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South Charleston, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again South Charleston! Weāre bringing you the latest town highlights. Donāt miss out, keep going! āļøļø
In today's newsletter:
- How a warehouse fire revealed South Charlestonās long-lost antique fire engine
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 6 more events.
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š° News we're reading
ā¢ Antique St. Albans fire engine recovered from Peoples Cartage fire (dailydispatch.com) ā An antique St. Albans fire engine that later belonged to South Charleston has been rediscovered in a Parkersburg warehouse after the recent Peoples Cartage fire. St. Albans fire officials had been searching for the 1940s Seagrave engine for years, and a mobile fire museum is now helping preserve this piece of West Virginia firefighting history. 
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Purcellville Wine and Food Festival ā
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132,
2:00 pm
Saturday July 18
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Other local events
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LetĆ¢s Get Cooking in July
City of Charleston Capitol Market
11:30 am -
Letās Get Cooking in July
Capitol Market 800 Smith St, Charleston, WV 25301
11:30 am -
Open Mic Night -- every Thursday ā
Coal River Coffee Company, 64 Olde Main Plaza, St Albans
7:00 pm -
Happier Hour at Shuckers ā Every Thursday ā
Shuckers, 70 Olde Main Plaza, St Albans
7:30 pm -
City of South Charleston 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament ā
City of South Charleston Little Creek Golf Course, 99 Fairway Drive, South Charleston, WV, 25309, United States
5:00 am -
Bike the Blvd Morning Ride
City of Charleston Magic Island
7:00 am -
Haunted Like Human w/ Bronco Junction & Gary Antol
City of Charleston Pumzi's
6:30 pm -
John Inghram Presents: Tribute to Led Zeppelin with Natalie Brooke
City of Charleston Haddad Riverfront Park
6:30 pm
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
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Coonskin Park ā
Coonskin Park, 375 Henry C Hoppy Shores Dr, Charleston
10:00 am -
ADULT WII BOWLING ā
Dunbar Branch-Kanawha County Library, 301 12th St, Dunbar
1:00 pm -
Club Ice Session ā
South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena, 20 RHL Blvd, South Charleston
5:15 pm -
Sun Catchers at The Bucket ā
The Bucket, 4030 Washington St W, Charleston
6:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
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š Nearby News
Dunbar
- Kanawha Valley Tourism approves over $23K in grants for three organizations (wchsnetwork.com)
Charleston
- Trade schools seeing massive growth in Gen Z students (wowktv.com)
- West Virginia Chamber Foundation names 2027 School Principal of the Year finalists (wvnews.com)
- West Virginia pauses SNAP Healthy Choices waiver, restores soda purchases with benefits (wvnews.com)
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