Good morning Big Island! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe at Commerce Street Theater
Buena Vista Farmer's Market at Magnolia Square
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at Hill City Howlers at Bank of the James Stadium
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Back to school: Best photos from the start of the academic year (newsadvance.com)
'She was a giver': Lynchburg native Phil Vassar remembers Dolly Parton (wset.com)
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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!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!