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🌱 How Hillsville transforms into a four-day flea market and gun show
Hillsville, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Hillsville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hillsville transforms into a four-day flea market and gun show
Also on today's calendar: Teen Cold Case and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 60, low: 45.
- Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pack An Empty Trunk Before Visiting The Sprawling Flea Market At The VFW In Hillsville, Virginia (newsbreak.com) — Hillsville’s massive twice-yearly flea market and gun show turns the entire town into a four-day shopping destination each Memorial Day and Labor Day, centered on the Grover King VFW Post. Residents and visitors can browse thousands of vendors, plan around heavy traffic and parking near West Stuart Drive, and take advantage of local food, rest areas, and downtown yard sales that make this a signature Hillsville tradition. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Teen Game Day →
Carroll County Public Library, 101 Beaver Dam Road, Hillsville
2:00 pm
Wednesday November 4
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Other local events
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Region 3D Volleyball Quarterfinals (TBD)
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
6:00 pm -
Teen Cold Case →
Carroll County Public Library, 101 Beaver Dam Road, Hillsville
6:00 pm -
Region 3D Volleyball Semifinals (TBD)
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
6:00 pm -
Football @ James River
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
7:00 pm
Tuesday November 3
Wednesday November 4
Thursday November 5
Friday November 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Divine Worship Service →
Galax VA
10:45 am -
Halloween →
Fries VA
5:00 pm -
Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers at the Blue Ridge Music Center →
Blue Ridge Music Center, Music Center Rd, Galax
12:00 pm -
Author Visit-Dave Pruett: Never Too Old for a Trail Name →
Galax Public Library, 610 W. Stuart Drive, Galax
11:00 am -
Women's Bible Study Group →
Galax Public Library, Galax
1:30 pm -
MS BKB vs Grayson
Galax Middle Galax, VA 24333
5:30 pm -
Region 3D Volleyball Quarterfinals (TBD)
Carroll County High Hillsville, VA 24343
6:00 pm
Saturday October 31
Sunday November 1
Monday November 2
Tuesday November 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Roses Discount Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Galax. Apply here.
- Aramark posted a job opening for Cook - Volvo New River Valley Plant 2 in Pulaski. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Galax
- We're On A Countdown! (blogspot.com)
- Ladies Classic tournament bracket released (greenevillesun.com)
- VA Blacksburg VA Zone Forecast (dailyindependent.com)
Pulaski
- Rosie's Gaming Emporium: Could It Come to Pulaski? (wsls.com)
- Fluidstack hosts open house on Wythe County data center as protesters voice frustration (wdbj7.com)
- Community Foundation of the NRV's Scholarship application now open (pcpatriot.com)
Ok Hillsville! 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: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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