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🌱 Support Group – Accomack and 10 more events
Happening soon: Dungeons & Dragons (DND) on the Bloxom Patch calendar
Hello Bloxom! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Support Group – Accomack
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloxom
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★ Featured events ★
- Support Group – Accomack →
Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dungeons & Dragons (DND) →
Major Hillard Library, 824 Old George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake
5:00 pm - Southampton at Grassfield →
Grassfield High School, 2007 Grizzly Wy, Chesapeake
7:00 pm - Bayside Varsity Football @ First Colonial →
First Colonial High School, 1272 Mill Dam Rd, Virginia Beach
7:00 pm - 9th Annual Raise the Hood 4 Women Car Show Fundraiser →
Bayside Ford, 17020 Consumer Row, King George
9:00 am - HGCHS Girls JV Volleyball @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:30 pm - Salem Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Bayside →
Bayside High School, 4960 Haygood Rd, Virginia Beach
5:30 pm - Deep Creek Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Lakeland →
Lakeland High School, 214 Kenyon Rd, Suffolk
7:00 pm - Kent County Varsity Football @ Nandua →
Nandua High School, 26350 Lankford Hwy, Onley
6:00 pm - Broadwater Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Nandua →
Nandua High School, 26350 Lankford Hwy, Onley
5:30 pm - Princess Anne Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Bayside →
Bayside High School, 4960 Haygood Rd, Virginia Beach
4:00 pm - Washington Varsity Football @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Royal Farms posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Bloxom. Apply here.
- Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - Cut Up - 2nd Shift - $10,000 Sign On Bonus in Accomac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloxom here.
🗞 Nearby News
Onancock
- Man rescued after SUV drives off dock of Eastern Shore creek (wavy.com)
Chincoteague
- Five barrier islands find five ways to keep herds wild, healthy (coastalreview.org)
Kilmarnock
- This Week's Calendar 08-27-26 (rrecord.com)
- Neave Trio to open chamber series (rrecord.com)
- Boating classes next month in Kilmarnock (gazettejournal.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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