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🌱 Patch AM: Evington and Lynchburg mourn young firefighter Joshua Jennings’ passing
Also check out 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest on the Lynchburg Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Evington and Lynchburg mourn young firefighter Joshua Jennings' passing
- Could Lynchburg's dormant reactor become a key to AI-era power?
- Why Lynchburg joined other Virginia localities in pausing Flock cameras
Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 95, low: 68.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Evington firefighter remembered as dedicated public servant during memorial service (wset.com) — Lynchburg hosted a memorial at Thomas Road Baptist Church for 22-year-old Evington firefighter Joshua Warren Jennings, remembered as a devoted first responder, fiancé, and community member. Family, friends, and fellow firefighters shared how he lived at the firehouse when off work, earned Firefighter of the Year honors, and left a gap the department says can never be fully filled, while a GoFundMe supports his parents. 
• How a failed project could help solve the world's biggest energy need (spokesman.com) — A long-idle, $400 million test reactor facility at Liberty University in Lynchburg is getting a second life as a proving ground for next-generation small nuclear reactors aimed at powering energy-hungry data centers. Start-up Applied Atomics and BWXT hope this Lynchburg-based project can finally make compact reactors commercially viable, though experts warn costs, safety, and waste storage remain big hurdles.
• Virginia sheriff suspending Flock camera use (pilotonline.com subscription) — Lynchburg is among several Virginia localities that have paused use of Flock license plate reader cameras amid privacy and legal concerns, now joined by Goochland County. While Richmond continues using 99 cameras, Goochland's sheriff stressed there was no local misuse but said community input and constitutional worries drove the suspension. Lynchburg residents may see similar debates over balancing safety and privacy.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynchburg
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- 2nd Annual LCF LEGO Home Building Contest →
Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
9:00 am - Painting with Oils (Session 1)
Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
6:00 pm - Golf @London Downs
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
4:30 pm - Volleyball @Luray
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - SHF Back to School Night
Sheffield Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - Volleyball vs Nelson
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - Intro to Photography
Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
5:30 pm - Title I Back to School/Open House
Heritage Elementary Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - Figure Drawing
Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
6:00 pm - Lynchburg Community Market →
1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA, 24502
8:00 am - Art at the Market →
Lynchburg Community Market, 1219 Main St, Lynchburg
3:00 pm - Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
Belk, 3415 Candlers Mountain Rd, Lynchburg
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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does anybody in Lynchburg/Forest areas know where I can find fresh half runner green beans?? My mom used to take us to a relative's farm to pick… (Nextdoor The Vistas at Dreaming Creek) - LOST ORANGE CAT IN DOWNTOWN LYNCHBURG?
I thought I had seen a post about a lost orange cat with a slight trim on the left ear. Such a cat has turned up recently at RIVERVIEWS Artspace with… (Nextdoor Commerce St)
- KFC posted a job opening for Team Member in Lynchburg. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Forest
- Forest Man arrested in NYC over indecent exposure warrant, officers say (wfxrtv.com)
Rustburg
- Lord Botetourt defeats Rustburg 38-12 in home opener (wsls.com)
Amherst
- Town of Amherst issues mandatory water conservation notice (wset.com)
- Rural broadband expands in Amherst County (wdbj7.com)
- Nelson County schools names Amherst resident as new HR supervisor (newsadvance.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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