and equipment upgrades at the Bealeton operation.
   

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  • Weekend Best Bets: Autumn festivals, chili, and an art show ... (fauquiernow.com)
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  • Angelo Brizzi's Unexpected Second Chance Brought Him Full Circle to UNC (newsbreak.com)

Culpeper

  • Moonshiners Season 16 on HBO Max: Canadians Order $70,000 of Tariff-Free Shine (martincid.com)

Manassas

  • 2 Killed, 1 Injured In Manassas Workplace Shooting; Suspect Also Dead: Police (patch.com)
  • Prince William County HOA Part Of Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Over Fraudulent PPP Loan Applications (patch.com)
  • Multiple Victims After Shooting In Manassas, Suspect At Large: Police (patch.com)

Ok Bealeton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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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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