Morning Merrimac! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Today's riddle: What do you call cheese that isn't yours? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
- Thursday: Cloudy, a stray t-storm; warm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday October 13
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Q4 2026 Business Brief →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar
12:00 pm
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Heirloom Ensemble – Family Paint Night →
Paint ‘n Fun Ceramics Studio, 782 New River Rd NW Suite 613, Christiansburg
5:30 pm
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Town Council Meeting →
Blacksburg VA
6:30 pm
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CANCELLED: Regular Town Council Meeting →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar, Town Hall 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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Fall Cleanup SW Quadrant →
Blacksburg VA
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The Local Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening →
Blacksburg VA
11:00 am
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Wednesday Clay Days →
Paint ‘n Fun Ceramics Studio, 782 New River Rd NW Suite 613, Christiansburg
12:00 pm
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CANCELLED: Public Arts Advisory Board Meeting →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar, Town Hall 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg
12:30 pm
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Public Arts Advisory Board Meeting →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar, Town Hall 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg
12:30 pm
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Wheel Together – Weekday Pottery Experience for 4 →
Paint ‘n Fun Ceramics Studio, 782 New River Rd NW Suite 613, Christiansburg
1:00 pm
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Blacksburg Farmers Market →
Blacksburg VA
2:00 pm
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Gardening Book Swap & Diane Flynt talk! →
Blacksburg Farmers Market, 100 Draper Road Southwest, Blacksburg
2:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Blacksburg
- 10/17: Pedestrian Grand Opening (nrvnews.com)
- Flood Watch issued October 11 at 12:40AM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA (wataugademocrat.com)
- Dual Toxin and Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH) Enzyme Immuno Assay (EIA) Tests Market Forecast Points Higher Toward 2035, Driven by Rising C. Difficile Incidence (indexbox.io)
Christiansburg
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call cheese that isn't yours?" — Nacho cheese! (Thank you Lorille C. for sending it in!)
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