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🌱 Meet the Martinsville student honored by the Governor for STEAM excellence

Martinsville, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Martinsville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Martinsville student honored by the Governor for STEAM excellence

Also on today's calendar: Storytime at Spencer-Penn Centre.

Today's riddle: What do the letter "t" and island have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Spanberger, First Gentleman Announce Winners of Virginia Council on Women's 15th Annual High School Essay Contest (virginia.gov) — A Martinsville High School student, Kamori Dillard, has been named a regional winner in the Virginia Council on Women’s statewide STEAM-H essay contest, earning scholarship support for future studies. The governor and first gentleman celebrated Dillard and other winners at the Executive Mansion, spotlighting young women pursuing science, technology, arts, and healthcare careers across Virginia.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Crews are working on scattered outages throughout the City.
    All customers will be restored on a rolling basis as crews get to each area by 12:00 a.m. (Nextdoor Askin Street)
  • Does anyone know what the Public Hearing is for ?
    The sign is by the old lumberyard on Carver . No date or any other info . (Nextdoor Dog Search)
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Martinsville. Apply here.
  • WestRock Company posted a job opening for Line Leader in Martinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bassett

Danville

  • Danville seeks artists to create new sculptures along Arts Trail (wset.com)
  • Danville to get first air ambulance base, expected to cut response time (wsls.com)
  • Bubba's Ice Cream considers second Danville location (wset.com)

Ok Martinsville! 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: They're both in the middle of water (Thank you Dianna S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Martinsville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Martinsville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.