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🌱 How an Orange County High grad landed a shot with the Yankees

Happening soon: Next Stop Comedy on the Orange Patch calendar

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  • How an Orange County High grad landed a shot with the Yankees

Also on today's calendar: Jacob's Ladder and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 51 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 59, low: 26.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yankees Land 6-Foot-4 Bullpen Sweeper Specialist for Just $800K (heavy.com) — A former Orange County High School standout from Orange pitcher Bradley Hanner, has signed a low-cost deal with the New York Yankees and earned a 2026 spring training invite. The 6-foot-4 right-hander, once a top-ranked prep pitcher in Virginia, is drawing attention for his “elite” sweeper as the Yankees hunt for bullpen bargains.
   

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    Saturday December 20
  • Next Stop Comedy
    Patch Brewing Co., 10271 Gordon Ave, Gordonsville
    7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Madison

  • Central remains perfect with blowout of Madison (dnronline.com)

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  • Most expensive homes for sale in Blacksburg (insidenova.com)
  • Norfolk was burned, the only American city destroyed during the revolution; 250 years later, controversy remains over who ordered its destruction (cardinalnews.org)

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