🌱 Wednesday Funday and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Wednesday Funday

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pocahontas

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7

• Wednesday Funday →
  Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Sit ‘n Stitch →
  Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
  11:00 am
• 2nd Annual Wayfarer Chili Cook Off →
  Tazewell VA
  11:00 am
• Stained Glass Studio →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  1:30 pm
• Abigail Dillon & Gary Lee Dillon at Wayfarer →
  Tazewell VA
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Play Mahjong →
  Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
  6:00 pm
• Benziger Wine Dinner at Petals →
  Petals Wine Bar, 160 Tazewell Street, Wytheville
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• The Woods at Wayfarer - Crossroads Saloon →
  Tazewell VA

Monday October 12

• Grayson County JV Football @ Narrows →
  Narrows High School, 1 Green Wave Ln, Narrows
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• Narrows Farmers Market →
  135 Monroe Street, Narrows
  4:00 pm
• Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Giles →
  Giles High School, 1825 Wenonah Ave, Pearisburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 14

• Mother Goose Storytime →
  Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in POCAHONTAS VA S19042 in Pocahontas. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Cashier in Bluefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pocahontas here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bluefield

• Buffalo Trail Cabins Buys Trailhead ATV Resort, Plans Expansion (atv.com)
• Bank of America Corp DE Makes New Investment in First Community Bancshares, Inc. $FCBC (marketbeat.com)

Tazewell

• EO to deliver $18m Virginia childcare expansion across three communities (edtechinnovationhub.com)

Wytheville

• USDA to drop 271,000 rabies vaccine baits in SWVA (wfxrtv.com)
• Pulaski County Pulse public service announcements (pcpatriot.com)
• Roy Lee Pearman Sr. (pagevalleynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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