🌱 Blacksburg Patch: What You Need To Know Today (Wed, Apr 12)

Hello, friends. It's me, Contributing Writer, your host of the Blacksburg Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community. Including updates on...

• Blacksburg Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead
• Wow House: 4540 Natures Waye Road
• 4/10-21: Spring Cleanup in Christiansburg

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 76 Low: 44.

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Here are the top stories today in Blacksburg:

1. Blacksburg Weather Forecast For The Week Ahead (Blacksburg Patch)
2. Wow House: 4540 Natures Waye Road (Blacksburg Patch)
3. 4/10-21: Spring Cleanup in Christiansburg (NRVN News)
4. Teel: Bhayshul Tuten has what Hokies' running game sorely lacked in 2022 (Roanoke Times)
5. Liberty baseball outlasts Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, 7-3 (WSET)
6. Local students graduate from Radford | Society (YourGV.com)
7. Virginia Tech hosts discussion on Title IX and how far women’s athletics has come (WDBJ)
8. Historic tax reductions announced by Roanoke County Board of Supervisors (WDBJ)
9. Hokies around the nation participate in ‘Run in Remembrance’ event (WFXRtv.com)
10. MELD Printworks opens in Christiansburg; Bringing new innovative technology (WFXRtv.com)

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From my notebook:

• Virginia Tech: "Virginia Tech will observe the 2023 Day of Remembrance to honor the students and faculty members who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. Learn more about weekend events and how to attend. ⬇️" (Virginia Tech via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA: "Third consecutive day of sub-freezing temperatures for much of the forecast area with widespread 20s again in the western mountains. Good news, though! Milder temperatures are on the way for the remainder of this week. Don't let your gua..." (US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA via Facebook)
• Virginia Tech: "Until we find a cure. 💜🎗️ Relay For Life at Virginia Tech showed their #UtProsim once again through fighting back against cancer and raising $245,832 for the American Cancer Society. 👏" (Virginia Tech via Facebook)
• Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center: "🎉 Happy National Pet Day! 🎉 Can you believe this is the second National Pet Day Evie has celebrated with us? This happy girl has been with us for 377 days, are you ready to make her your new pet? #adoptdontshop #MCPetAdoption" (Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA: "Not much going on weather-wise across much of the United States this evening. Some cirrus clouds were drifting south from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Expect light winds and temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s for the mountains, and in ..." (US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA via Facebook)
• Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport: "Have you played the Airport Alphabet Game? 🔍 It's a fun and easy way to pass time while waiting for your next flight! Here's how to play: Try to find a word that begins with every letter of the alphabet throughout the terminal, starting..." (Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Contributing Writer

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