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

Spotted on the Bassett calendar: Bassett Girls JV Volleyball @ Martinsville

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Hey hey Bassett! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

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.
   

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  • 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.

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  • 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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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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