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Coming up on the calendar:
- Labor Day - No School at Rye Cove Intermediate
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.
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Monday September 7
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Labor Day - No School
Rye Cove Intermediate
Duffield, VA 24244
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday September 1
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Coffee Connection
Scott County Public Library
297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
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Trailblazers
Scott County Public Library
297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
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College and Career Fair
Scott County Career and Technical Center
SCCTC Auditorium
9:00 am
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Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles →
Rye Cove High School, 164 Eagles Nest Ln, Duffield
5:30 pm
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Town Council Workshop Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
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Baby Sprouts
Scott County Public Library
297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
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Little Pines Class 2
Scott County Public Library
297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
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Little Pines Class 1
Scott County Public Library
297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251
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Board of Supervisors →
Scott County, VA Calendar, 190 Beech Street, Gate City
9:00 am
Sunday September 6
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Papa Jo Smiddy 2026 →
Natural Tunnel State Park, 1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy, Duffield
5:00 pm
Monday September 7
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Labor Day/Schools Closed
Scott County Career and Technical Center
Gate City, VA 24251
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🗞 Nearby News
Gate City
- Richlands Football Falls to Gate City in Week 1 (wvva.com)
- Honaker, Union and Gate City kick off 2026 season with victories (wcyb.com)
Big Stone Gap
Norton
- Southwest Field Notes: Pro-Art celebrates 50 years with free performances (cardinalnews.org)
- Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick (woub.org)
- Spanberger recommends $8.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission Grants for Southwest Virginia (wvva.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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