🌱 How a $687,940 grant could reshape Pennington Gap’s hotel plans

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• How a $687,940 grant could reshape Pennington Gap’s hotel plans

Also on today's calendar: Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Spanberger recommends $8.4 million in Appalachian Regional Commission Grants for Southwest Virginia (wvva.com) — Pennington Gap is in line for nearly $688,000 to build utility infrastructure that will support a new hotel project in town, part of a broader $8.4 million ARC investment in Southwest Virginia. The funding package also backs water and sewer upgrades, job training, and downtown revitalization across the region, aiming to boost local businesses and create new jobs.
   

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📸 Around Pennington Gap

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pennington Gap

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8

• Lee High Generals vs CHS Warriors →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2

• Little Pines II
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Baby Sprouts I
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Little Pines
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Baby Sprouts II
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277

Monday September 14

• Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  6:00 pm

Friday September 25

• Live Community Bluegrass Picking at Axe Handle | Pennington Gap, Va →
  Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Rd, Pennington Gap
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Town Council Workshop Meeting →
  TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
  6:30 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Little Pines II
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Baby Sprouts II
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Little Pines
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277
• Baby Sprouts I
  Lee County Public Library 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA 24277

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Big Stone Gap. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Big Stone Gap

• 10 Cozy Mountain Towns in Virginia Perfect for a Digital Detox (myfamilytravels.com)

Norton

• Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick (woub.org)
• It's Wednesday. Why that means no computers allowed in some schools (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)

Gate City

• McClung upset in opening round of Dunkman finals (johnsoncitypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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