🌱 How did Downtown Wytheville cut vacancies from 42% to 4%?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Downtown Wytheville cut vacancies from 42% to 4%?
• How a Wytheville farm's pumpkins ended up at the Governor's Mansion

Also on today's calendar: Holston's Community Boo Bash and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gov. Spanberger announces $615,000 in Virginia Main Street Grants (wsls.com) — Downtown Wytheville just earned national recognition with the 2026 Greater American Main Street Award, capping a dramatic turnaround that slashed vacancy rates from 42% to 4% since 2014. The honor, announced alongside new Main Street grants, highlights how sustained investment and local leadership have transformed Wytheville's core into a model for thriving small-town downtowns.
   

• Virginia Grown Pumpkins Delivered To Governor's Mansion from Southwest Virginia (morningagclips.com) — A Wytheville family farm is in the statewide spotlight after Richdale Farm's pumpkins were chosen to decorate the Governor's Mansion, underscoring the town's role in Virginia's pumpkin industry. The Crowgey family's fifth-generation operation also hosts a fall festival with pumpkin picking, hayrides, and other agritourism that local families can enjoy throughout October.
   

📸 Around Wytheville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wytheville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Open Door Food Pantry →
  Open Door Cafe, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Board of Supervisors Meeting →
  340 S. 6th Street, Wytheville
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Open Door Food Pantry →
  Open Door Cafe, 650 West Main Street, Wytheville
  10:00 am
• Blue Ridge Bobcats Hockey vs. Carolina River Dragons →
  Hitachi Energy Arena, 200 Apex Drive, Wytheville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
• Economic Development Committee →
  County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
  3:00 pm
• Budget Committee →
  County Administration Building, 290 South 6th Street, Wytheville
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Women Veterans Resilience Group →
  West Ridge Medical Center, 710 West Ridge Rd., Wytheville
  5:30 pm
Friday October 23
• Holston's Community Boo Bash →
  990 Holston Rd, Wytheville
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• C3 Recovery →
  The Henderson, 203 N Church St, Marion
  12:00 pm
• Thursday Night Jam Session →
  The Historic Fries Theatre, 316 W. Main Street, Fries
  7:00 pm
• Pulaski County Cougars vs Graham G-Men →
  Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
  7:00 pm
• PCHS Volleyball →
  Pulaski County High School, 5414 Cougar Trail Rd, Dublin
  7:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• You're Invited: Trout Fishing Clinic & Stocked Trout Q&A in Wytheville!
  DWR hatchery staff will be onsite right after the stocking of the Wytheville Community College Pond to share tips with new anglers and answer… (Nextdoor )

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Server in Wytheville. Apply here.
• Sheetz, Inc posted a job opening for Lead Team Member in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wytheville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pulaski

• Jill Neice Appointed to Pulaski Town Council (pcpatriot.com)
• Black, Bucey-Card Lead Cougars at East Mont XC Invitational (pcpatriot.com)
• Druscilla 'Dru' Martin Henderson (pcpatriot.com)

Galax

• Maroon Tide powers past George Wythe in four sets (pmg-va.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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