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Lexington, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lexington! 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. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How to get tickets for W&L’s AcroStrum concert next week
- How did W&L’s WLUR land among the nation’s top stations?
- How much funding is headed to Lexington’s Moore’s Creek Dam?
Also on today's calendar: Trick or Treat at the Art Museum and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 45.
- Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• W&L's Concert Guild Series Presents AcroStrum (wlu.edu) — Washington and Lee University is bringing the acclaimed violin-guitar duo AcroStrum to Wilson Concert Hall on Friday, Nov. 6, giving Lexington residents a chance to hear everything from Vivaldi to progressive rock. Tickets are on sale now through the Lenfest Center box office, with special pricing for seniors, W&L employees, and free admission for students with ID. 
• Seton Hall's WSOU Tops Princeton Review's Best College Stations. (insideradio.com) — Lexington’s own WLUR, Washington and Lee University’s variety station, has been ranked eighth among the Princeton Review’s top college radio stations, putting it in elite company nationwide. The list highlights standout student-run stations across the country, from New Jersey to California, underscoring WLUR’s growing reputation beyond Rockbridge County.
• Governor Spanberger announces $52 million to support Hurricane Helene recovery and rural communities (wsls.com) — Lexington is slated to receive $3.5 million for work on the Moore’s Creek Dam as part of a $52 million federal package supporting Hurricane Helene recovery and rural projects across Virginia. Over the next decade, the money will fund infrastructure, forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and recreation improvements, with Lexington’s dam upgrade one of several targeted investments.
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