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🌱 How might Bluefield’s Brody Meadows fit into Tech’s rebuilt line?
Happening soon: Heritage Varsity Football @ Graham on the Bluefield Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How might Bluefield's Brody Meadows fit into Tech's rebuilt line?
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 60.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Virginia Tech football 2026 position preview: Offensive line (gobblercountry.com) — Bluefield, Va. native Brody Meadows is expected to play a key role on Virginia Tech's much-improved 2026 offensive line under new head coach James Franklin. The preview breaks down returning starters, key transfers, and freshmen, explaining how different combinations could shape one of the Hokies' strongest units in years. 
📸 Around Bluefield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bluefield
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★ Featured events ★
- Heritage Varsity Football @ Graham →
Graham High School, 210 Valley Dale St, Bluefield
7:00 pm
Friday September 4
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📣 Bluefield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tuesday Fun Day →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
3:30 pm - Wednesday Funday →
Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
3:30 pm - Rural Retreat Varsity Football @ Fort Chiswell →
Fort Chiswell High School, 1 Pioneer Trl, Max Meadows
7:00 pm - The Sensational 70's →
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
7:30 pm - Filling Bowls from Farm to Table →
Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
5:00 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 - Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
6:00 pm - Mother Goose Storytime →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
10:30 am - Darci Lynne →
The Lincoln Theatre, 117 E Main St, Marion
7:30 pm - Sit 'n Stitch →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
11:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 23
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Bluefield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Tazewell
- Amanda Killen to lead Economic Development Authority (nvdaily.com)
- Q&A: Author Emilee Hackney's Fundamentalist Youth (goodmenproject.com)
- Eagles bring experience, high expectations into first golf season (virginiamountaineer.com)
Wytheville
- Virginia's Wytheville is worth a visit (stripes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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