Community Corner
🌱 First Day of School and 11 more events
Spotted on the St. Charles calendar: Books From The Crypt: Horror Book Club
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Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- First Day of School
Rye Cove Intermediate Duffield, VA 24244 - Books From The Crypt: Horror Book Club
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 - Trailblazers Science Night
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library 11 Proctor Street N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 - Scott Co. EDA Monthly Meetings →
Scott County, VA Calendar Gate City, VA 24251
6:00 pm - Lee High Generals vs J I Burton Raiders →
Lee High School, 200 Generals Ln, Jonesville
5:30 pm - Lee High Generals vs Rye Cove Eagles →
Rye Cove High School, 164 Eagles Nest Ln, Duffield
5:30 pm - Town Council Workshop Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm - Papa Jo Smiddy 2026 →
Natural Tunnel State Park, 1420 Natural Tunnel Pkwy, Duffield
5:00 pm - Town Council Regular Meeting →
TOWN HALL, 505 E 5th St S, Big Stone Gap
6:30 pm - Live Community Bluegrass Picking at Axe Handle | Pennington Gap, Va →
Axe Handle Distilling, 42236 Wilderness Rd, Pennington Gap
6:00 pm - 2026 Big Stone Gap Cub Run →
Bullitt Park, 301 E 1st St N, Big Stone Gap
10:00 am - 2026 Big Stone Gap Grizzly Obstacle Run →
Big Stone Gap Visitors Center, 306 Wood Ave E, Big Stone Gap
1:00 pm
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
Sunday September 6
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- GPM Investments, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier/Sales Associate - Store 426 in Pennington Gap. Apply here.
- Kalan LP posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser- Norton, VA 24273 in Norton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near St. Charles here.
🗞 Nearby News
Norton
- Norton man delivers aid to civilians in frontline Ukrainian city (vermontdailychronicle.com)
Wise
- The two proposed dam projects in Wise County are part of a nationwide renaissance of hydropower (cardinalnews.org)
- Spanberger booed in Galax. Then the online chatter bashed Southwest Virginia schools. (cardinalnews.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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