🌱 Bullet crashes through home near Matoaca High School; what neighbors should know

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• Bullet crashes through home near Matoaca High School; what neighbors should know

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• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bullet fired into the air crashes through Chesterfield County family's home (wtvr.com) — A Chesterfield County family living just behind Matoaca High School is speaking out after a bullet fired into the air pierced their roof and landed in their master bedroom while their child slept nearby. The homeowner is urging neighbors to stop celebratory gunfire, noting Virginia's Brendon's Law makes it a felony, and police are asking anyone with information about shooting in the area that evening to contact them or Crime Solvers.
   

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Saturday September 12
• Gram Cakes and Coffee →
  2401 Hartman St, Richmond
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Petersburg Architectural Review Board (ARB) meets every second Wednesday f
Friday September 11
• Benedictine at Matoaca →
  Matoaca High School, 17700 Longhouse Ln, Chesterfield
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Dinwiddie at Matoaca →
  Matoaca High School, 17700 Longhouse Ln, Chesterfield
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Matoaca Varsity Football @ Petersburg →
  Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• BFFC Presents - A Night of Muay Thai! - Oct 2026 →
  Great American Ranch, 13995 Raised Antler Cir, Midlothian
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Story Time (4 -6 years Old) →
  Petersburg Public Library, 201 W Washington St, Petersburg
  12:00 pm
• Business Success Circle →
  Petersburg VA
  1:00 pm
• Yoga with Belinda Todd! →
  Petersburg Public Library, 201 W Washington St, Petersburg
  4:00 pm
• City Council Regular Meeting →
  Colonial Heights City Meetings City Council Chambers - 201 James Avenue Colonial Heights VA 2383
  7:00 pm
• Colonial Heights Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Petersburg →
  Petersburg High School, 3101 Johnson Rd, Petersburg
  7:15 pm
Wednesday September 9
• The MIKEKINGBIZ Petersburg Business Summit →
  325 Brown Street, Petersburg
• 2nd Wednesday Hiring Event-Petersburg →
  Virginia Community Resource Center, 22 W. Washington Street, Petersburg
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

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Petersburg

• Get ready, bookworms! The Petersburg Book Fest is almost here! (wric.com)
• WWE Champion CM Punk Explains Why He Worked Recent NXT Live Event, Says He'll Be Back (wrestlinginc.com)

Chester

• Minter to Join Coach's Corner with Tony Elliott Tuesday (virginiasports.com)

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