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🌱 Warrants reveal new details in Hurt school bus DWI case

Hurt, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Warrants reveal new details in Hurt school bus DWI case
  • Hurt plant figures in Lockheed's rocket motor expansion

Also on today's calendar: Deck the Heels 5K Night Run.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 31.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School bus driver charged with DWI had blood alcohol content of 0.15%, warrants say (wset.com) — A school bus driver charged with DWI after an Oct. 30 crash in Hurt had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15%, according to newly obtained warrants. Six Hurt Elementary students were aboard and none were injured, the superintendent said. Driver Daniel B. Collier no longer works for the division and faces trial Feb. 2.
   

• Lockheed, GDOTS Test New GMLRS Solid Rocket Motor (executivebiz.com) — A new Avio USA plant in Hurt is slated to make rocket motors for Lockheed Martin once qualification is complete, under an October agreement. That project is part of a broader supplier expansion as Lockheed and General Dynamics report an initial ground test of a separate motor planned for qualification in 2027.
   

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  • Neighbors skeptical as Region 2000 votes to move forward with landfill expansion plan (wset.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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