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🌱 Ready to earn your 2026 First Day Hike sticker locally?
Good morning Big Stone Gap! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ready to earn your 2026 First Day Hike sticker locally?
Also on today's calendar: Thurs 7pm Pilates and 2 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Big Stone Gap? Post it to Big Stone Gap photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
- Wednesday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 45, low: 36.
- Thursday: Breezy; rain in the afternoon, with a high of 52 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Southwest Virginia Museum hosts First Day Hike (timesnews.net) — Big Stone Gap residents are invited to kick off New Year’s Day with the Southwest Virginia Museum’s free First Day Hike, stepping off at 1 p.m. from the Powell River Trail trailhead in Appalachia. Rangers and volunteers will guide a moderate 2.4‑mile walk highlighting the valley’s rich biodiversity and local history, and participants get a 2026 First Day Hike sticker while supplies last. 
📸 Around Big Stone Gap
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Weds 7pm Yoga
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage, 604 Park Ave NW, Norton
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
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Trailblazers Science Night - Big Stone Gap
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library , 11 Proctor Street N , Big Stone Gap -
Thurs 7pm Pilates
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
7:00 pm -
Mommy and Me Yoga- Sat 12:30
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
12:00 pm -
The Missing Pieces: Jigsaw Puzzle Group - Big Stone Gap
C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library , 11 Proctor Street N , Big Stone Gap
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Weds 5:30 Pilates
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
5:30 pm -
Scott Co. EDA Monthly Meetings
Scott County, VA Calendar , 190 Beech St., Suite 201 , Gate City
6:00 pm -
EDA Board Meeting
Scott County, VA Calendar Gate City, VA 24251
6:00 pm -
Fri 6:30 Yoga
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
6:30 pm -
Winter Yoga Flow Classes
Norton, VA Calendar , 1147 Laurel Ave. SW , Norton
9:00 am -
Sat 10:00 Yoga
Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
10:00 am -
Natural Christmas Ornament Craft
Norton, VA Calendar , 1147 Laurel Ave. SW , Norton
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Food City posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk (Bagger) in Big Stone Gap. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member Openings! in Big Stone Gap. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Stone Gap here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wise
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards More Than $1M to Support Maternal Health Programs Across Virginia (businesswire.com)
- Parent Blasts School Board Over Handling of Missing Coach Travis Turner (usmagazine.com)
- Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Basketball Drops First South Atlantic Conference Contest (whky.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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