🌱 How Ashland’s new 24/7 ER could change your next medical emergency.

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• How Ashland’s new 24/7 ER could change your next medical emergency.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 40, low: 38.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Ashland Emergency Center opens, expanding 24/7 care, imaging access (wric.com) — Ashland residents now have a new 24/7 Bon Secours emergency and imaging center in town, cutting travel time for urgent care and diagnostics. The 10-bed facility offers advanced imaging, board-certified emergency staff, and direct ambulance transfers to Memorial Regional, with a community celebration planned once weather allows.
   

📸 Around Ashland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ashland

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Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day (Town offices closed)
  Ashland, VA Calendar Ashland, VA 23005
  7:30 am

Tuesday January 6

• Town Council
  Ashland, VA Calendar , 121 Thompson Street Ashland Town Hall , Ashland
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  Pamunkey Regional Library , 7527 Library Drive , Hanover
• Holiday Music Time
  Twin Hickory Area Library , TW Children's Program Room , Tuckahoe
  10:30 am
• Trap Karaoke
  The National , 708 E Broad St , Richmond
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Winter Camp
  Camp Hanover , 3163 Parsleys Mill Rd , Mechanicsville
  10:00 am

Monday December 29

• Mornings at the Museum: Battling Boredom – Soldiers' Games Behind the Lines
  The American Civil War Museum Richmond, VA 23219
  10:00 am
• Library Mini Golf
  Tuckahoe Area Library , TU Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  1:30 pm
• Tween LEGO Club
  North Park Branch Library , NP Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  5:30 pm
• Hot Chocolate Hangout
  Libbie Mill Area Library , LM Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  6:00 pm
• Great Films & Discussions
  Gayton Branch Library , GA Meeting Room , Tuckahoe
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Cocoa and Chill
  Fairfield Area Library , Teen Area , Tuckahoe
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GREETINGS FROM ADKINS FARM
  We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing you here at the farm in 2026. (Nextdoor Mt Hermon Rd)

• YMCA of Greater Richmond posted a job opening for Gym Monitor - Patrick Henry YMCA in Ashland. Apply here.
• Hanover County Public Schools posted a job opening for Head Coach - Varsity Girls Lacrosse at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hanover

• Two 18-year-olds charged with attempted murder after Hanover FedEx parking lot shooting (wric.com)
• Carol Lien, 64 (plainsman.com)
• See which 8News stories you read most this year (wric.com)

Glen Allen

• After 27 years, beloved Glen Allen holiday display to light up for the last time (wtvr.com)
• At Henrico town hall, VanValkenburg pushes for a statewide policy that would create more housing • No injuries reported in Glen Allen townhome fire (henricocitizen.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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