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🌱 How a new wind turbine project could bring jobs to Grundy
Grundy, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Grundy! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new wind turbine project could bring jobs to Grundy
Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)
☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Virginia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Funds approved for wind turbine energy recovery project in Southwest Virginia (bdtonline.com) — An $80,000 grant is backing a year-long pilot study in Grundy to test a small vertical wind turbine system that recovers exhaust-air energy from buildings. Local leaders hope the project will lead to clean-tech manufacturing in Buchanan County, with several jobs projected in the first year and the potential for more positions and broader economic impact over the next decade. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Supervisors Meeting →
Dickenson County, VA Calendar, 818 Happy Valley Drive Room 209, Clintwood
6:00 pm -
Trunk or Treat
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
String Art Club
J. Fred Matthews Memorial Library, 16552 Wise Street, St. Paul -
Special Needs Morning Group
J. Fred Matthews Memorial Library, 16552 Wise Street, St. Paul -
Industrial Development Authority Meeting →
Dickenson County, VA Calendar, Dickenson Center for Education and Research 818 Happy Valley Drive, Clintwood -
Family Crafts with Reginia
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
CPMT Meeting (Dickenson County Community and Policy Team) →
Dickenson County, VA Calendar, 1280 Browning Hollow, Clintwood -
Brown B.A.G. (Books are Good) Book Club
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
Baby Sprouts
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
Trailblazers
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
Little Pines
Haysi Community Library, 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi -
Level I Effective Supervisor Training →
UVA Wise Oxbow Center, 16620 East Riverside Drive, Saint Paul
9:00 am
Tuesday October 27
Saturday October 31
Monday November 2
Tuesday November 3
Wednesday November 4
Thursday November 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in HAYSI VA S07962 in Haysi. Apply here.
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Haysi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grundy here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- TRUSTEE'S SALE - 304 Templeton Street, Appalachia, Virginia 24216 (thecoalfieldprogress.com)
- Pauletta Christine Beaver (ozarkradionews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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