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🌱 Why a 30-foot pencil still hangs over Main Street Wytheville

Wytheville, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a 30-foot pencil still hangs over Main Street Wytheville

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Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Quirky Virginia Roadside Attractions You Won't Believe Exist (myfamilytravels.com) — One of Virginia’s quirkiest roadside stops is right in downtown Wytheville, where a 30‑foot yellow pencil hangs over Main Street from the Wytheville Office Supply building. Originally installed in the 1960s as an eye‑catching ad for highway travelers, the giant pencil has become a beloved local landmark and an easy, free photo stop for anyone passing through town’s busy crossroads.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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