🌱 Patch AM: Blacksburg community remembers Virginia Tech servant leader and veteran Bill Holbach

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In today's newsletter:

• Blacksburg community remembers Virginia Tech servant leader and veteran Bill Holbach
• Why a Texas A&M coach is eyeing a fresh start in Blacksburg

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 58, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holbach, William Howard (nrvnews.com) — Blacksburg readers are invited to remember longtime Virginia Tech staff member and Vietnam veteran Bill Holbach, whose family credits caregivers at Heritage Hall in Blacksburg and Carilion Hospice for their support. Holbach spent 37 years serving the university community, led assistive technology outreach, and will receive military honors at a future interment in Dublin, with a later celebration of life planned.
   

• Source: Texas A&M assistant nearing deal to be hired at Virginia Tech (on3.com subscription) — A Texas A&M assistant football coach, Sean Spencer, is reportedly close to joining Virginia Tech’s staff in Blacksburg, bringing a pay raise and a move to what’s described as a lower-pressure program. His potential hire would reunite him with head coach James Franklin and defensive colleague Brent Pry, reshaping the Hokies’ defensive coaching lineup.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• 9:30 AM Monday Inner Radiance Yoga
  644 W Main St , Radford
  2:30 pm
• Family Paint Night – Heaven and Nature Sing
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics , 782 New River Rd NW , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• CANCELLED: Street Committee Meeting
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar , Town Hall 100 E. Main St. , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm
• Regular Town Council Meeting
  Town Hall , E. Main St. , Christiansburg
  7:00 pm
• CANCELLED: Regular Town Council Meeting
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar , Town Hall E. Main. St. , Christiansburg
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - Recreation Center closed
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar Christiansburg, VA 24073

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - Recreation Center closed
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar Christiansburg, VA 24073

Friday December 26

• Christmas Holiday - Administrative Office closed
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar Christiansburg, VA 24073

Monday December 29

• Family Paint Night – A Winter’s Tail
  Paint 'n Fun Ceramics , 782 New River Rd NW , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Town Hall , 100 E. Main St. , Christiansburg
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve - Recreation center closes at 5 p.m.
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar Christiansburg, VA 24073
  5:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Virginia Tech University posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Custodial Services Worker in Blacksburg. Apply here.
• Oak View Group, LLC posted a job opening for Cook | Full Time | Virginia Tech Club in Blacksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blacksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Christiansburg

• Appalachian Power Storm Response Update #2 (pcpatriot.com)
• Trump says small cars can bring down big prices, but experts say that's unlikely (toledoblade.com)

Radford

• Dr. William Henry Cook Jr., MD (pcpatriot.com)
• Virginia Tech 79, Radford 47 (eagletribune.com)
• Turner, Judy Day (nrvnews.com)

Ok Blacksburg! 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

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