🌱 Scott Co. EDA Monthly Meetings and 10 more events

Morning Gate City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Gate City, VA: Harvest Moon Festival at Kickin Back At King Alley in Gate City, Virginia
• Nickelsville Elementary Outreach at Scott County Public Library
• Headstart Outreach at Scott County Public Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

---

From our Partner
Today's Gate City Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Gate City Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Gate City.

---

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine, very warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

---

📸 Around Gate City

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

---

🗓 Upcoming Events in Gate City

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19

• Gate City, VA: Harvest Moon Festival →
  Kickin Back At King Alley in Gate City, Virginia, 156 E Jackson St, Gate City
  10:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

---

Other local events

Thursday September 17

• Nickelsville Elementary Outreach
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City
• Headstart Outreach
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City
• Button Making Class
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City

Tuesday September 22

• Headstart Children Outreach
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City
• Scott Co. EDA Monthly Meetings →
  190 Beech St., Suite 201, Gate City
  6:00 pm
• Scott Co. EDA Monthly Meeting →
  190 Beech Street, Gate City
  6:00 pm

Thursday September 24

• Scrapbooking/Collage Class
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City
• Shoemaker Elementary Outreach
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City

Friday September 25

• Craft Corner With Myeka
  Scott County Public Library, 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City

---

📣 Gate City Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

---

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19

• Appalachian Legends & Lore presents "The Cèilidh Gathering →
  1420 Natural Tunnel Parkway, Duffield
• Appalachian Legends & Lore presents "The Cèilidh Gathering" →
  Natural Tunnel State Park, 1420 Natural Tunnel Parkway, Duffield

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

---

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

---

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Weber City. Apply here.
• Hardee's posted a job opening for Hardees Crew Member - Norton, $12.77 to $14/hour in Norton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gate City here.

---

🗞 Nearby News

Norton

• 3 or 4 data centers could be coming to a former coal mine site in Russell County (cardinalnews.org)

Bristol

• Events continue for BCM Museum post-Rhythm & Roots festival (wjhl.com)
• Birthplace of Country Music Awards $250,000 in Prizes at Bristol Sessions Super Raffle (wcyb.com)
• Rajah Caruth seeks consistency as O'Reilly postseason reaches Bristol (wcyb.com)

---

Ok Gate City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

---

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

---

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook