Good morning to you Bloxom! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Story Time and Play Literacy
- Support Group – Accomack
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday August 20
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In BeTWEEN Club →
Bayside Area Library, 936 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach
11:00 am
Friday August 21
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Bayside Seeing Beyond →
Bayside Area Library, 936 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach
10:30 am
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Michael Lington: Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival 2026 →
Town Point Park, 113 Waterside Dr, Norfolk
7:00 pm
Monday August 24
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Combined Rhyme Time →
Bayside Area Library, 936 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach
9:30 am
Thursday August 27
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Dungeons & Dragons (DND) →
Major Hillard Library, 824 Old George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake
5:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Southampton at Grassfield →
Grassfield High School, 2007 Grizzly Wy, Chesapeake
7:00 pm
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Bayside Varsity Football @ First Colonial →
First Colonial High School, 1272 Mill Dam Rd, Virginia Beach
7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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9th Annual Raise the Hood 4 Women Car Show Fundraiser →
Bayside Ford, 17020 Consumer Row, King George
9:00 am
Thursday September 3
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HGCHS Girls JV Volleyball @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
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Salem Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Bayside →
Bayside High School, 4960 Haygood Rd, Virginia Beach
5:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
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Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - 1st Shift in Accomac. Apply here.
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Riverside Health System posted a job opening for Food service associate in Onancock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloxom here.
🗞 Nearby News
Onancock
- Therapy Dog Handlers Cape Charles, VA (care.com)
Chincoteague
- Orphaned colt gets new home with Chincoteague herd (pilotonline.com)
- Chincoteague Island Library to honor Harriet Lonergan with farewell gathering (shoredailynews.com)
- In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site (pressnewsagency.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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