🌱 How did Wytheville neighbors survive one of America’s worst polio outbreaks?

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• How did Wytheville neighbors survive one of America’s worst polio outbreaks?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas with The Drifters and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 40, low: 24.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New documentary delves into one of the worst polio outbreaks in US history (fox5dc.com) — Wytheville residents can revisit the town’s harrowing 1950 polio epidemic in a new documentary that spotlights local families, doctors, and everyday acts of courage. Through firsthand memories and archival footage, it traces how Wytheville endured shuttered stores, overwhelmed funeral homes, and paralyzed children, and how unity, sacrifice, and later the Salk vaccine helped the community recover and remember hard-won public health lessons.
   

📸 Around Wytheville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wytheville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Martha Spencer: @ Wytheville CC w/The Whitetop Mountain Band
  Wytheville Community College, 1000 E Main St, Wytheville
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Christmas with The Drifters
  The Millwald , 205 W Main St , Wytheville
  7:30 pm
• A Motown Christmas
  The Millwald , 205 W Main St , Wytheville
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas in Killarney
  The Millwald , 205 W Main St , Wytheville
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Wythe County's A Christmas to Remember
  Hitachi Energy Arena , 200 Apex Dr , Wytheville
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Nunsense A-Men! — The Millwald Theatre
  Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre , 170 Malin Dr , Wytheville
  7:30 pm

📣 Wytheville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Lower House Practice
  200 Apex Dr , Wytheville
  10:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Early Dismissal
  Wythe County Technology Center Wytheville, VA 24382
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• A Christmas To Remember
  150 Apex Dr , Wytheville
  6:00 pm

Friday March 20

• Baton Rouge Zydeco at Blue Ridge Bobcats
  Hitachi Energy Arena , 200 Apex Dr , Wytheville
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Showmasters Wytheville Gun Show
  Hitachi Energy Arena , 200 Apex Dr , Wytheville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ruby Tuesday, Inc. posted a job opening for Server Assistant in Wytheville. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Wytheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wytheville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pulaski

• Pulaski County Cougars knock off fifth-ranked Knights (pcpatriot.com)
• NRV Home Builders group donates Christmas baskets (pcpatriot.com)
• Pulaski Man Faces Statutory Rape Charge (mainstreetmediatn.com)

Galax

• Two Paths Forward for Democrats in 2026 (buckscountybeacon.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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