🌱 How a Bassett worker rescued 40 years of hometown memories online

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Bassett worker rescued 40 years of hometown memories online
• Meet the Bassett freshman hoping to kick for Virginia Tech

Also on today's calendar: "Track the Future 5K" and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bassett Pioneer finds digital home (henrycountyenterprise.com) — Bassett residents can now explore decades of Bassett Furniture and town history online, thanks to a massive digitization of the old Bassett Pioneer newsletter and a popular local Facebook group. Fourth-generation employee and historian Andrew Doss, with help from coworkers and neighbors, has preserved weddings, workplace snapshots, and family milestones, now searchable through the Library of Virginia's Virginia Chronicle project.
   

• Virginia Tech Hokie Football 2026 Roster Reviews: The Specialists (gobblercountry.com) — Virginia Tech's 2026 football specialists unit includes freshman kicker and punter Cole Byrd from Bassett, giving local fans a direct hometown connection on the Hokies roster. The article breaks down depth charts, new special teams coaches, and how revamped kicking and punting could swing close games this season.
   

📸 Around Bassett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bassett

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Bassett Girls JV Volleyball @ Martinsville →
  Martinsville High School, 351 Commonwealth Blvd E, Martinsville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• "Track the Future 5K" →
  1000 Irisburg Rd, Axton
  1:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Holiday - Labor Day →
  Henry County, VA Calendar
Tuesday September 8
• Martinsville Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Dan River Varsity Football @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Magna Vista Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Franklin County JV Football @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Gretna Varsity Football @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Storytime at Spencer-Penn Centre →
  Spencer Penn Center, 475 Spencer Penn Rd, Spencer
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• School Board Holiday
  Henry County Collinsville, VA 24078
Tuesday September 15
• Carroll County Girls JV Volleyball @ Bassett →
  Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Dr, Bassett
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Eastman Chemical posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Fieldale. Apply here.
• Martinsville High School posted a job opening for School Custodian - Martinsville High School in Martinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bassett here.

🗞 Nearby News

Martinsville

• United Way seeks volunteers for 28th Day of Action (henrycountyenterprise.com)
• Man charged in August shooting on Starling Avenue (henrycountyenterprise.com)
• Martinsville woman sentenced after pleading guilty to stealing late boyfriend's Social Security funds (wdbj7.com)

Rocky Mount

• Virginians will weigh in on 3 changes to their state constitution this fall. Here's a look at the proposed amendments. (cardinalnews.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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