🌱 How will $150,000 change dental care access in Abingdon?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will $150,000 change dental care access in Abingdon?
• Why Abingdon feels like stepping onto a Hallmark Christmas movie set

Also on today's calendar: Jingle All The Way and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Showers of rain and snow, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Thursday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, cold, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Abingdon dental clinic seeks to raise $150,000 to help fund expansion (heraldcourier.com) — A nonprofit dental clinic based in Abingdon is working to match a $150,000 pledge so it can expand services for local patients who struggle to afford dental care. While some text is garbled, the key takeaway is that Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Charities aims to grow its Abingdon clinic’s capacity, and community support will be crucial to reaching the fundraising goal.
   

• 5 Christmas Towns In The Blue Ridge Mountains With Unmatched Hallmark Vibes (islands.com) — Abingdon gets a glowing spotlight as a historic, Hallmark-style Christmas town, with Barter Theatre’s annual holiday productions, a December parade, and Main Street shops competing for the best festive window displays. The piece highlights snowy streets, preserved 18th-century buildings, and local arts venues like The Arts Depot as reasons to stroll, shop, and soak up the town’s Christmas charm.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Abingdon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Jingle All The Way
  Barter Theatre, 127 W Main St, Abingdon
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 9

• Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
  Board Room Auditorium , 1 Government Center Place, Suite A , Abingdon
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 10

• Homeschool Art Classes: Seasonal Winter Crafting
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210

Thursday December 11

• Laser Cut Acrylic Ornaments
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  4:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Abstracting the Figure
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  11:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Adobe Photoshop Intro
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  11:00 am
• Adobe Illustrator Intro
  William King Museum of Art Abingdon, VA 24210
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Jingle All The Way
  Barter Theatre , 127 W Main St , Abingdon
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 9

• Maxwell Book Study
  Russell County Public Library , 248 Main St , Lebanon
  1:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls MS vs. Wallace Middle (Home)
  Virginia Middle School
  5:30 pm
• City of Bristol VA - City Council Meeting
  Bristol, VA Calendar , 300 Lee St , Bristol
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys MS vs. Wallace Middle (Home)
  Virginia Middle School
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bristol

• Bristol seeks developer to build on last available portion of former mall site (hartfordbusiness.com)
• In a naughty world, who makes the nice list? New show asks that Christmas question (billypenn.com)
• The Politician: A DS Cross Thriller (publishersweekly.com)

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