Community Corner
🌱 How do Bland County SOL scores stack up against nearby schools?
And check out The Sensational 70's on the Bland Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How do Bland County SOL scores stack up against nearby schools?
Also on today's calendar: Filling Bowls from Farm to Table.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Saturday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here are the SOL reading and math scores for ABC13's viewing area (wset.com) — Bland County students passed SOL reading at 79.08% and math at 71.6% for 2025–26, both above many neighboring districts and close to statewide averages. The report also tracks how Bland's scores have changed over the past three years, letting families see whether local performance is trending up or down. 
📸 Around Bland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bland
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★ Featured events ★
- The Sensational 70's →
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
7:30 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- Filling Bowls from Farm to Table →
Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
📣 Bland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rural Retreat Varsity Football @ Fort Chiswell →
Fort Chiswell High School, 1 Pioneer Trl, Max Meadows
7:00 pm - Fries Town Market →
Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
9:00 am - Wednesday Funday →
Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
3:30 pm - Heritage Varsity Football @ Graham →
Graham High School, 210 Valley Dale St, Bluefield
7:00 pm - Eastern Montgomery Varsity Football @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
7:00 pm - American All-Star Series: Crystal Cup Night #2 →
Wythe Raceway, 164 Race Track Rd, Rural Retreat
7:30 pm - Creative Expressions →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Ste E, Pulaski
1:00 pm - Tuesday Fun Day →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
3:30 pm - Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
6:00 pm - I'm Still Here →
InStill Mindfulness, 246 N Washington Ave Suite E, Pulaski
11:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Monday September 14
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Wytheville. Apply here.
- Carilion Clinic - Carilion Health System posted a job opening for Food Services Supervisor in Pearisburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wytheville
- Bobcats sign Belarusian defenseman Yuri Karatay (morganton.com)
Bluefield
- College Football Preseason Preview: Bluefield Rams Lean on Brotherhood in Pursuit of Conference Title (wvva.com)
- Oliver Anthony to headline Bluefield's Lemonade Festival at Bowen Field (wvva.com)
Pulaski
- High School Football: Horlick scores 45 straight points in dominant win at Milwaukee Pulaski Co-op (racinecountyeye.com)
- Radford U., Pulaski County explore solutions for better health in SWVA (radfordnewsjournal.com)
- Ballot Set for Nov. 3 Pulaski, Ardmore Elections (mainstreetmediatn.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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!)
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