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🌱 How Bland County’s SOL scores stack up against nearby school districts

Bland, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Bland! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bland County’s SOL scores stack up against nearby school districts

Also on today's calendar: Filling Bowls from Farm to Table.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Sunday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here are the SOL reading and math scores for ABC13's viewing area (wset.com) — Bland County students posted a 79.08% reading pass rate and 71.6% in math on this year’s SOL tests, both above many nearby districts and up from last year in both subjects. You can also compare Bland’s three-year trends with neighboring counties like Wythe, Pulaski, and Tazewell to see how local schools are progressing regionally.
   

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  • TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Popeyes Restaurant General Manager #143 in Wytheville. Apply here.
  • Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wytheville

Bluefield

  • Bluefield University's Dome Gymnasium will see renovations after contributions from Cole Foundation (wvnstv.com)

Pulaski

  • Pulaski and Amherst to decide on gaming facility this November (wfxrtv.com)

Ok Bland! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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