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🌱 Why Abingdon’s Tavern just earned a spot among legendary Southern bars

Abingdon, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Abingdon! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Abingdon’s Tavern just earned a spot among legendary Southern bars
  • How Abingdon attorney Bruce Russell rose to lead Virginia’s legal community
  • Why an Abingdon judge allowed a warrantless hotel safe search

Also on today's calendar: July 4th Weekend At National Harbor and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 70.
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Step back in time at these five legendary Southern taverns (atlantamagazine.com) — Abingdon’s own Tavern on Main Street is spotlighted as one of five legendary Southern taverns, celebrated for its 18th-century building and many past lives from bank to Civil War hospital. Today it’s a favorite for cocktails, steaks, and German dishes like Wiener schnitzel, giving locals and visitors a historic spot to dine right in downtown Abingdon.
   

2. Bruce H. Russell, II elected president-elect of the Virginia State Bar (thelebanonnews.com) — An Abingdon-based attorney, Bruce H. Russell II, has been elected President-Elect of the Virginia State Bar, giving Southwest Virginia—and Abingdon in particular—a rare voice in statewide legal leadership. Russell, who lives in Abingdon and runs a local law office there, plans to focus on access to justice, rural practice, and supporting lawyers in underserved communities.
   

3. Warrantless search of hotel room safe upheld (valawyersweekly.com) — A federal judge in Abingdon has upheld a warrantless search of a hotel room safe at the Arcadia Inn, ruling that the co-occupant had authority to consent. The decision also finds a contested traffic stop lawful, meaning drug-related evidence against the defendant will be allowed in court.
   

4. Chairman Recap: Griffith Supports Policies to Protect Americans, Patients and Rural Communities (pcpatriot.com) — Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon is receiving the first Virginia grant from a new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, aimed at expanding health-care workforce training in underserved areas. The piece also details Rep. Morgan Griffith’s broader work on drug policy, health cost transparency, and rare-disease research funding at the national level.
   

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Ok Abingdon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Abingdon

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Abingdon

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.