🌱 How Union High is coping as its coach vanishes during playoffs

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In today's newsletter:

• How Union High is coping as its coach vanishes during playoffs

Also on today's calendar: Mommy and Me Yoga- Sat 12:30 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 30 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Periods of wet snow, 1-2", temps: high: 37, low: 26.
• Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 37 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• High School Football Coach Travis Turner Goes Missing Amid Child Porn Investigation: Timeline (timesnewsnetworks.com) — Union High School’s community in Big Stone Gap is reeling as longtime football coach Travis Turner remains missing while facing serious criminal charges, leaving players and families coping through an emotional playoff run. Authorities, including state police, U.S. Marshals, and the FBI, continue searching rugged Appalachian terrain while the Wise County School Board manages parent concerns and student support amid the ongoing investigation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Big Stone Gap

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Thurs 7pm Pilates
  Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage, 604 Park Ave NW, Norton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Mommy and Me Yoga- Sat 12:30
  Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
  12:00 pm
• Festival of Trees: Night Viewing
  Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park , 10 W 1st St N , Big Stone Gap
  5:00 pm
• Greenbelt in Lights Ride Nights
  306 Wood Ave E , Big Stone Gap
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Books From The Crypt: Horror Book Club - Big Stone Gap
  C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library , 11 Proctor Street N , Big Stone Gap

Wednesday December 17

• Trailblazers Science Night - Big Stone Gap
  C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library , 11 Proctor Street N , Big Stone Gap
• Weds 7pm Yoga
  Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Thurs 7pm Pilates
  Appalachian Moon Yoga and Massage , 604 Park Ave NW , Norton
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Gary Joseph and The Country Troubadours
  appalachian traditions , 6034 Kent Junction Rd , Norton
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member Virginia in Big Stone Gap. Apply here.
• University of Virginia posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty in Wise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Stone Gap here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wise

• LR Women's Basketball Pulls Away Late in Win Over Catawba (whky.com)
• Union High School parent says he's concerned with school board's accountability (wjhl.com)
• James 'Jimmie' Fletcher McReynolds, 91, of Poquoson (wydaily.com)

Gate City

• Dobyns-Bennett girls shoot past Gate City (timesnews.net)

Bristol

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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