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🌱 How the community is supporting deputies after the Fancy Gap Highway shooting

Fancy Gap, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Fancy Gap! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the community is supporting deputies after the Fancy Gap Highway shooting
  • Why the Fancy Gap Highway shooting suspect wasn’t already behind bars

Also on today's calendar: The Society of Moon & Star Pattern Glass Show and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 66.
  • Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Community rallying around Carroll Co. deputy who survived shooting that killed his deputy partner (wxii12.com) — Deputies responding to a welfare check on Fancy Gap Highway were met with gunfire, leaving Deputy Logan Utt dead and Deputy Michael Dean seriously injured but alive. Neighbors and supporters are organizing donations to help Dean’s recovery, while Utt’s funeral is set for Friday, June 5, at Temple Baptist Church, giving Fancy Gap-area residents a chance to pay their respects.
   

• Details emerge on why suspect in Carroll County deputy killing wasn't already behind bars (wdbj7.com) — A Carroll County deputy was killed and another wounded during a welfare check along Fancy Gap Highway, in a shooting authorities say was carried out by previously convicted felon Michael Puckett. This report explains Puckett’s past explosives-related cases, prior sentences, and why he was free on bond at the time, as officials seek answers about earlier court decisions.
   

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  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Galax. Apply here.
  • Acadia Healthcare posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Hillsville in Galax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fancy Gap here.

🗞 Nearby News

Galax

  • Blue Ridge Music Center, The Bluffs Restaurant host inaugural Fiddle & Fork Festival June 12-14 (wataugademocrat.com)

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Pulaski

  • 2026 Pulaski River Turtles Preview (wfxrtv.com)
  • Pulaski County Parks and Recreation Announces Installation of Three New Weatherproof AED Stations at Randolph Park (pcpatriot.com)
  • LewisGale Hospital Pulaski nurse Rebecca Barker recognized with DAISY Award (pcpatriot.com)

Ok Fancy 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: Same as Arkansas (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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