Community Corner

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

And check out Gram Cakes and Coffee on the Matoaca Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Tuesday September 8th Patch AM
Tuesday September 8th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Greetings Matoaca! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

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

Also on today's calendar: Gram Cakes and Coffee and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • 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.
   

📸 Around Matoaca

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Matoaca

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Matoaca Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Matoaca PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

🗞 Nearby News

Colonial Heights

  • Was that one of Richmond's greatest weeks of high school football ever? (richmonder.org)

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

Ok Matoaca! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Matoaca