🌱 Grief Support Group and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 64.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25

• Grief Support Group
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 2387 Warm Hearth Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060
  11:00 am
• MC Ribbon Cutting: Parmer & Sons →
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 37 W Main St, Christiansburg, VA
  12:00 pm
• When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery →
  Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
  2:00 pm
• Kids Cooking: Fried Rice Cakes - REGISTRATION REQUIRED! →
  Radford, VA Calendar, 30 W. Main St, Radford
  4:00 pm
• Giles County Bookworms →
  Pearisburg Library, 209 Fort Branch Rd, Pearisburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 26

• MC Business Resource Committee 2026
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 210 Laurel St NE, Christiansburg, VA 24073
  3:00 pm
• MC Ribbon Cutting: Commonwealth Senior Living →
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 201 Wheatland Ct NE, Christiansburg, VA
  4:00 pm
• Tick Prevention & Awareness →
  Radford, VA Calendar, 30 W Main St., Radford
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley →
  Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
  2:00 pm
• MC Speed Networking Social - August 2026
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 105
  4:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Last Call Before Football →
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce University Club of Virginia Tech
  5:00 pm
• Last Call Before Football at the University Club of Virginia Tech! →
  Lane Stadium, 185 Beamer Way, Blacksburg
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• White dog on bluegrass in Newport!!!
  I couldn’t get him in my car and we are only visiting not residents- has collar but no information on it! (Nextdoor Virginia)

• Panera Bread posted a job opening for Retail Team Member in Blacksburg. Apply here.
• Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Banquet Manager in Blacksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pembroke here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pearisburg

• Martin, Robert E. (nrvnews.com)
• Johnston, Bobby Wayne (nrvnews.com)

Blacksburg

• Jones, Sandra Thompson (nrvnews.com)
• Virginia Tech women's basketball unveils 2026-27 non-conference schedule (wsls.com)
• Virginia Gas Prices: Cheapest and most expensive places to fill up - August 24, 2026 (wsls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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