🌱 How Emory helped bring Barbara Kingsolver home to Appalachia

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In today's newsletter:

• How Emory helped bring Barbara Kingsolver home to Appalachia
• How Emory & Henry's big tuition cut could affect local families

Also on today's calendar: Emory & Henry College Wasps vs. Mars Hill Mountain... and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
• Saturday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Every book I write will be about Appalachia': Why Barbara Kingsolver feels called to tell stories about the region (cardinalnews.org) — Barbara Kingsolver traces a life and writing career rooted in Southwest Virginia, including a formative teaching fellowship at Emory & Henry University in Emory that reconnected her to family roots in Washington County. From her Meadowview farm, she describes why every book she writes centers Appalachia, how Demon Copperhead's success now funds a women's recovery house, and why local stories and resilience still matter.
   

• Is the dream of cheaper college finally back in sight? At least 5 schools slash tuition by as much as $29,000 — why fewer teens seek out campus life (moneywise.com) — Emory & Henry University in Emory is nearly halving its listed tuition, dropping from $40,000 to $19,900 in a bid to attract more students from the surrounding region. The article explains how several private colleges nationwide are cutting prices amid declining enrollment and growing skepticism about the value of a degree, while noting that most students still pay less through aid and discounts.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Emory

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• PICNIC by William Inge →
  E&H McGlothlin Center for the Arts, 30481 Garnand Dr, Meadowview
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Emory & Henry College Wasps vs. Mars Hill Mountain... →
  Fred Selfe Stadium, 12286-12298 Itta Bena Rd, Meadowview
  1:00 pm
• Emory & Henry College Wasps vs. Mars Hill Mountain Lions →
  Fred Selfe Stadium, 12286-12298 Itta Bena Rd, Meadowview
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• PICNIC by William Inge →
  E&H McGlothlin Center for the Arts, 30481 Garnand Dr, Meadowview
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• A Taste of Ireland →
  E&H McGlothlin Center for the Arts, 30481 Garnand Dr, Meadowview
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 31
• Emory & Henry College Wasps vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Bears →
  Fred Selfe Stadium, 12286-12298 Itta Bena Rd, Meadowview
  1:00 pm
• Emory & Henry College Wasps vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Bears - Fred Selfe Stadium →
  Fred Selfe Stadium, 12286-12298 Itta Bena Rd, Meadowview
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Northwood at Patrick Henry →
  Glade Spring VA
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Midday Mahjongg →
  Glade Spring Library, 305 N. Glade St., Glade Spring
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• From Sheep to Skein →
  Glade Spring Library, 305 N. Glade St., Glade Spring
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Glade Spring Storytime →
  Glade Spring Library, 305 N. Glade St., Glade Spring
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(04238) - 297 Commerce Drive in Abingdon. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Abingdon

• A Woman Who Was Ahead of Her Time (thelebanonnews.com)
• The Largest Indoor Arenas In The United States (worldatlas.com)
• Virginia leaders focus on cybersecurity, disasters during first-ever readiness summit (wtvr.com)

Damascus

• More than half of schools in Southwest and Southside are exceeding state expectations, new scores show (cardinalnews.org)

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