🌱 Trailblazers and 11 more events

Hello again Gate City! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Trailblazers at Scott County Public Library
• Coffee Connection at Scott County Public Library
• College and Career Fair at Scott County Career and Technical Center

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 65.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

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📸 Around Gate City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gate City

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Tuesday September 1

• Trailblazers
  Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
• Coffee Connection
  Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
• College and Career Fair
  Scott County Career and Technical Center SCCTC Auditorium
  9:00 am

Wednesday September 2

• Little Pines Class 1
  Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
• Baby Sprouts
  Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
• Little Pines Class 2
  Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251

Monday September 7

• Labor Day/Schools Closed
  Scott County Career and Technical Center Gate City, VA 24251
• Labor Day - No School
  Scott County Career and Technical Center Gate City, VA 24251

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles →
  Rye Cove High School, 164 Eagles Nest Ln, Duffield
  5:30 pm
• Town Council Workshop Meeting →
  TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
  6:30 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Board of Supervisors →
  Scott County, VA Calendar, 190 Beech Street, Gate City
  9:00 am

Friday September 4

• Live Music at Lays Hardware | Coeburn, Va →
  Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts, 409 Front St E, Coeburn
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• working on sketching my palworld character.
  she’s an alien so this gives me time to experiment a lot with facial features. (Nextdoor Nottingham)

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Sales Merchandiser SAS in Bristol. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gate City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Big Stone Gap

• 10 Cozy Mountain Towns in Virginia Perfect for a Digital Detox (myfamilytravels.com)

Norton

• Southwest Field Notes: Pro-Art celebrates 50 years with free performances (cardinalnews.org)
• Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick (woub.org)
• Spanberger recommends $8.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission Grants for Southwest Virginia (wvva.com)

Bristol

• New construction trades academy now open in Bristol Virginia (heraldcourier.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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