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🌱 How a former WVVA staffer turned hometown roots into national success

Hi Bluefield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a former WVVA staffer turned hometown roots into national success

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 80, low: 38.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, windy and cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• In Focus: Catching up with WVVA alum, Michelle Fleming Carolla! (wvva.com) — Bluefield viewers get a hometown success story as WVVA catches up with Princeton Senior High graduate and former WVVA staffer Michelle Fleming Carolla, who went from local broadcasting to national TV and plant-based cooking. The segment, produced from Bluefield, also points you to other recent ‘In Focus’ interviews with familiar Mercer County faces and community leaders.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Department Of Justice posted a job opening for Investigative Analyst in Bluefield. Apply here.
  • Bluefield State College posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty in Bluefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bluefield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Princeton

  • Princeton wave pool on schedule to make a splash this summer (wvva.com)
  • Straley Elementary robotics team heading to the Vex Robotics World Championship (wvnstv.com)
  • Thorn Street bridge construction continues, expected to conclude this year (wvva.com)

Athens

  • Family-owned market to open near Athens, will house Jim's Produce (wvva.com)

Ok Bluefield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bluefield

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bluefield

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.