🌱 Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Ferrum Panthers Men's Basketball and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 47, low: 32.
• Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Ferrum Panthers Men's Basketball
  Swartz Gymnasium , 435 State Rte 602 , Ferrum
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Rock-A-Bye Reader
  Moneta Smith Mountain Lake Library , 13641 Moneta Rd , Moneta
  10:30 am
• New Year’s Eve with Second Shift
  Tequilas Sports Bar and Grill , 1051 Spruce St , Martinsville
  9:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day - State Holiday Observed
  Floyd County Floyd, VA 24091
• New Year's Day Holiday - CLOSED
  Franklin County, VA Calendar , 50 Claiborne Avenue , Rocky Mount
  8:30 am

Friday January 2

• Basketball: Girls JV Game vs Cave Spring (Away)
  Cave Spring High School
  6:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Tree Board
  Martinsville, VA Calendar
  10:00 am
• Board of Supervisors Organizational Meeting
  Franklin County, VA Calendar , 1255 Franklin Street , Rocky Mount
  3:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV Game vs Brookville (Home) (Rescheduled from 12-10-25)
  Staunton River High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV Game vs Alleghany County (Away) (Rescheduled from 12-11-25)
  Alleghany High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity Game vs Alleghany County (Away) (Rescheduled from 12-11-25)
  Alleghany High School
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Brookville (Home) (Rescheduled from 12-10-25)
  Staunton River High School
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Bassett. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Martinsville

• Martinsville Mayor L. C. Jones facing recall effort amid investigation (wsls.com)
• Martinsville animal shelter seeks continued support after fire kills 3 dogs (wset.com)
• Poll: Who Are The Top-10 SK Modified Drivers Of All-Time (racedayct.com)

Ferrum

• Evelyn Jones Kidd (pcpatriot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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