Good day Appalachia! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Town Council Workshop Meeting
- Town Council Regular Meeting
- 2026 Big Stone Gap Cub Run at Bullitt Park
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday September 1
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Red Shirts & Rogues Sci-Fi Book Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library
11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
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Norton Friends and Farmers Market →
Norton, VA Calendar, 115 8th Street SW, Norton
4:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
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Baby Sprouts
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library
11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
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Little Pines
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library
11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
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Trailblazers Lego Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library
11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Friday September 4
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Hawk Talk/Watch →
Norton, VA Calendar, 1147 Laurel Ave. SW, Norton
9:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Group Hike: Guest River Gorge →
Norton, VA Calendar
9:00 am
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Virginia-Wise Cavaliers vs. Chowan University Hawks →
Carl Smith Stadium
6:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Big Stone Gap
Norton
- Southwest Field Notes: Pro-Art celebrates 50 years with free performances (cardinalnews.org)
- Spanberger recommends $8.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission Grants for Southwest Virginia (wvva.com)
- Alexandria stays under a drought warning as one Virginia region clears for the first time since April (alexandriabrief.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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