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Good morning Goochland! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Goochland provider charged; do you have information investigators need?
  • See how Goochland High's runners placed in their first 5K meet
  • What a Goochland resident asked about Virginia jobs in the power merger

Also on today's calendar: Gram Cakes and Coffee and 10 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with peeks of sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goochland healthcare provider charged on sexual battery (foxrichmond.com) — Goochland authorities say a 49-year-old healthcare provider has been charged with aggravated sexual battery involving an adult patient during exams at a local pain clinic between 2021 and 2023. The suspect was booked at Pamunkey Regional Jail and released on bond September 4. Investigators are asking anyone in Goochland with information to contact the sheriff's office at 804-556-5349.
   

• Collegiate XC Meet #1 2026 (milesplit.com) — Goochland High School's girls cross-country team opened their season at Collegiate's Weldon Bradshaw Course, placing second behind host Collegiate. Sylvia Wirsing and Emma Arnold led Goochland's runners, with the team posting a solid pack of finishers through Melina Nguyen and Lia Melton. These results give Goochland families an early look at how the Bulldogs stack up this fall.
   

• Energy costs a concern for residents as Dominion-NextEra merger considered (pilotonline.com) — A proposed Dominion–NextEra merger has Virginians worried about higher power bills and job security, including a Goochland resident who pressed Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi about protecting Virginia jobs. At a Norfolk listening session, residents described medical and financial risks if electricity costs climb, while some praised potential benefits like stronger financing and offshore wind expansion. Feedback from these meetings will shape a report to regulators and lawmakers.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • VDOT and Towing Industry Partnership Improves Your TRIP
    Incentives help keep traffic moving on I-81 and across Virginia September 9, 2026 A commercial vehicle crash can disrupt traffic, but a Virginia… (Nextdoor )
  • PRWT Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial/Facilities Assistant Site Supervisor in Goochland. Apply here.
  • CoralTree Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Mineral. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goochland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Powhatan

Short Pump

  • Funding for new I-64/North Gayton Road 'diverging diamond' sets in motion multi-year project to alleviate Short Pump congestion (henricocitizen.com)
  • HenBIKEo cycling festival returns to Glen Allen's Crump Park Sept. 12 • Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act. Then he backed extending its subsidies. (henricocitizen.com)
  • 18 Henrico schools have AC problems. Parents want answers. (wtvr.com)

Tuckahoe

  • Funding for new I-64/North Gayton Road 'diverging diamond' sets in motion multi-year project to alleviate Short Pump congestion • Henrico supervisors approve speed cameras for all high schools, 2 middle schools (henricocitizen.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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