🌱 What the $700,000 Haysi sewer upgrade could mean for your street

Good day Haysi! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What the $700,000 Haysi sewer upgrade could mean for your street
• How coal seams near Haysi are tied to rising black lung cases

Also on today's calendar: Traditional Appalachian Woodworking Demonstration... and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 65.
• Monday: Sunshine, very warm and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Spanberger recommends $8.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission Grants for Southwest Virginia (wvva.com) — Haysi is in line for a $700,000 sewer infrastructure replacement project, pending final agreements, as part of a broader $8.4 million Appalachian Regional Commission package for Southwest Virginia. The funding slate also backs water, sewer, job training, and downtown revitalization projects across nearby counties, aiming to improve basic services and economic opportunities for thousands of households.
   

• Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick (woub.org) — Coal mining near Haysi, including thin seams cut through rock, is part of a wider central Appalachian trend driving a resurgence of deadly black lung disease among miners. New federal research shows rates back to 1970s levels, with one in three long‑time underground miners in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia affected, raising urgent questions about dust controls and worker protections.
   

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📸 Around Haysi

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Haysi

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19

• Traditional Appalachian Woodworking Demonstration with local artisan Terry Ratliff — Breaks Interstate Park →
  Breaks Interstate Park Visitors Center, 724 Commission Cir, Haysi
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1

• Baby Sprouts
  Haysi Community Library 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi, VA 24256
• Little Pines
  Haysi Community Library 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi, VA 24256

Wednesday September 2

• Brown B.A.G. (Books are Good) Book Club
  Haysi Community Library 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi, VA 24256

Thursday September 3

• Trailblazers
  Haysi Community Library 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi, VA 24256

Tuesday September 8

• Family Crafts with Reginia
  Haysi Community Library 157 Oquinn Street, Haysi, VA 24256

Saturday September 19

• Traditional Appalachian Woodworking Demonstration... →
  Breaks Interstate Park Visitors Center, 724 Commission Cir, Haysi
  10:00 am

Tuesday September 22

• Lee High Generals vs Ridgeview Wolfpack →
  Ridgeview High School, 310 Wolfpack Wy, Clintwood
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Educare Outreach
  Wise County Public Library 124 Library Road SW, Wise, VA 24293
• CPMT Meeting (Dickenson County Community and Policy Team) →
  Dickenson County, VA Calendar, 1280 Browning Hollow, Clintwood
• Twin Springs Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Honaker →
  Honaker High School, 1795 Thompson Creek Rd, Honaker
  7:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Little Pines
  Coeburn Community Library 111 3rd Street Northwest, Coeburn, VA 24230

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CJ Mahan posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager (Location varies- position requires travel) in Haysi. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Grundy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Haysi here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Honaker

• Honaker, Union and Gate City kick off 2026 season with victories (wcyb.com)
• Amtrak station in Christiansburg and Rex Theatre renovation in Galax advance with new funding (cardinalnews.org)
• We Salute You: August 2026 (wcyb.com)

Wise

• Wise County Department of Social Services v John Cody Gregory (Axle Gregory) (thecoalfieldprogress.com)

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Ok Haysi! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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