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Coming up on the calendar:
- Southampton Girls JV Volleyball @ Greensville County
- Labor Day at Emporia, VA Calendar
- Franklin Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Brunswick
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 100, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.
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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 Friday September 18 - APA Varsity Football @ Brunswick Academy →
Brunswick Academy, 2100 Planters Rd, Lawrenceville
7:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
South Hill
- South Hill preps $24.1M bond sale for police station, sewer upgrades (sovanow.com)
- VCU Health awards cleaning services contract to new vendor, to pay $26M in first year (richmondbizsense.com)
- Local Radio's Future May Depend On Being More Local, Not Less (tvrev.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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