🌱 Town of Boykins Christmas Parade and 10 more events
What's up Emporia! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Sunday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 41 and low of 14 degrees.
⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.
📸 Around Emporia
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🗓 Events Nearby
Sunday December 14
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Town of Boykins Christmas Parade
18206 Virginia Ave , Boykins
8:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Little Explorers Storytime @ Courtland
22511 Main St , Courtland
3:00 pm
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Tea Time featuring Miss Nikki + Coffee Flights
2 N Sycamore St , Petersburg
4:00 pm
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BRL Threads @ Courtland: Quilting, Sewing, Knitting and more!
22511 Main St , Courtland
4:00 pm
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River Road Farm Tuesday Markets
River Road Farm , 1300 N High St , Franklin
4:30 pm
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Dinwiddie Generals vs Hopewell Blue Devils
Dinwiddie High School , 11501 Boisseau Rd , Dinwiddie
5:45 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Baby and Me
Appomattox Regional Library System- Dinwiddie Branch , 14103 Boydton Plank Rd , Dinwiddie
10:00 am
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Full STEAM Ahead @ Courtland
22511 Main St , Courtland
9:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Chair Fitness with Tiffany
Petersburg Public Library , 201 W Washington St , Petersburg
12:00 pm
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Lunenburg Central Boys Varsity Basketball @ Brunswick
Brunswick High School , 2171 Lawrenceville Plank Rd , Lawrenceville
7:30 pm
Friday December 19
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IWA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Tidewater Academy
Tidewater Academy , 217 W Church St , Wakefield
2:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
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- Did you know Crater Health District has an Overdose Prevention Program (CHDOPP)?
CHDOPP is here to support individuals and empower communities through education, care navigation, and resource connection. Please reach out to Elle… (Nextdoor )
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Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Hampton Inn Emporia - Housekeeper in Emporia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Franklin
- Roanoke community donates hundreds of bikes to local children for Christmas (wdbj7.com)
Petersburg
- Petersburg boys win opener; Southern, Keyser lose (cnhi.com)
- Petersburg restaurant temporarily closed after kitchen propane explosion injures 2 employees (wtvr.com)
- Crime data for Tri-Cities show mixed results from 2024 to 2025 (wric.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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