Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cox Farms Fall Festival in Centreville (thelocalgirl.com) — Cox Farms' popular Fall Festival returns to Centreville starting September 19, running Thursdays through Mondays with family-friendly attractions like giant slides, hayrides, farm animals, and the quirky Foamhenge. With extended hours through early November on Braddock Road, it's a major seasonal outing for Centreville families looking for outdoor fun, food, and local fall traditions.
• Six Years in Prison for Centreville Shooting (connectionnewspapers.com) — A Centreville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with four years suspended, for a fatal 2024 shooting during a drug deal in a Centreville business park. A Fairfax County jury convicted him of manslaughter, and the judge also ordered probation, mental-health evaluation, and decision-making classes, while the victim's grieving family criticized the sentence as too lenient.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Help/ recommendations needed with leaking outdoor spigot in Centreville (20120). My brother just sent me these photos (I'm traveling for work) and our outdoor faucet/spigot is leaking pretty badly. Water appears to be running down… (Nextdoor Newton Patent)
I had a very poor experience with this company "Fresh Air Services" through American Home Shield (AHS). They originally installed my new AC system. After turning it on, they were preparing to leave when I noticed they had not installed the air filter… (Nextdoor Virginia Run)
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Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Manassas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centreville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chantilly
Shuttle Bus Driver - Chenega MIOS - Chantilly, VA, US (dice.com)
Vienna cookie shop and bubble tea cafe close for good (ffxnow.com)
$2.5 Million Investment Fraud: Virginia Man Convicted in Scheme (koreadaily.com)
George Mason
Chen adapting the family and group conferencing model to care families of persons living with dementia (eurekalert.org)
Zampieri to prepare computer science students for artificial intelligence assisted software development (eurekalert.org)
Manassas
Tech Giant Files Application For New Data Center In Prince William County: Report (patch.com)
Ok Centreville! 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!
-- The Patch AM Team
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