Hello Yorktown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Yorktown community remembers resident Carol Ann Copko Asbury's long, full life.
Also on today's calendar: The Search for Headwaters: Mapping River Exploration in Early Virginia and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray t-storm; not as hot, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Asbury, Carol Copko (nrvnews.com) — Yorktown readers learn that Carol Ann Copko Asbury, 87, recently living at Harper's Station in Yorktown to be closer to family, has passed away. A beloved longtime Radford teacher and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she is remembered for her energy, kindness, and deep community service, with a celebration of life planned later this month in Radford.
📸 Around Yorktown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorktown
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Other local events
Friday September 11 - The Search for Headwaters: Mapping River Exploration in Early Virginia →
Watermen's Museum, 309 Water Street, Yorktown
6:30 pm Saturday September 12 - Foodies + New Friends Yorktown: Small Business Owners Edition →
Water Street, Yorktown - 2026 Yorktown Fall Saturday Market →
331 Water Street, Yorktown - Yorktown Market Days - First Responders Market →
Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown
8:00 am - Yorktown Market Days →
331 Water Street, Yorktown
8:00 am - Founders Car Show →
York County Finance Parking Lot, 120 Alexander Hamilton Blvd., Yorktown
9:30 am - Yorktown 1781: Before the Siege →
Historic Main Street, 301 Main Street, Yorktown
10:00 am - Cherokee Cultural Weekend →
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, 200 Water Street, Yorktown
10:00 am - Royal Artillery Demonstration →
Yorktown Battlefield Victory Center, 1000 Colonial Parkway, Yorktown
10:45 am - Watermen's Museum Oyster Roast →
Watermen's Museum, 309 Water Street, Yorktown
12:00 pm - Happy Birthday, York County Public Library →
8500 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown
1:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FREE Senior Home & Healthy Living Expo.
This event will be held on September 24th at 10am at the Denbigh Community Center on Warwick Blvd. Come here speakers talk about how to live healthy… (Nextdoor Grafton) - 📢 Customer Service Update
Our phones and lobby will be closed tomorrow, September 9th, from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a training event. You can still... · Make Payments online… (Nextdoor )
- Take 5 Oil Change posted a job opening for Oil Change Assistant Manager - Shop#704 - 4507 George Washington Memorial Hwy in Yorktown. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Automotive Service Coordinator in Yorktown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorktown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newport News
- Virginia War Museum marks 25 years since 9/11 with photograph exhibit in Newport News (wtkr.com)
- Man sentenced to 12 years for armed bank robbery in Newport News (wavy.com)
- Thalhimer Announces Promotion in Human Resources Services (thalhimer.com)
Williamsburg
- Williamsburg eatery marks 9/11 – as its done for more than 2 decades – with free dinners for 1st responders (pilotonline.com)
Ok Yorktown! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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