🌱 Patch AM: What happens next after a Blacksburg council member resigns?

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• What happens next after a Blacksburg council member resigns?

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Low clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 44.
• Monday: A couple of showers, with a high of 53 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Liam Watson quits Blacksburg council after fraud conviction (wfxrtv.com) — A Blacksburg Town Council member has resigned following a jury conviction on election-related charges, with his seat set to become vacant on January 2, 2026. Jurors concluded he did not live at the Blacksburg address he used for voter registration, raising questions about his residency when elected. Town leaders will now need to address how his position will be filled.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Blacksburg Farmers Market
  Blacksburg Farmers Market & Market Square Park , 108 W Roanoke St , Blacksburg
  9:00 am
• Saturday 9:30 AM Inner Radiance Yoga
  644 W Main St , Radford
  2:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Shenandoah Hornets at Radford Highlanders Mens Basketball
  Donald N. Dedmon Center , 101 University Dr , Radford
  2:30 pm
• Plant Yoga - Pine — Santosha Massage
  Santosha Massage , 100 Ardmore St Suite 101 , Blacksburg
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• 9:30 AM Monday Inner Radiance Yoga
  644 W Main St , Radford
  2:30 pm
• 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
• CANCELLED: Planning Commission Meeting
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar , 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

Thursday January 1

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

Monday January 5

• CANCELLED: Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
  Town of Christiansburg Calendar , Christiansburg Recreation Center 1600 N. Franklin Street , Christiansburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Ribbon Cutting: AI Fuels Her Fire
  Chamber Office , 210 Laurel Street , Christiansburg
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Accounting Supervisor - Virginia Tech Athletics in Blacksburg. Apply here.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University posted a job opening for Research Associate Professor in Blacksburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blacksburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Christiansburg

• Salvation Army New River Valley spreading holiday cheer with food bag giveaway (wfxrtv.com)

Radford

• Reflection on Mass readings for Dec. 28: Follow Holy Family to new heights of holiness, harmony (catholicvirginian.org)
• Virginia Tech News: Coaching update, Kyron Drones, Tomas Rimac, NCAA Tournament hopes (fightinggobbler.com)
• Mauck, Michael Glenn (nrvnews.com)

Dublin

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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