🌴Meet Leesburg's latest TV star

🌴Happy Friday, y'all!

Hope you are enjoying your extended holiday weekend whether you're reading from your laptop at work (hope it's an easy day for you or you get off early) or checking us out on the beach or while visiting relatives (when you really shouldn't be fiddling with a cellphone, but we're glad we could help provide the distraction 😉).

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🍷Your weekend guide: 7 fun events happening July 5-7

Laugh at professional comedians, play with the kids, enjoy live music with some wine or watch a final round of fireworks.

More info here on the fun stuff this weekend.

📰More news you should know

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📖3 questions with someone you should know: Robert Vayles, Leesburg librarian and 'Jeopardy' contestant

If you frequent the Leesburg Public Library, you may spot a familiar face while watching "Jeopardy!" next Thursday. Adult Services Librarian Robert Voyles will appear on the show on July 11. Thank you to Pam Hester at the city of Leesburg for providing the news via press release about Voyles.

The Daily Commercial had already spoken to Voyles and will interview the buzzed-about quiz show contestant on Monday. First, here are some crucial tidbits from the city as an appetizer.

What was it like to meet host and record-setting champion Ken Jennings? “People say never meet your hero, but I’m so happy to have met one of mine. He is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met and really seems to live for what he does.”

His favorite part of the experience on “Jeopardy!”? “The atmosphere of a bunch of ‘Jeopardy!’ nerds talking about the live show while it was going on and getting to meet new people was really cool.”

His advice to anyone who may be thinking about auditioning for “Jeopardy!”? “I would just tell them to try out. There is more to it than knowing information, facts and trivia. I think people do it for the experience and I’m glad I did.”

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Bye for now!

JG