🌱 Why a Wytheville glove plant never made a single glove

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Wytheville glove plant never made a single glove

Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Street Fair and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do drummers say when they are tired? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
• Friday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• How Not to Do Industrial Policy (theamericanconservative.com) — A federally backed nitrile-glove materials plant in Wytheville, run by Blue Star NBR, never produced a batch and may now be sold for parts, despite receiving the largest share of nearly $850 million in aid. The piece argues Washington’s China-only tariffs let production shift to other low‑cost countries, and calls for a universal per‑glove tariff to make U.S. manufacturing viable.
   

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📸 Around Wytheville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wytheville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday July 23

• Church Basement ladies →
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday July 25

• 5th Annual Street Fair →
  Wytheville Training School, 410 E Franklin St, Wytheville
  11:00 am

Saturday August 1

• The Sensational 70's →
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
  7:30 pm

Friday August 7

• August Summer Concert →
  Withers Park, 300 N 4th St, Wytheville
  6:30 pm
• The Sensational 70's →
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
  7:30 pm

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📣 Wytheville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 24

• Encanto Sing Along →
  Elizabeth Brown Park, 250 S 4th St, Wytheville
  8:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• The Sensational 70s →
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, 170 Malin Dr, Wytheville
  1:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• August Clay Sip and Stretch →
  Seven Sisters Brewery, 355 E Main St, Wytheville
  2:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Rural Retreat Varsity Football @ Fort Chiswell →
  Fort Chiswell High School, 1 Pioneer Trl, Max Meadows
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Filling Bowls from Farm to Table →
  Open Door Café, 650 W Main St, Wytheville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Custodian in Wytheville. Apply here.
• PepsiCo posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wytheville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pulaski

• Pulaski County Program Earns Award (nrvnews.com)
• Pastor Jeff and Verna Willhoite: Missionaries to China and Indo-China (pcpatriot.com)
• Quesenberry, June Dalton (nrvnews.com)

Galax

• Willie Dewayne 'Smitty' Smith (pcpatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I feel beat. (Thank you Marty R. for sending it in!)
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