🌱 Which Dumfries leaders are backing this Manassas City Council hopeful?

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• Which Dumfries leaders are backing this Manassas City Council hopeful?

Also on today's calendar: Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Candidate Profile: Helen Zurita For Manassas City Council (patch.com) — Local readers may be interested that Dumfries Mayor Derrick Wood and Dumfries Town Council Chair Pro Tem Selonia Miles are among the endorsers backing Manassas City Council candidate Helen Zurita. Zurita emphasizes transparency, affordable housing, and thoughtful growth, and describes how her lived experience and community volunteer work shape her priorities for Manassas residents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dumfries

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series →
  1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• Family Story Time
  Dumfries Library -
  10:30 am
Friday September 25
• BSWW: September Dumfries Starbucks Coffee Connect →
  4380 Fortuna Ctr Plz, Dumfries
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Southbridge Community Town Hall →
  Southbridge HOA Building, 17325 River Ridge Blvd, Dumfries
• Health Insurance Assistance
  Dumfries Library - Dumfries Study Room B
  3:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Crafternoon →
  Dumfries Library, 18115 Triangle Shopping Plaza, Dumfries
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Ghost Tours at the Weems-Botts Museum →
  3944 Cameron St, Dumfries
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Potomac Shores Real Estate Club Meeting 2026 →
  Potomac Shores - Social Barn, 1801 Potomac Shores Parkway, Dumfries
Friday October 9
• Ghost Tours at the Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries, VA →
  The Weems-Botts Museum & Annex, 3944 Cameron St, Dumfries
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Ghost Tours at the Weems-Botts Museum →
  The Weems-Botts Museum & Annex, 3944 Cameron St, Dumfries
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• FPHS 2016 10 Year Class Reunion →
  Potomac Shores Golf Club, 1750 Dunnington Place, Dumfries

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Need a bedroom fandelier installed.
  The hole is already cut but a light has never been put in Then i need to swap out 2 chandeliers for a fandelier in the kitchen and chandelier in the… (Nextdoor Forest Park)
• Need a few things moved from my house to garage (large bar and large desk) and a heavy 48" glass top dining table brought from my garage to my house.
  Shouldn't take long but will need 2 people I'd imagine. I have a split foyer townhouse and everything needs to be moved up or down 1 level. Please… (Nextdoor Forest Park)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dumfries here.

🗞 Nearby News

Quantico

• Sheriff's lieutenant graduates from FBI National Academy (dailyjournal.net)
• Shaquille O'Neal Named Honorary FBI Special Agent (wbls.com)
• Water Quality (nps.gov)

Dale City

• Man 'Critically Missing' In Prince William County, State Police Say (patch.com)

Woodbridge

• Prince William County's Biggest Fall Arts Festival Returns In September (patch.com)

Ok Dumfries! 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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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