🌱 What investigators are still trying to learn about the Mechanicsville fatal crash
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- What investigators are still trying to learn about the Mechanicsville fatal crash
Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Sunday: A little morning snow; colder, with a high of 36 and low of 14 degrees.
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- Monday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 35, low: 22.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Person killed in Mechanicsville wreck, deputies say (wtvr.com) — A person was killed in a crash early Saturday on the 7200 block of Brooking Way in Mechanicsville, according to the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators have not yet released details about what caused the wreck, and the inquiry remains ongoing as authorities work to learn more.

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Monday December 15
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Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
Mechanicsville Branch
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Teen Hangout
Mechanicsville Branch
Mechanicsville Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side),
4:00 pm
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Community Services Board Meeting
Human Services Building - CSB , 12300 Washington Highway , Ashland
5:30 pm
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Community Meeting - REZ2025-00026 Carter Oaks, L.L.C.
Freedom Fellowship Church , 15010 Scotchtown Road , Montpelier
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Teen Hangout
Mechanicsville Branch
Mechanicsville Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side),
4:00 pm
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Dungeons & Dragons
Mechanicsville Branch
Mechanicsville Meeting Room B (Monitor Side),
4:30 pm
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Atlee Station Road Widening (Phase 3) from Sliding Hill Road to Castle Tower Road & Forrest Patch Drive Citizen Information Meeting
Chickahominy Middle School , 9450 Atlee Station Road , Mechanicsville
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
Mechanicsville Branch
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Sunday December 14
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Winter Wander
The American Civil War Museum
Richmond, VA 23219
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Monday December 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Crash cleared on US-1 northbound, 0.2 miles south of VA-207 in Caroline County.
9:21PM on Dec 12: All northbound travel lanes on US-1 in Caroline County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
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The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Maintenance Associate in Ashland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Ashland
- Drunk raccoon found in liquor store is suspected of other break-ins (usatoday.com)
Glen Allen
Mechanicsville
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