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🌱 How $32 million in road fixes could reshape driving in Culpeper
Culpeper, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Culpeper! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How $32 million in road fixes could reshape driving in Culpeper
- Planning a quick getaway? See why Culpeper tops this regional list.
- What Virginia’s new data center rules could mean near Culpeper
Also on today's calendar: July 4th Weekend At National Harbor and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bird say when he flew over Walmart? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very hot and humid, with a high of 99 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Hazy sun; very hot, humid, temps: high: 100, low: 72.
- Friday: Very hot, with a high of 103 and low of 71 degrees.
• Culpeper Town Council backs $32 million in transportation project proposals (insidenova.com) — Culpeper Town Council just advanced three major SMART SCALE funding applications totaling about $32 million to improve key U.S. Business 15 intersections and add new bike and pedestrian paths. While funding and construction aren’t guaranteed yet, these proposals could significantly change traffic flow, safety, and walkability around Walmart and the Burgandine–Ira Hoffman–Rocky Knoll area starting early next decade.
• Six Quick Escapes: Weekend Adventures Near Prince William (princewilliamliving.com) — Culpeper gets a strong spotlight as a nearby weekend escape, with its historic downtown, Museum of Culpeper History, Rockwater Park, and Culpeper Battlefields State Park all highlighted as draws. The guide notes local wineries, breweries, and seasonal events like CulpeperPalooza and concerts, positioning the town as a welcoming base for exploring Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive.
• Virginia has a new two-year budget. Here's what lawmakers now require of data centers. (ussanews.com) — Virginia’s new two-year budget adds an energy-use tax and stricter water and noise rules for data centers, including facilities like the Marvell site in Culpeper County. The state will cap tax collections, study phasing out sales-tax breaks, and require more efficient cooling and quieter operations, potentially affecting future expansion and environmental impacts near Culpeper.
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July 4th Weekend At National Harbor →
National Harbor, National Harbor
12:00 pm
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Thursday Morning Leadshare
Chamber of Commerce 629 Sperryville Pike #100, Culpeper, VA 22701
8:00 am -
Culpeper Aging Together Team Meeting
Chamber of Commerce Our website for county teams is https://www.agingtogether.org/county-teams.html#:~:text=These%20County%20Teams%20consist%20of,an%20Aging%20Together%20staff%20person.
9:00 am -
Dementia Live: An Immersive Experience for You
Chamber of Commerce 629 Sperryville Pike #100, Culpeper, VA 22701
3:00 pm -
Ageless Energy Dance Crew
Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services VA
4:00 pm -
Senior Dinners and BINGO
Chamber of Commerce UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Cafe 501 Sunset Lane, Culpeper, VA 22701
4:00 pm -
RESTORE MADISON
Chamber of Commerce Rapidan Baptist Church 150 Rapidan Church Lane Madison, VA 22727
7:00 pm -
RESTORE RAPPAHANNOCK
Chamber of Commerce Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church 3748 Sperryville Pike Sperryville, VA 22740
7:00 pm -
July 4th - Independence Day (Holiday Observed)
Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services VA -
Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
2:00 pm
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Independence Day Holiday
Fauquier County Warrenton, VA 20186 -
Orange Music Festival VA250 Chris Cagle and Kentucky Headhunters →
James Madison's Montpelier, 11350 Constitution Hwy, Montpelier Station
9:00 am -
Culpeper July 4th Celebration →
Yowell Meadow Park, N Blue Ridge Ave, Culpeper
6:00 pm -
Personnel Committee Meeting
Fauquier County School Board Office, 320 Hospital Drive, Suite 40, Warrenton, VA 20186
8:00 am
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Culpeper. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Life Guard - Culpeper Community Pool in Culpeper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Culpeper here.
Orange
- Orange County BOS PH – Proposed New Fees for Planning & Zoning, Building Permit & Inspections (pjrnews.com)
Washington
- EVA Air's New Dulles-Taipei Route Becomes Airport's Longest Nonstop Flight (patch.com)
- Fauquier cold case: Police still searching for Tammy Thorpe'... (rappnews.com)
- Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican push to revive Arizona voting laws (pbs.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Cheap, cheap (Thank you maryanne L. for sending it in!)
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