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🌱 Fries Town Market and 10 more events
Spotted on the Fries calendar: VFB vs Craig
Cheers Fries! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Fries Town Market at Fries Community Center
- VFB vs Craig at Galax High
- MS XC @ Blacksburg at Galax Middle
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
- Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
📸 Around Fries
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fries
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★ Featured events ★
- Fries Town Market →
Fries Community Center, 316 W Main St, Fries
9:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- VFB vs Craig
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
7:00 pm - MS XC @ Blacksburg
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
8:30 am - XC @ Blacksburg
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
8:30 am - Golf @ Bland
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
4:00 pm - VB vs E Mont
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
5:30 pm - MS FB vs Bland
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
6:00 pm - VB @ Radford
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
5:30 pm
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MS VB vs Fort
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
4:30 pm - EL Back to School Night-Cafeteria
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
5:30 pm - VFB vs Craig
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
7:00 pm - XC @ Blacksburg
Galax High Galax, VA 24333
8:30 am
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Galax High School posted a job opening for Assistant Football Coach in Galax. Apply here.
- Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fries here.
🗞 Nearby News
Galax
- Glade Creek crews aid Sparta firefighters in major Main Street blaze overnight (abc45.com)
- Here are the SOL reading and math scores for ABC13's viewing area (wset.com)
Wytheville
- Bobcats sign Belarusian defenseman Yuri Karatay (morganton.com)
Pulaski
- High School Football: Horlick scores 45 straight points in dominant win at Milwaukee Pulaski Co-op (racinecountyeye.com)
- Radford U., Pulaski County explore solutions for better health in SWVA (radfordnewsjournal.com)
- $5 million middle school intersection project approved (pcpatriot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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