🌱 Appalachian Apocalypse 2026 and 7 more events

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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 51.
• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8

• Appalachian Apocalypse 2026 →
  Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Road, Pennington Gap
  12:00 pm
• Lee High Generals vs John S Battle Trojans →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  5:30 pm

Saturday October 10

• Barrel Saddle Series →
  Leeman Field, 176 Leaman Park Cir, Pennington Gap
  12:00 pm
• Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 →
  Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• Trailblazers
  Lee County Public Library, 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap

Friday October 16

• Live Community Bluegrass Picking at Axe Handle | Pennington Gap, Va →
  Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Rd, Pennington Gap
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 22

• Lee High Generals vs Abingdon Falcons →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  5:30 pm

Saturday October 24

• The 78th Annual Lee County Tobacco Festival →
  Pennington Gap VA
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Big Stone Gap

• ▶︎Madison honors athletic legends, 1973 state champions with Hall of Fame induction (pjrnews.com)

Norton

• Josh Hess (uschamber.com)

Wise

• Women's volleyball falls to UVA Wise on the road (morganton.com)
• Bristol Tennessee-Virginia Realtors donate emergency preparedness kits (wcyb.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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