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🌱 Patch AM: How Navy Federal’s Winchester campus grew into a 3,200-job powerhouse

Also, don't miss Purcellville Tag Sale on the Winchester Patch calendar

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Good morning Winchester! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Navy Federal's Winchester campus grew into a 3,200-job powerhouse
  • Escaped work-release inmate sought after car theft at Winchester Sheetz.
  • Why is Winchester still Virginia's fastest-growing metro area?

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Tag Sale and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Lynn H.!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Navy Federal celebrates 20 years in Frederick County (nvdaily.com) — Navy Federal's Winchester campus just marked 20 years in Frederick County, now employing more than 3,200 people and ranking among the Winchester area's largest employers. Local leaders highlighted billions in projected economic impact, while the credit union celebrated its community role with a veterans' nonprofit donation and stories from long-time Winchester employees.
   

2. Inmate Walks Off Work Release in Winchester, Steals Car (thewinchestergazette.com) — Authorities are searching in Winchester for inmate John Wesley Webb, who walked away from a work-release assignment and allegedly stole a green Ford Fusion from the Sheetz on Valley Avenue. Residents are urged not to approach him and to call 911 or the Frederick County Sheriff's Office with any sightings as he now faces additional felony charges.
   

3. Winchester area still fastest-growing in Virginia (nvdaily.com) — New data confirm the Winchester metro area is still Virginia's fastest-growing region, with population up 6.5% since 2020. A UVA demographer says strong in‑migration, especially younger and higher‑income residents, is reshaping Winchester even as some locals move to cheaper West Virginia counties, with housing affordability and quality of life driving many decisions.
   

4. Kit Redmer Named Executive Director of Our Health (thewinchestergazette.com) — Our Health, a major Winchester-based health nonprofit, has named former city communications director Christian "Kit" Redmer as its new executive director. Redmer will lead a network of 11 on-campus agencies and 95 partner nonprofits that provide medical, mental health, food, literacy, and legal services to tens of thousands of Winchester-area clients each year.
   

5. Drought warning lifted in Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Winchester (nvdaily.com) — Winchester and neighboring Clarke, Frederick, and Shenandoah counties have been downgraded from a drought warning to a drought watch, thanks to recent rainfall that eased the most severe conditions. Residents should know that water systems across Virginia still face restrictions, and many regions remain under higher drought alerts as officials monitor conditions into the new water year.
   

📸 Around Winchester

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📸 Summer's last gasp - had to wait all summer to see the beautiful burst of color in this little aster - aka Cupid's Dart —Lynn H. Like

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Today we began the Next Door Neighbors group.
    (Name may be subject to change!) Eight lovely women got together for lunch at Carraba's in Kernstown. We are looking for other women who have free… (Nextdoor Sovereign Village)
  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1234) in Winchester. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Winchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchester here.

Ok Winchester! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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