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🌱 How a new Bland newsletter could help protect local cattle herds.

Bland, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Bland! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new Bland newsletter could help protect local cattle herds.

Also on today's calendar: Football Flag (2nd/3rd Grade)Bland County (BC) (Home) vs Wytheville Silver (WS)Field.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Virginia Cooperative Extension Awards Highlight Innovation And Impact Across Virginia (virginianreview.com) — Bland County farmers now have a dedicated agriculture and natural resources newsletter, created by local Extension agent Hunter Romano, to alert them about issues like seasonal cattle diseases and upcoming educational programs. The statewide awards story highlights this Bland-focused project among several innovative Virginia Cooperative Extension efforts that support youth, older adults, and new farmers across the commonwealth.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Mastec, Inc. posted a job opening for Substation QA/QC Coordinator in Wytheville. Apply here.
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wytheville

Bluefield

  • Local School District Administrator Leads Workshop for BU Education Students (bluefield.edu)
  • First Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened (marketbeat.com)
  • At least 10 presidents retire, step down early into fall semester (universitybusiness.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bland

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