🌱 Golf @ Bland and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Golf @ Bland at Galax High
• VB vs E Mont at Galax High
• MS FB vs Bland at Galax Middle

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Fries

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fries

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Monday August 31

• 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

Tuesday September 1

• VB @ Radford
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  5:30 pm

Wednesday September 2

• MS VB vs Shawsville
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Golf vs MED Teams
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  4:00 pm
• MS VB vs Giles
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  4:30 pm
• VB vs Giles
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29

• MS XC @ Blacksburg
  Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
  8:30 am
• XC @ Blacksburg
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  8:30 am

Monday August 31

• Golf @ Bland
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  4:00 pm
• VB vs E Mont
  Galax High Galax, VA 24333
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Galax. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Galax. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fries here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galax

• Amtrak station in Christiansburg and Rex Theatre renovation in Galax advance with new funding (cardinalnews.org)
• Craig County shuts out Galax 48-0 (wsls.com)
• Colby T. Helms Shares New Single 'Fireside Love' Ahead of One For The Losers (gratefulweb.com)

Wytheville

• Elizabeth Harden Milito, 41 (bbbtv12.com)
• 10 Hidden Lake Towns in Virginia for the Ultimate Summer Escape (myfamilytravels.com)

Pulaski

• Pulaski and Amherst to decide on gaming facility this November (wfxrtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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