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In today's newsletter:

  • What Virginia Tech just learned at Surry’s massive solar farm
  • How Surry’s Bacon’s Castle still shapes local Revolutionary War remembrance

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 54, low: 34.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Large solar farms in Virginia can produce ‘rapid' stormwater runoff, researchers find (dnronline.com) — A major Virginia Tech study is tracking stormwater runoff at a large utility-scale solar farm in Surry County, finding that solar arrays can produce faster and sometimes higher peak runoff than former farmland. Researchers hope their data will guide future state rules on solar development, runoff controls, and Chesapeake Bay protections that could shape how new projects are built near Surry.
   

• Honoring heritage: Smithfield Daughters of the American Revolution cha... (smithfieldtimes.com) — Local Revolutionary War history in and around Surry takes center stage as the Smithfield DAR chapter reflects on its fundraising, historic markers, and ties to Bacon’s Castle and Claremont Manor in Surry. Members describe how genealogy, courthouse research, and regional landmarks inspired their involvement, while the chapter continues scholarships, essay contests, and support for veterans and first responders.
   

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