🌱 Patch AM: Will Fredericksburg get an in-person say on the Dominion–NextEra merger?

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• Will Fredericksburg get an in-person say on the Dominion–NextEra merger?

Also on today's calendar: Music by Moonlight Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A stray t-storm; not as hot, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data center community advocacy groups seek local public hearings on Dominion-NextEra merger (fredericksburgfreepress.com) — Fredericksburg-area residents could gain more say over the proposed Dominion–NextEra merger as local advocacy groups push for in-person public hearings, including one in the Fredericksburg/Stafford region. Del. Joshua Cole, who represents Fredericksburg, supports expanded hearings and opposes the merger, while regulators stress that locals can already submit written comments online that become part of the official record.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fredericksburg

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Music by Moonlight Concert →
  Riverfront Park Fredericksburg, 701 Sophia St, Fredericksburg
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Pizza Palooza 2026 →
  909 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive →
  Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg Branch, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Virginia By The Glass: A History Speaker Series →
  1781 Brewing Company, 11109 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
  6:30 pm
• FJC Jazz Jam Bruce Middle Coordinator →
  Curitiba Art Cafe, 919 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Yoga Pawty with Old Dominion Humane Society Rescue Pups, September 11 →
  Old Dominion Humane Society, 3602 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg
  5:30 pm
• Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty Tribute →
  The Groove Music Hall, 6501 Dominion Raceway Ave, Woodford
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Weekly Saturday Strolls with Old Dominion Humane Society Rescue Dogs →
  Old Dominion Humane Society, 3602 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg
  7:45 am
• Old Dominion Humane Society Rescue Dogs at Fredericksburg Pet Palooza, September 12 →
  Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  9:00 am
• Rappahannock Model Railroaders - Fall Open House →
  406 Hudgins Rd, Fredericksburg
  10:00 am
• Pours and Pasties Burlesque and Variety Show →
  Strangeways Brewing RVA-Scott's Addition, 3110 W Leigh St, Richmond
  8:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Weekly Sunday Hikes with Old Dominion Humane Society Rescue Dogs →
  Old Dominion Humane Society, 3602 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg
  7:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Old Dominion Humane Society Marks 10,000 Adoptions Since Opening in 2013 —Lenora Kruk-Mullanaphy Read on Patch

• Hey guys, can anyone in the lee hill community let us know if they see an orange kitten?
  We have the rest of the litter safe and sound, but we wanna try and find this sneaky little one and reunite him with his family. If you can capture… (Nextdoor Germanna Point)
• I haven't been on here a while, but I know people post about missing pets they found.
  And I apologize if I'm supposed to post this somewhere else. But I went outside to get my packages a couple hours ago and I kept hearing this meowing… (Nextdoor Salem Station Boulevard)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Fredericksburg. Apply here.
• GPM Investments, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier/Sales Associate - Store 35 in Fredericksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fredericksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

King George

• Sports After School Activities Guide (fredericksburgparent.net)
• Recent Court Decision Indicates the 'Close at Hand' Doctrine is Alive and Well (governmentcontractslegalforum.com)
• Steve Markel retirement marks leadership change at Markel Group (roanoke.com)

Quantico

• SEMPER DRY: Quantico boil order after base main break nearly empties tank — and the Marines aren't talking (potomaclocal.com)
• Pentagon Looking at Medical, Personnel Records to Determine Transgender Service Members: Report (military.com)
• Pearl-Cohn announcer Catfish is James Brown of high school football (tennessean.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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