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🌱 How would 349 new homes reshape Elliston and Eastern Montgomery schools?

Also, don't miss Craig County at Eastern Montgomery on the Elliston Patch calendar

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Morning Elliston! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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  • How would 349 new homes reshape Elliston and Eastern Montgomery schools?

Also on today's calendar: Narrows at Eastern Montgomery.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some Shawsville residents say proposed 349-unit Elliston development is a chance to grow — not a threat (wsls.com) — A 349-home Fotheringay development is proposed directly behind Eastern Montgomery Elementary School in Elliston, and county supervisors will take public comment at an October 13 hearing before deciding. Supporters in Elliston and Shawsville argue the project could reverse decades of business closures, boost school enrollment, and bring new families, while opponents worry about traffic, growth, and changing the community's character.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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