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🌱 Patch AM: Where can Lynchburg residents cool off during this week’s dangerous heat?
Coming up on the Lynchburg Patch calendar: Lynchburg Community Market
Morning Lynchburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where can Lynchburg residents cool off during this week's dangerous heat?
- How will UVA's new Lynchburg clinic change cancer care locally?
- What will leaders propose to boost Lynchburg students' struggling SOL scores?
Also on today's calendar: Lynchburg Community Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 70.
- Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 98 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Lynchburg offers cooling centers during heat wave week (wdbj7.com) — Lynchburg is opening free, air-conditioned cooling centers this week as temperatures push into the 90s with triple-digit heat indices, offering bottled water and relief during the hottest hours. Residents are urged to check the city's website for specific locations and hours, follow state health tips to avoid heat illness, and take extra care to keep pets safe and hydrated. 
2. UVA Health Bringing Comprehensive Cancer Care to Lynchburg (uvahealth.com) — UVA Health is opening a new cancer clinic at 103 Clifton Street in Lynchburg this fall, bringing most standard oncology treatments much closer to home for local patients. The center, tied to UVA's National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, will reduce trips to Charlottesville, expand existing UVA services in town, and begin hiring staff later this month.
3. Lynchburg City Schools students face low Standard of Learning scores and high economic disadvantage rates (wsls.com) — Lynchburg City Schools are grappling with low SOL scores and the reality that about two-thirds of students are considered economically disadvantaged. Parents and city leaders link financial stress and mental health to academic struggles, and a joint city–school work session next week will focus on strategies to support students and raise achievement.
4. Univ. of Lynchburg sees 20% growth in undergraduate enrollment, largest class since 2018 (wset.com) — Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Lynchburg has jumped 20%, bringing 502 new students to campus and marking the school's largest incoming class since 2018. Leaders say the growth, including in key graduate programs, strengthens the university's future in Lynchburg and expands options for local teachers and professionals seeking advanced degrees.
📸 Around Lynchburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynchburg
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- Volleyball vs Nelson
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
5:30 pm - SHF Back to School Night
Sheffield Elementary 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 - Storytelling in Photography
Academy Center of the Arts Peggy Burruss Art Studio, United States
7:30 pm - First Fridays - The Annual National Juried Photography Show
Academy Center of the Arts The Patricia Harrington Gallery
5:00 pm - Varsity FB @ Graham
Heritage High Lynchburg, VA 24502
7:00 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
10:00 am - Lynchburg Community Market →
1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA, 24502
8:00 am
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
📣 Lynchburg Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm trying to post this to the Minimalist Group: .
I love sharing ideas for reducing costs of foods, repurposing stuff before discarding or recycling, and my motto is, "Function before beauty". For… (Nextdoor Candlewood) - Hailey's is the only place that you should buy appliances.
They use their own staff for installation, whereas the box stores use a third party that often does a horrible job of installation. The third party… (Nextdoor Beverly Hills)
- Lifepoint Health posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Lynchburg. Apply here.
- Centra Health posted a job opening for Medical Office Associate- Healthworks- Full-Time/Days in Lynchburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lynchburg here.
Ok Lynchburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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