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🌱 Want to see a 200-year-old Declaration copy in Forest?

Good day Forest! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to see a 200-year-old Declaration copy in Forest?
  • How a Forest neighbor watched Bedford’s old school become new apartments

Also on today's calendar: Rock-A-Bye Reader (0-21 Months) and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny much of the time, temps: high: 54, low: 22.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Poplar Forest to house decades-old historic copy of Declaration of Independence (wset.com) — Poplar Forest in Forest will soon display a rare 200-year-old engraved copy of the Declaration of Independence, on loan from board members Benjamin and Jenna Marchi. After serving in Virginia’s Attorney General’s office, the 1818 Owen Tyler reproduction will hang in Jefferson’s dining room, available for public viewing starting January 10, 2026, throughout the year.
   

• Photos: The old Bedford Middle School, now apartments, over the years (newsadvance.com) — A Forest resident and the Forest Volunteer Fire Department both appear in this long-running story of Bedford Middle School’s transformation into the new Flora Apartments and a future boutique hotel. Photo captions trace the building’s classroom days, 2020 fire, redevelopment milestones, and this fall’s grand opening tours of the 60-plus market-rate units.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A crash has been cleared on the eastbound US-460 at 1.2 miles south of US-460 in Bedford County.
    1:17AM on Dec 19: All northbound and southbound travel lanes on US-29 are closed due to a crash 2.3 miles south of US-460 in Campbell County. (Nextdoor )
  • I ordered a Christmas present to 503 Ivy lake Dr and it was delivered to the wrong house.
    This is not my house. If you received this at your house please send me a message and I will come pick it up. (Nextdoor Ivy Lake Drive)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Closing Team Members-Food Service/Food Prep in Forest. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

  • Family and city leaders celebrate as six new officers take oath to protect Lynchburg (wset.com)
  • Santa Claus to make stop at Lynchburg's Miller Park this Saturday! (wset.com)
  • Local Angel Tree program delivers presents for an estimated 500 children (thebatavian.com)

Madison Heights

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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