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🌱 Town Council Workshop Meeting and 10 more events

And check out Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 on the Big Stone Gap Patch calendar

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

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 at Bullitt Park
  • Town Council Workshop Meeting
  • Trailblazers Lego Club at C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

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    Tuesday October 6
  • Town Council Workshop Meeting →
    Big Stone Gap VA
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday October 7
  • Trailblazers Lego Club
    C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap
    • Thursday October 8
  • 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 2026 →
    Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap
  • Blue Highway Fest →
    Bullitt Park, 301 East 1st Street North, Big Stone Gap
    9:00 am
    • Friday October 9
  • Roll for Literacy
    C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap
    • Tuesday October 13
  • Painting Class
    C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library, 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bristol

  • Bristol Train Station Foundation celebrates 170 years of community memories (wjhl.com)
  • King men's swimming cruises past Mars Hill with nine wins (morganton.com)

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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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