🌱 Recreation: Senior Lounge Day and 11 more events

Good morning Cumberland! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Recreation: Senior Lounge Day at Cumberland County, VA Calendar
• Planning Commission Workshop meeting-CANCELLED at Cumberland County, VA Calendar
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting at Cumberland County, VA Calendar

Today's riddle: Why does an elephant stand on a marshmallow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 82, low: 72.
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland

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Monday August 10

• Recreation: Senior Lounge Day →
  Cumberland County, VA Calendar, Old Elementary School Complex 1874 Anderson Hwy, Cumberland
  10:30 am
• Planning Commission Workshop meeting-CANCELLED →
  Cumberland County, VA Calendar, 1 Courthouse Circle, Cumberland
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting →
  Cumberland County, VA Calendar, 17 Courthouse Circle, Cumberland
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 4

• PowHER Hour: Powhatan Chamber of Commerce →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar
  11:30 am
• MENtoring Business Networking Luncheon: Powhatan Chamber of Commerce →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar
  11:30 am
• National Night Out 2026 →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar, 3880 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan
  5:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar, 3910 Old Buckingham Rd., Powhatan
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 5

• Summer Senior Portraits by Appt
  Powhatan High School, 1800 Judes Ferry Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139
  8:00 am
• Read2Rover at the Powhatan County Public Library →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar Powhatan, VA 23139
  5:30 pm
• Lions Club- Regular Meeting →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar, County Seat Restaurant & Gathering Place 3883 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan
  6:00 pm
• Town Council Work Session →
  Farmville, VA Calendar, 116 N Main St, Farmville
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• Rotary Club of Powhatan: Weekly Meeting →
  Powhatan County, VA Calendar, Powhatan County Library 2270 Mann Rd, Powhatan
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Dillwyn. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Farmville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

• Community Events for Week of July 29 (kenbridgevictoriadispatch.com)
• Weaver Tabs Ward Assistant Women's Golf Coach (longwoodlancers.com)

Powhatan

• Richmond-area localities continues to implement voluntary water restrictions (wric.com)
• Aggression, Intensity Highlight Boone Tractor Race Night Saturday at South Boston Speedway (speedwaydigest.com)
• Central Virginia Santa spreads kindness beyond the holidays with kidney donation (wtvr.com)

Goochland

• Nearly 50 new cases of diarrhea-causing parasite reported in Virginia (wtvr.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he won’t fall in the hot chocolate (Thank you Geila P. for sending it in!)
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