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🌱 Madison County farmers: what this new USDA drought designation unlocks
Madison, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Madison! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Madison County farmers: what this new USDA drought designation unlocks
Also on today's calendar: Secrets, Suspects, & Sleuths: A Revalation Riddle? and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of theatre always has a doctor on hand? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 92, low: 70.
- Monday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• An Additional 40 Virginia Localities Receive USDA Drought Disaster Designations (virginianreview.com) — Farmers in Madison County are now officially eligible for USDA drought disaster assistance, including potential emergency loans through the Farm Service Agency. This designation, part of a broader statewide drought response, gives local producers eight months from the declaration date to apply for help and learn more through the Virginia FSA State Office website. 
📸 Around Madison
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Music in the Park 2026 - Street Survivors - A Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience →
Hoover Ridge Park, 1-, 199 Primary School Dr, Madison
5:00 pm
Saturday August 15
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Other local events
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First Day of School
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Circuit Court Motion's Day →
Madison County, VA Calendar, 1 Main Street, Madison
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Secrets, Suspects, & Sleuths: A Revalation Riddle? →
Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison
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Barrel Tasting →
Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison
1:00 pm -
Music in the Mountains by Kirsten Haze →
DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln, Etlan
2:00 pm -
Book Club @ The Vineyard - Special Event with author John Ficklin →
Revalation Vineyards, 2710 Hebron Valley Rd, Madison
3:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Sunday August 16
Sunday August 23
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Public Library - Take & Make Fruity Coaster Set →
Orange County, VA Calendar, 146 N Madison Rd Suite A, Orange
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Rather Be Reading Book Club
Greene County Library 222 Main Street, Stanardsville, VA 22973
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OCHS Sports Parent Information Night
Orange County High Orange, VA 22960
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LEGO at the Library
Greene County Library 222 Main Street, Stanardsville, VA 22973
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Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting →
Orange County, VA Calendar, 11282 Government Center Drive, Orange
5:00 pm
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Ruckersville. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Life Guard - Culpeper Community Pool in Culpeper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.
🗞 Nearby News
Orange
- Orange County community rallies around families after crash kills former OCHS student, injures five (29news.com)
- Annual Dinner by the River returns to Orange on Aug. 29 (recorder.com)
- Virginia AG looks to Central Virginia for answers to rise in cybercrimes, scams (newsvirginian.com)
Culpeper
- Blue Owl's Stack Infrastructure Buys 71-Acre Culpeper Technology Park for $66M (cremarketbeat.com)
- ‘Heroic': 3 teens participating in high school golf team tryouts save family from drowning in lake (azfamily.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: an operating theatre (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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