Community Corner
🌱 Flag Rock 5K Trail Run and 11 more events
Coming up on the Pound Patch calendar: Nature Painting Class
Hello again Pound! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Flag Rock 5K Trail Run →
Norton, VA Calendar, 1231 12th Street SW, Norton
5:30 pm - Nature Painting Class →
Norton, VA Calendar, 736 Park Ave. NW, Norton
6:00 pm - Fact or Fiction Adult Book Club
Coeburn Community Library 111 3rd Street Northwest, Coeburn, VA 24230 - Solar Viewing in Norton →
Norton, VA Calendar, 765 Park Ave. NW, Norton
11:00 am - Flag Rock Mountain Bike Poker Ride →
Norton, VA Calendar, 1231 12th Street SW, Norton
10:00 am - High Knob Bouldering Clinic →
Norton, VA Calendar, 1231 12th Street SW, Norton
10:00 am - Outdoor Yoga Class →
Norton, VA Calendar, 1348 Flag Rock Road, Norton
10:00 am - High Knob Outdoor Fest Downtown Block Party →
Norton, VA Calendar, 115 8th Street SW, Norton
4:00 pm - Outdoor Fest Jam Session →
Norton, VA Calendar, 736 Park Ave. NW, Norton
4:00 pm - An Evening with Grammy / Emmy Winner John Berry →
Jettie Baker Center, 348 Main St, Clintwood
7:00 pm - Oil Painting Class →
Norton, VA Calendar, 201 Park Avenue NE, Norton
10:00 am - Educare Outreach
Wise County Public Library 124 Library Road SW, Wise, VA 24293
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Saturday August 15
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Clintwood. Apply here.
- Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Reset Merchandiser - Houchens in Wise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pound here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wise
- The two proposed dam projects in Wise County are part of a nationwide renaissance of hydropower (cardinalnews.org)
- Spanberger booed in Galax. Then the online chatter bashed Southwest Virginia schools. (cardinalnews.org)
Norton
- Norton man delivers aid to civilians in frontline Ukrainian city (vermontdailychronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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