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🌱 Big Stone Gap home headed to foreclosure auction in early August

Big Stone Gap, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Big Stone Gap! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Big Stone Gap home headed to foreclosure auction in early August
  • Why Big Stone Gap parents are growing frustrated over missing coach case

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with a stray t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very warm with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 68.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TRUSTEE'S SALE OF 1138 Crackers Neck Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 (thecoalfieldprogress.com) — A home at 1138 Crackers Neck Road in Big Stone Gap is scheduled for a foreclosure auction at the Wise County Circuit Court on August 4, 2026, at noon. The sale includes both the 1.19-acre property and a 2005 Clayton manufactured home, with payment due in full within ten days and a possible 10% deposit required at auction.
   

• Furious Parent Speaks Out as Search Continues for Missing Football Coach (terezowens.com) — Residents near Big Stone Gap are still waiting for answers in the disappearance of former Union High School football coach Travis Turner, who vanished after leaving his home near town in November 2025. Despite extensive searches, hundreds of leads, and a reward, no confirmed trace has been found, fueling local frustration, speculation about an escape, and calls for more transparency from authorities.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Wise

  • PUBLIC HEARING - Amend and update the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Wise (thecoalfieldprogress.com)

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  • Johnson City Powers Broad June Housing Market - CoreData @ donfenley.com (donfenley.com)

Ok Big Stone Gap! 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: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Big Stone Gap

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