🌱 Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 11 more events

Cheers Branchville! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• July 4th Weekend At National Harbor at National Harbor
• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival at Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132

Today's riddle: What do French fries do when they haven’t seen each other in a while? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
• Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Branchville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Branchville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday July 3

• July 4th Weekend At National Harbor →
  National Harbor, National Harbor
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 1

• Last Day of SCPS Summer STEM Camp (Rising 6th and 7th graders)
  Southampton County Courtland, VA 23837
  9:00 am
• Bookmaking Teen Master Art Workshop with Jess Goehner →
  Suffolk Art Gallery, 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk
  9:30 am

Friday July 3

• July 4th City Holiday →
  Emporia, VA Calendar Emporia, VA 23847

Saturday July 4

• Independence Day →
  Emporia, VA Calendar
• Carrsville Community Day 2026 →
  Knights Memorial Park, 6450 Carrsville Hwy, Carrsville
  11:00 am
• Stars and Stripes Spectacular! →
  Constant's Wharf Park & Marina, 110 E Constance Rd, Suffolk
  5:00 pm
• Franklin VA July 4th Celebration →
  Barrett's Landing Park, 100 Barrett St, Franklin
  6:00 pm
• Emporia July 4th Fireworks →
  Meherrin River Park, 1001 Meherrin Park Rd, Emporia
  9:30 pm

Tuesday July 7

• River Road Farm Tuesday Markets →
  River Road Farm, 1300 N High St, Franklin
  4:30 pm

Wednesday July 8

• Printmaking Teen Master Art Workshop with Abby Reed →
  Suffolk Art Gallery, 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk
  9:30 am
• Patriots in the Park →
  Downtown Festival Park, 215 W Washington St, Suffolk
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Front of House Team Member in Emporia. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitorial/Maintenance in Emporia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Branchville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Emporia

• Emporia drives support for veterans with annual golf tournament (wibw.com)

Franklin

• Hill, Boone named to Franklin's School Board (thetidewaternews.com)
• Area Independence Day events approach (thetidewaternews.com)
• Virginia homeschool families find connection beyond curriculum at Franklin County event (wsls.com)

Windsor

• IWCS receives $1.96M grant to expand welding lab (smithfieldtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: “ketchup!” (Thank you Fauna T. for sending it in!)
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