🌱 African American Heritage Festival and 10 more events

Morning Verona! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• African American Heritage Festival at Gypsy Hill Park
• School Board Meeting at the Augusta County Government Center at Augusta County
• Holiday: Schools & Offices Closed at Augusta County

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

From our Partner
Today's Verona Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Verona Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Verona.

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📸 Around Verona

Subscribe

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 Verona

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• African American Heritage Festival →
  Gypsy Hill Park, 600 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  2:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Thursday September 3
• School Board Meeting at the Augusta County Government Center
  Augusta County Verona, VA 24482
  6:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Holiday: Schools & Offices Closed
  Augusta County Verona, VA 24482

📣 Verona 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

Tuesday August 25
• KC/CrossCountry
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Revive! Office Hour →
  Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S Wayne Ave, Waynesboro
  11:00 am
• KCVBall/H/StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
• Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean →
  Baja Bean Co, 9 W Beverley St, Staunton
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Waynesboro Together Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting →
  City of Waynesboro - 230 S Wayne Ave Waynesboro VA 22980
  1:00 pm
• Oak Grove Folk Music Festival 2026 →
  The Oak Grove Theater, 845 Quick's Mill Rd, Staunton
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• KCVBall@Riverheads
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Gym/KCVBall
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  4:00 pm
• KC/CrossCountry/@StewartMiddle
  Kate Collins Middle School Waynesboro, VA 22980
  5:30 pm

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

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

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wieland Rolled Products North America posted a job opening for Production Assembler, Weekend Shift, Friday-Sunday in Verona. Apply here.
• Chase Brass posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Verona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Verona here.

🗞 Nearby News

Staunton

• Donaghe Street in Staunton to be closed on Tuesday (rocktownnow.com)
• Staunton man in custody after motorcycle pursuit (rocktownnow.com)
• Jeffrey M. Leitschuh, 58 (thejournal-news.net)

Fishersville

• UVA Football: Free tickets for Charlottesville City Schools families, staff (augustafreepress.com)
• Gas prices over $4 a gallon nationally as we approach Labor Day weekend (augustafreepress.com)

Ok Verona! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

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