🌱 Live Community Bluegrass Picking at Axe Handle | Pennington Gap, Va and 9 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lee High Generals vs John S Battle Trojans
• Appalachian Apocalypse 2026 at Axe Handle Distilling
• Barrel Saddle Series at Leeman Field

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 77, low: 53.
• Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pennington Gap

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Lee High Generals vs John S Battle Trojans →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Appalachian Apocalypse 2026 →
  Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Road, Pennington Gap
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Barrel Saddle Series →
  Leeman Field, 176 Leaman Park Cir, Pennington Gap
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Trailblazers
  Lee County Public Library, 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap
Friday October 16
• Live Community Bluegrass Picking at Axe Handle | Pennington Gap, Va →
  Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Rd, Pennington Gap
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• The 78th Annual Lee County Tobacco Festival →
  Pennington Gap VA
  8:00 am
Friday October 30
• 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 October 6
• Town Council Workshop Meeting →
  TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Junior Sisk: Blue Highway Fest 2026 →
  Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Trailblazers
  Lee County Public Library, 539 Joslyn Avenue, Pennington Gap
Thursday October 22
• Lee High Generals vs Abingdon Falcons →
  Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Big Stone Gap

• ▶︎Madison honors athletic legends, 1973 state champions with Hall of Fame induction (pjrnews.com)

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• Josh Hess (uschamber.com)

Wise

• Women's volleyball falls to UVA Wise on the road (morganton.com)
• Bristol Tennessee-Virginia Realtors donate emergency preparedness kits (wcyb.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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