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Coming up on the calendar:
- Fries Town Market at Fries Community Center
- GMS VB Tryouts at Galax Middle
- Thursday Night Jam Session at The Historic Fries Theatre
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do trees and dogs have in common? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Monday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
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ā Featured events ā
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Fries Town Market ā
Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
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GMS VB Tryouts
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
6:00 pm -
Thursday Night Jam Session ā
The Historic Fries Theatre, 316 W Main St, Fries
7:00 pm -
Fries Town Market ā
Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
9:00 am
Monday August 10
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
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š Events Nearby
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Wythe County Chapter Meeting ā
Hedgefield Apartments, Ivanhoe
5:30 pm -
GMS VB Tryouts
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
6:00 pm -
JV/Varsity Volleyball Scrimmages vs. Ft. Chiswell
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
5:00 pm -
The Sensational 70s ā
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
1:30 pm -
JV/Varsity Football Scrimmage @ Magna Vista- Monogram Smith River C
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
6:00 pm -
August Clay Sip and Stretch ā
Seven Sisters Brewery, 355 E Main St, Wytheville
2:00 pm -
[GPL] Writers Group ā
Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
2:00 pm -
Womenās Bible Study Group ā
Galax Public Library, 610 W Stuart Dr, Galax
1:30 pm
Monday August 10
Wednesday August 12
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Saturday August 15
Tuesday August 18
Monday August 24
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š Nearby News
Galax
- Stompin 76 Turns 50: How a Bluegrass Festival Overran Carroll County and Became Legend (theroanokestar.com)
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Wytheville
- Wytheville data center boom draws resident pushback over land, water, and electric rates (wdbj7.com)
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- Bristol District weekly traffic alert: August 10 - 16, 2026 (virginia.gov)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bark (Thank you John D. for sending it in!)
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