🌱 The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th at Fredericksburg Expo Center

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 91, low: 73.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wakefield

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Sunday August 16

• The Big Flea Market at the Fredericksburg Expo Aug. 15-16th →
  Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Kids Age 5 to 8 $1 Art Days with Sofia Dakos at Suffolk Art Gallery (Suffolk) →
  Suffolk Art Gallery, 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk
  10:00 am
• National Night Out - 2026 →
  Surry County, VA Calendar, 205 Enos Farm Dr. Surry County Parks and Recreation, Surry
  5:30 pm
• W&M Wordshop Juniors at Williamsburg Library (Williamsburg) →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  5:30 pm
• W&M Wordshop Juniors at Williamsburg Library... →
  Williamsburg Regional Library - Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Lone Star Lakes Park Pollinator Garden Days (Suffolk) →
  Lone Star Lakes Park, 401 Kings Hwy, Suffolk
  9:00 am
• Ruritans Cruise In Car Show →
  Luter Sports Complex, 900 W Main St, Smithfield
  5:00 pm
• First Fridays on the Lawn - Free Concert Series! →
  Surry County, VA Calendar, 45 School St. Surry County Pavilion, Surry
  6:30 pm
• Summer Youth Project, The Descendants →
  Smithfield Little Theatre, 210 N Church St, Smithfield
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Linda Boles Music: Smithfield Farmer’s Market presents Linda Boles in Concert →
  Smithfield Farmers Market, 115 Main St, Smithfield
  9:00 am
• SATURDAY OPEN DOORS — Peace and Balance Holistic Center →
  Peace & Balance Holistic Center, 1607b S Church St, Smithfield
  11:00 am
• Next Chapter Book Club →
  Downtown Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland St, Williamsburg
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Xylem Tree Experts posted a job opening for Climber - Suffolk, VA in Wakefield. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Waverly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wakefield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Surry

• Flood advisory active for Surry and Yadkin counties until 2 a.m. Wednesday (heraldsun.com)
• Parts of IW saw 1-in-20-year rainfall from Aug. 4 storm (smithfieldtimes.com)
• We're going to tire of hearing about El Niño, but we've got to deal with it (cardinalnews.org)

Windsor

• An inside look at SPSA's AI-powered recycling plan (smithfieldtimes.com)
• Robert "Bob" Daniel Goerger (baytobaynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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