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🌱 Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 and 10 more events
Coming up: Town Council Workshop Meeting on the Appalachia Patch calendar
Good morning Appalachia! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Town Council Workshop Meeting
- Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 at Bullitt Park
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Appalachia
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★ Featured events ★
- Town Council Workshop Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 →
Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap
7:00 pm - Town Council Workshop Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Tuesday November 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Trailblazers Lego Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap - Blue Highway Fest 2026 →
Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap - Blue Highway Fest with Flatt Out Blue →
Blue Highway Fest, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap - Classic Lit Book Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap - Blue Highway Fest →
Bullitt Park, 301 East 1st Street North, Big Stone Gap
9:00 am - Roll for Literacy
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap - Painting Class
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap - Mountain Traditions Woodcarvers Carving Workshop →
Big Stone Gap Visitor Center, 306 Wood Ave E, Big Stone Gap
5:00 pm - Mountain Traditions Woodcarvers Carving Workshop – BSG Visitor Center →
Big Stone Gap Visitor Center, 306 Wood Ave E, Big Stone Gap
5:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Luttrell Staffing Group posted a job opening for Warehouse (hose assembly & forklift) in Appalachia. Apply here.
- Coast to Coast Merchandising & Installations posted a job opening for Merchandiser / Auditor Position Available - Big Stone Gap VA in Big Stone Gap. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appalachia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Big Stone Gap
- ▶︎Madison honors athletic legends, 1973 state champions with Hall of Fame induction (pjrnews.com)
Norton
- Josh Hess (uschamber.com)
Wise
- Bristol Tennessee-Virginia Realtors donate emergency preparedness kits (wcyb.com)
- Women's volleyball falls to UVA Wise on the road (morganton.com)
Ok Appalachia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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