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🌱 New Church man’s Navy cable theft scheme ends in guilty plea
New Church, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning New Church! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- New Church man’s Navy cable theft scheme ends in guilty plea
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EXCLUSIVE: Accomack Co. man accused of stealing, destroying Navy equipment in $100K+ scheme pleads guilty (wboc.com) — A New Church resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing and destroying high-value Navy power cables while working as a civilian contractor, and to a separate COVID-era loan fraud scheme. Prosecutors say he repeatedly accessed Naval Station Norfolk after hours, sold tons of stripped copper for cash, and now faces a potential decades-long prison sentence. 
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville
12:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Arcadia Firebirds vs Chincoteague Ponies
Arcadia High School , 8210 Lankford Hwy , Oak Hall
4:00 pm
Tuesday April 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baseball and Softball vs Broadwater
Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
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Broadwater Academy Varsity Baseball @ Chincoteague
4586 Main St , Chincoteague
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Broadwater Academy Varsity Softball @ Chincoteague
4586 Main St , Chincoteague
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Success Academy
Arcadia High , Oak Hall , Oak Hall
8:00 am -
Baseball and Softball vs Holly Grove
Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
4:00 pm -
HGCHS Varsity Baseball @ Chincoteague
Chincoteague High School , 4586 Main St , Chincoteague
4:00 pm -
Baseball and Softball @ Arcadia
Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
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Scoops for Students
Island Creamery
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Baseball and Softball @ Nandua
Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
4:00 pm -
Chincoteague Seafood Festival Weekend
2272 Main St , Chincoteague
12:00 pm -
Arcadia Firebirds vs Indian River Indians
Arcadia High School , 8210 Lankford Hwy , Oak Hall
4:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
Tuesday April 28
Thursday April 30
Friday May 1
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Associate in Accomac. Apply here.
- Perdue Farms posted a job opening for Janitor in Accomac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Church here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Temperanceville community grapples with shock after deadly bar shooting (wboc.com)
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Onancock
- 10 Virginia Coastal Escapes That Aren't The Virginia Beach Boardwalk (myfamilytravels.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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