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🌱 Building & Grounds Committee and 11 more events
Spotted on the Bland calendar: Water & Wastewater Committee
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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
- Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Building & Grounds Committee →
County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
3:00 pm - Water & Wastewater Committee →
County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
4:00 pm - Game Day! →
Bluefield VA - Benziger Wine Dinner at Petals →
Petals Wine Bar, 160 Tazewell Street, Wytheville
6:00 pm - Open Door Food Pantry →
Open Door Cafe, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville
10:00 am - Galax at Fort Chiswell →
Fort Chiswell High School, #1 Pioneer Trail, Max Meadows
7:00 pm - Board of Supervisors Meeting →
340 S. 6th Street, Wytheville
6:00 pm - Blue Ridge Bobcats Hockey vs. Carolina River Dragons →
Hitachi Energy Arena, 200 Apex Drive, Wytheville
7:00 pm - Healing Through the Savior, Adiction Recovery Program →
1136 Fort Chiswell Road, Max Meadows
6:00 pm - Economic Development Committee →
County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
3:00 pm - Budget Committee →
County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
4:00 pm - Women Veterans Resilience Group →
West Ridge Medical Center, 710 West Ridge Rd., Wytheville
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Day Stocker in Wytheville. Apply here.
- Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Bluefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wytheville
- River Dragons Open 2026-27 Training Camp (oursportscentral.com)
Pulaski
- Board hears of 1% sales tax, parade cancellation (pcpatriot.com)
- Airport seeks supervisors' help in landing a jet (pcpatriot.com)
- Rutrough, Robin Dalton (nrvnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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