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🌱 How a Gate City scrapyard became central in a multi-cemetery theft case
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- How a Gate City scrapyard became central in a multi-cemetery theft case
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Couple of showers, t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• 137 vases stolen from Tennessee, Virginia cemeteries recovered by police (wate.com) — Investigators traced a major cemetery theft case to a recycling yard in Gate City, where 131 stolen bronze vases were recovered and the business owner was arrested on possession of stolen property charges. The vases, taken from children's and family graves across Northeast Tennessee and Scott County, represent only about a third of what's missing. Families are urged to contact Sullivan County authorities if they suspect a loved one's vase was stolen. 
📸 Around Gate City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gate City
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- Trailblazers
Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251 - Coffee Connection
Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251 - College and Career Fair
Scott County Career and Technical Center SCCTC Auditorium
9:00 am - Baby Sprouts
Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251 - Little Pines Class 1
Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251 - Little Pines Class 2
Scott County Public Library 297 West Jackson Street, Gate City, VA 24251 - Labor Day/Schools Closed
Scott County Career and Technical Center Gate City, VA 24251 - Labor Day - No School
Scott County Career and Technical Center Gate City, VA 24251
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Monday September 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles →
Rye Cove High School, 164 Eagles Nest Ln, Duffield
5:30 pm - Town Council Workshop Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm - Board of Supervisors →
Scott County, VA Calendar, 190 Beech Street, Gate City
9:00 am - Live Music at Lays Hardware | Coeburn, Va →
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts, 409 Front St E, Coeburn
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Retail Reset Merchandising in Gate City. Apply here.
- Long John Silvers posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Gate City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gate City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bristol
- Resilient Medical Transport LLC (virginia.gov)
- Exploring Appalachia Through Its Food, Farms, and Scenic Roads (findarticles.com)
- Top Five Tuesday: August 25, 2026 (wcyb.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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