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🌱 Which South Boston streets police want you to check for video
Spotted on the South Boston calendar: Vitality-Anti-aging, Mind, Body, Soul and Herbs
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In today's newsletter:
- Which South Boston streets police want you to check for video
- Why Banister Lake's drastic drop worries South Boston residents
Also on today's calendar: Vitality-Anti-aging, Mind, Body, Soul and Herbs and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 47.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Suspect accused of shooting at Person County deputy still on run; chase ended in South Boston (yourgv.com) — South Boston police are searching neighborhoods near Seymour Drive and Marshall Avenue for a suspect considered armed and dangerous after a chase from North Carolina ended in town early Wednesday. C.H. Friend School closed as a precaution, and residents are urged to review home security footage from around 1 to 2:20 a.m. in the listed nearby streets. 
• Banister Lake Dam operator under investigation by FERC over low water levels (wsls.com) — A South Boston resident who visits Banister Lake daily is among locals alarmed as water levels drop to historic lows and dead fish wash ashore, prompting a federal investigation. FERC is demanding detailed information from dam operator Kruger about water releases and the fish kill, while residents in Halifax and nearby counties hope government scrutiny will clarify what caused the damage and how it will be fixed.
📸 Around South Boston
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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Boston
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★ Featured events ★
- Vitality-Anti-aging, Mind, Body, Soul and Herbs →
The Berry Hill Resort & Conference Center, 3105 River Rd, South Boston
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Line Dancing Classes @ Factory Street Brewing →
Factory Street Brewing Company, 210 Factory St, South Boston
7:00 pm - Financial Literacy Workshop →
Virginia Career Works – South Boston Center, 2506 HOUGTON AVE, South Boston
1:00 pm - VCW-SBC is happy to host a "Financial Literacy" Workshop →
Virginia Career Works – South Boston Center, 2506 HOUGTON AVE, SOUTH BOSTON
1:00 pm - Recovering Hands @ South Boston Harvest Festival →
South Boston VA - Brunswick Stew Cookoff at Downtown Harvest Festival →
Downtown Harvest Festival, South Boston - South Boston Harvest Festival →
South Boston VA - Brunswick Stew Cookoff →
South Boston VA - Recovering Hands →
South Boston VA - Recovering Hands at South Boston Harvest Festival →
South Boston Harvest Festival, South Boston - Brunswick Stew Cookoff @ Downtown Harvest Festival →
South Boston VA
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Beginning Sewing Class @ Halifax Farmers Market →
Halifax VA - Beginning Sewing Class →
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FirstCash, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Store Manager - 2242 in South Boston. Apply here.
- Hibbett Sports posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager (Full-time) - South Boston, VA in South Boston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Boston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Halifax
- Springfield Distillery hosts Tops Off and Grillers for a Cause for day of giving back (yourgv.com)
- MINDFUL LIVING: Floating down the Banister … a flotilla of tires (yourgv.com)
- Comets rally past GW to sweep JV match (yourgv.com)
Clarksville
- Viola Estelle Terry (sovanow.com)
- Donald Leon Hite Sr. (sovanow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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