🌱 Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 10 more events

Hello Pocahontas! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Wednesday Funday
• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival at Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
• Robin Rose’s Tarantulas

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
• Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pocahontas

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday July 15

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

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Other local events

Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
  2:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• Robin Rose’s Tarantulas →
  Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
  3:00 pm

Wednesday July 22

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

Thursday July 23

• Summer Reading Dinosaur Bones and Games →
  Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 4

• 250th Independence Day Celebration →
  Lotito City Park, 1780 Stadium Dr, Bluefield
  1:00 pm
• Pulaski River Turtles at Bluefield Ridge Runners →
  Bowen Field, 3000 Bluefield College Dr, Bluefield
  6:30 pm

Tuesday July 7

• Tuesday Fun Day →
  Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
  3:30 pm

Saturday July 11

• Southwest Virginia Jeep Invasion 2026 →
  Tazewell county fairgrounds, 134 Saddlebred Ln, Tazewell
  10:00 am

Wednesday July 15

• Mother Goose Storytime →
  Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
  10:30 am
• Homemaker’s Club Meeting →
  Burke's Garden Community Center, 6988 Burkes Garden Rd, Tazewell
  1:30 pm
• Johnson City Doughboys at Bluefield Ridge Runners →
  Bowen Field, 3000 Bluefield College Dr, Bluefield
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Bluefield. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Bluefield, Virginia in Bluefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pocahontas here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bluefield

• Field of Honor Comes to Bluefield University Campus (bluefield.edu)

Tazewell

• U.S. Department of Agriculture designates Tazewell County as a natural disaster area following recent drought (woay.com)
• Virginia's reproductive rights amendment faces legal challenges over procedural step, language • Virginia Mercury (virginiamercury.com)
• A Ministry Through Food (thechimneyrockchronicle.com)

Wytheville

• Local Meat Processors Eye USDA Grant Opportunity (crozetgazette.com)
• This Week's Pulaski County Pulse announcements (pcpatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: When it is turning into a driveway! (Thank you Dana J. for sending it in!)
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