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🌱 How an Orange County DUI crash led to a decade in prison.
Spotted on the Orange calendar: Write In Louisa to hold first Open Mic+ Saturday, Oct.10
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In today's newsletter:
- How an Orange County DUI crash led to a decade in prison.
Also on today's calendar: Write In Louisa to hold first Open Mic+ Saturday, Oct.10 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 48.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rose allowed toddler to ride on speeding motorcycle's handlebars; the boy died (pjrnews.com) — A tragic DUI-related crash on an Orange County road has led to a 10-year prison sentence for a father whose three-year-old son died while riding on his motorcycle's handlebars. The case, heard in Orange County Circuit Court, also leaves the boy's mother facing an upcoming jury trial on child abuse charges. Local readers may see continued court activity and community discussion around impaired driving and child safety. 
📸 Around Orange
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orange
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★ Featured events ★
- Write In Louisa to hold first Open Mic+ Saturday, Oct.10 →
Louisa Arts Center Purcell Gallery, 212 Fredericksburg Ave, Louisa
1:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- 2026 Fall Clean Up →
Orange VA
8:00 am - Beginner Ceramics with Phillip Strauss →
The Arts Center in Orange, 129 East Main Street, Orange
5:30 pm - Beginner Ceramics with Phillip Strauss | 6 Week Class →
The Arts Center in Orange, 129 East Main Street, Orange
5:30 pm - 2026 Fall Clean Up →
Orange VA
8:00 am - Fundamentals of Figure Drawing with a Live Model taught by Teresa Duke →
The Arts Center in Orange, 129 East Main Street, Orange
12:00 pm - Painting on Gelli Plates with Sigrid Eilertson →
The Arts Center in Orange, 129 East Main Street, Orange
5:00 pm - 2026 Fall Clean Up →
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8:00 am - Town Holiday - Columbus Day →
Orange VA - 2026 Fall Clean Up →
Orange VA
8:00 am - Libraries closed for the Columbus Day & Yorktown Victory Day holiday →
Main Library, 146A Madison Road, Orange
9:30 am - Wilderness Halloween Festival →
Wilderness Presidential Resort, 9220 Plank Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse
11:00 am
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Sunday October 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors!
I'm Chrissie, I live right here in Orange, and I've started my own cleaning business — Heavenly Home Cleaning. I offer basic and deep cleaning, move… (Nextdoor Peliso Avenue) - Hi neighbors!
I'm Chrissie, I live right here in Orange, and I've started my own cleaning business — Heavenly Home Cleaning. I offer basic and deep cleaning, move… (Nextdoor Peliso Avenue)
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Orange. Apply here.
- Emerson posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orange here.
🗞 Nearby News
Madison
- Madison mayor proposes tax hike, pay increases in 2027 budget (bloomeradvance.com)
- Draft Data Center Regulation Framework Public Information Meeting (cityofmadison.com)
- Prep roundup: Central's win streak snapped with loss to Madison County (nvdaily.com)
Culpeper
- Town of Culpeper welcomes Takirah Johnson to tourism and economic development team (starexponent.com)
- Public comment invited on Beazley Road Bridge Replacement in Greene County (virginia.gov)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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