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🌱 Charles Town cookout brings veterans and neighbors together

Charles Town, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Charles Town cookout brings veterans and neighbors together
  • The history hiding in plain sight in downtown Charles Town
  • Three plead guilty in fatal hit-and-run linked to Charles Town arrests

Also on today's calendar: Wheeler Walker Jr. and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 55, low: 42.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower; windy, with a high of 46 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veterans cookout brings community together to honor those who served (journal-news.net) — Veterans and their families gathered at Charles Town's Jefferson Memorial Park on Nov. 7 for the second annual Jefferson County Veterans Cookout. Student musicians and veterans organizations joined the celebration, while dozens of signs along the park's walking trail honored local veterans and their service.
   

2. This West Virginia Town Looks Like It Was Frozen In Time Decades Ago (newsbreak.com) — Charles Town's downtown preserves more than old brick storefronts: its street names trace the Washington family, and its working courthouse hosted John Brown's 1859 trial. The historic district remains part of everyday life, with independent shops, restaurants and community theater sharing the streets with those reminders of the past.
   

3. 3 plead guilty in hit and run that killed Winchester man (nvdaily.com) — Three people pleaded guilty in the 2025 killing of Winchester resident Payton Morgan Dixon III, a case that included two arrests at a Charles Town Sheetz. Driver Jacques Daniel Blemur admitted second-degree murder and leaving the scene, with sentencing set for Dec. 16. Two others received prison terms for being accessories after homicide.
   

4. Can You Keep a Stray Cat in West Virginia? What the Law Says (newsbreak.com) — A cat showing up on your porch does not automatically become yours, this West Virginia legal guide explains. It cites Charles Town's distinction between free-roaming cats and identifiable lost pets, recommending a microchip scan, an owner search and a call to local animal control before treating a found cat as your own.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Thank you to all that shopped this spring / summer with my granddaughter Hayden.
    This was her 1st experience being a small business owner. Stay tuned for the soon coming launch of her kids empowering apparel launch! (Nextdoor Locust Hill)
  • Looking for a barbershop to cut my 2.
    5yr old son’s hair. He’s never had a cut before so I have no idea how he’ll react. Preferably a barbershop with mostly black or mixed barbers that… (Nextdoor Crosswinds)
  • CRH plc posted a job opening for Quality Control Asphalt Lab Technician - VDOT Certified in Charles Town. Apply here.
  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Ranson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charles Town here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Charles Town

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Charles Town

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