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Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pocahontas
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Wednesday September 2 - Wednesday Funday →
Pocahontas Branch Library, 179 Centre St, Pocahontas
3:30 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday August 27 - Play Mahjong →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
6:00 pm Friday August 28 - The Sensational 70's →
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
7:30 pm Saturday August 29 - Filling Bowls from Farm to Table →
Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
5:00 pm Tuesday September 1 - Tuesday Fun Day →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
3:30 pm Friday September 4 - Holston Varsity Football @ Narrows →
Narrows High School, 1 Green Wave Ln, Narrows
7:00 pm - Heritage Varsity Football @ Graham →
Graham High School, 210 Valley Dale St, Bluefield
7:00 pm - Eastern Montgomery Varsity Football @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
7:00 pm Sunday September 6 - American All-Star Series: Crystal Cup Night #2 →
Wythe Raceway, 164 Race Track Rd, Rural Retreat
7:30 pm Monday September 14 - Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
6:00 pm Tuesday September 22 - Giles County Bookworms →
Pearisburg Library, 209 Fort Branch Rd, Pearisburg
6:00 pm Wednesday September 23 - Mother Goose Storytime →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
10:30 am
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lawrence Brothers Inc posted a job opening for Paint Shop Leadman in Bluefield. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bluefield
- Bluefield University receives $50,000 donation for Dome Gymnasium renovations (wvva.com)
Tazewell
- Coach J'me Harris returns to lead Tazewell Football back to prominence (wvnstv.com)
- Virginians will weigh in on 3 changes to their state constitution this fall. Here's a look at the proposed amendments. (cardinalnews.org)
Wytheville
- Bobcats acquire forward Bailey Morissette from Baton Rouge (greensboro.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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