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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
- Saturday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday October 8 - Benziger Wine Dinner at Petals →
Petals Wine Bar, 160 Tazewell Street, Wytheville
6:00 pm - Play Mahjong →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
6:00 pm Friday October 9 - Open Door Food Pantry →
Open Door Cafe, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville
10:00 am Saturday October 10 - The Woods at Wayfarer - Crossroads Saloon →
Tazewell VA Monday October 12 - Grayson County JV Football @ Narrows →
Narrows High School, 1 Green Wave Ln, Narrows
7:00 pm Tuesday October 13 - Narrows Farmers Market →
135 Monroe Street, Narrows
4:00 pm - Board of Supervisors Meeting →
340 S. 6th Street, Wytheville
6:00 pm - Grayson County Girls JV Volleyball @ Giles →
Giles High School, 1825 Wenonah Ave, Pearisburg
6:00 pm Wednesday October 14 - Mother Goose Storytime →
Tazewell County Public Library (Tazewell Branch), 129 Main St, Tazewell
10:30 am Friday October 16 - Blue Ridge Bobcats Hockey vs. Carolina River Dragons →
Hitachi Energy Arena, 200 Apex Drive, Wytheville
7:00 pm - Chilhowie at Rural Retreat →
Rural Retreat High School, 321 E Buck Ave, Rural Retreat
7:00 pm Tuesday October 20 - Economic Development Committee →
County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
3:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in POCAHONTAS VA S19042 in Pocahontas. Apply here.
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for STORE FOOD MANAGER - DG MKT - 21 and older only - in BLUEFIELD VA S09817 in Bluefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pocahontas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bluefield
- Broncos Picked Second in 2026-27 CIAA Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (fsubroncos.com)
- Supermarket Shuts Down Over $25K a Month Utility Bills (wideopencountry.com)
Tazewell
- Kandi Kakes approved for VCEDA grant (wvva.com)
- Tazewell Police ask for help in locating missing elderly man with dementia (wvva.com)
- $2.75 million coming to Martinsville and Henry County (whee.net)
Wytheville
- Virginia Grown Pumpkins Delivered To Governor's Mansion from Southwest Virginia (morningagclips.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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