🌱 What Cumberland’s new three‑gigawatt gas plant means for your community

Greetings Cumberland! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Cumberland’s new three‑gigawatt gas plant means for your community
• How a Burton Drive setback variance could affect your neighborhood
• How Cumberland’s gas plant approval fits into Dominion’s wider power plans

Also on today's calendar: Buckingham Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cumberland and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 36.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cumberland leaders OK three-gigawatt natural gas power plant (wric.com) — Cumberland County supervisors have approved a massive three‑gigawatt Dominion Energy natural gas plant near Columbia Road and the James River, a project expected to power about 75,000 Virginia homes. The plant could bring roughly 450 jobs and an estimated $500 million in local tax revenue over its lifetime, but still needs state regulatory and environmental approvals before construction begins.
   

• Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing (virginia.gov) — Cumberland residents are invited to a Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Circuit Courtroom at the county courthouse on Courthouse Circle. The board will consider a variance request to reduce the front setback on a one-acre agricultural parcel off Burton Drive, and neighbors can review the application in advance or share comments at the meeting.
   

• RTD coverage: Chesterfield power plant plan (richmond.com) — Cumberland County readers get a brief update that their supervisors have already approved Dominion’s plan for a multi‑billion‑dollar natural gas plant in the rural county, while most of this coverage focuses on a similar project in Chesterfield. The article highlights ongoing regional debate over gas‑fired power, pollution concerns, and why Dominion says these plants are needed alongside wind and solar.
   

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📸 Around Cumberland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 27

• Randolph-Henry Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cumberland →
  Cumberland High School, 15 School Rd, Cumberland
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 29

• Buckingham Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Cumberland →
  Cumberland High School, 15 School Rd, Cumberland
  7:00 pm

Friday November 6

• Buckingham Varsity Football @ Cumberland →
  Cumberland High School, 15 School Rd, Cumberland
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• Fundraising Prayer Breakfast →
  665 Anderson Highway, Cumberland
  9:00 am

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📣 Cumberland Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 23

• Student Holiday →
  Hustle Athletic Academy, 2375 Skaggs Road, Powhatan
  6:30 am
• Buckingham’s Family Storytime →
  Buckingham County Public Library, 16266 N James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn
  10:30 am
• Pokemon Play →
  Hamner Room, 16351 Dunn Street, Amelia Court House
  4:00 pm
• Spooky Cinema- Halloween Movie in the Park! →
  Powhatan VA
  5:30 pm
• Bloom Women’s Conference →
  Love Covenant Fellowship, 17897 West Pridesville Road, Amelia Court House
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Willow Collaborative at Village Park →
  Village Park, Powhatan
  11:00 am
• The Market by The Willow Collaborative →
  Village Park, Powhatan
  11:00 am
• The Market →
  Village Park, Powhatan
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Are you ready to build relationships to protect the health of Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, and Powhatan when it matters most?
  We’re seeking a Volunteer Coordinator who can mobilize community members in a public health emergency and turn passion into service. After several… (Nextdoor )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Cumberland. Apply here.
• Longwood University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Finance (F0195) - Longwood University in Farmville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

• Skanska Celebrates Topping Out of Longwood University's New Music Education and Performance Venue in Farmville, VA (citybiz.co)
• Move improves response time (farmvilleherald.com)
• Davis praised at his final meeting (farmvilleherald.com)

Powhatan

• Monday Meanderings -- 10 -- 19 -- 2026 (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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