Good morning Emporia! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Nottoway JV Football @ Greensville County
- Labor Day at Emporia, VA Calendar
- Southampton Girls JV Volleyball @ Greensville County
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 74.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 102 and low of 73 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday September 8 - Sussex Central Girls JV Volleyball @ Brunswick →
Brunswick High School, 2171 Lawrenceville Plank Rd, Lawrenceville
5:30 pm - Colonial Heights Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Petersburg →
Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg
5:45 pm - Colonial Heights Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Petersburg →
Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg
7:15 pm Thursday September 10 - Regular School Board Meeting
Sussex County Administration Building 21302 Sussex Drive Stony Creek, Virginia
6:00 pm - Brunswick Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Southampton →
Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland
7:00 pm Saturday September 12 - Lake Phoenix Dive Days — Fluvanna Dive Center →
Lake Phoenix Scuba Park, 1 Quarry Ln, Rawlings
10:00 am Tuesday September 15 - Matoaca Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Dinwiddie →
Dinwiddie High School, 11501 Boisseau Rd, Dinwiddie
7:15 pm Thursday September 17 - Franklin Girls JV Volleyball @ Southampton →
Southampton High School, 23350 Southampton Pkwy, Courtland
5:30 pm
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- Matrix Service Company posted a job opening for General Foreman Ironworker Structural Steel in Emporia. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Emporia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Emporia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Franklin
- Lynchburg prosecutor clears Franklin County leaders of criminal, FOIA offenses (wavy.com)
Petersburg
- United Way expands Everyday Strong initiative with $25,000 grant from HCA Virginia (12onyourside.com)
- Amazon brings drone service to Richmond area. Here's the delivery area (progress-index.com)
- Excessive heat expected in Petersburg this week (progress-index.com)
Ok Emporia! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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