🌱 How deputies tracked down a fleeing Verona suspect hiding under a shed

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• How deputies tracked down a fleeing Verona suspect hiding under a shed

Also on today's calendar: Afternoon Classics.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 43 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 54, low: 27.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Verona man arrested after foot chase (rocktownnow.com) — A Verona man was arrested Sunday morning after deputies say he ran from them while they were trying to recover stolen property near Midvale Drive. Officers later found him hiding under a shed, recovered vintage car rims, and took him to Middle River Regional Jail on multiple felony charges, including probation violations and grand larceny.
   

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📸 Around Verona

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Verona

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Memory Café
  Staunton Public Library, 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Afternoon Classics
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Teen Book Club: Heists for the Holidays
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  4:00 pm
• Paint Workshop
  Valley Pike Farm Market , 3494 Lee Hwy , Weyers Cave
  5:30 pm
• 2025 Lantern Tours
  Frontier Culture Museum , 1290 Richmond Ave , Staunton
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Teen Anime Club
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  4:00 pm
• Trivia in the Cantina at Baja Bean
  Baja Bean Co , 9 W Beverley St , Staunton
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Planning Commission Meeting
  Staunton City Hall , 116 W Beverley St # 3 , Staunton
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• All Together Now
  Staunton Public Library , 1 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  10:30 am
• USCCA Basic Handgun
  C-BAR Firearms Training , 1416 Churchville Ave , Staunton
  12:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Staunton Farmers Market Winter Market
  Wharf Parking Lot , Unnamed Road , 86 W Johnson St , Staunton
  9:00 am
• Candy Cane & Wreath Ornaments
  Weyers Cave Library Station , 51 Franklin St , Weyers Cave
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash has been cleared on the westbound side of VA-256, 1.7 miles east of VA-276 in Augusta County.
  12:11PM on Dec 14: All westbound travel lanes on VA-256 at 1.7 miles east of VA-276 in Augusta County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Securitas Security Services USA posted a job opening for Part Time Security Officer in Verona. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Verona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Verona here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Staunton

• In praise of Angela Iannone as Charles Dickens in ‘A Christmas Carol' (dctheaterarts.org)
• Traffic Alert for Page County Dec. 15-19 (pagevalleynews.com)
• Will students have to make up snow days? We asked school officials. (newsleader.com)

Sherando

• Athlete Spotlight: Sherando swimmer Savannah Judy (winchesterstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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