🌱 Are Bristol scammers targeting your holiday shopping and deliveries?

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In today's newsletter:

• Are Bristol scammers targeting your holiday shopping and deliveries?

Also on today's calendar: Cold Drinks. Hot Questions, Trivia Returns to MWB and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 30.
• Thursday: Not as cool, becoming breezy, with a high of 57 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police warn of phishing emails and fake websites as holiday scams rise in the region (wcyb.com) — Bristol police are warning residents about a spike in holiday scams, from phishing emails and fake websites to bogus jury-duty calls demanding cryptocurrency payments. Officers urge people to avoid suspicious links, ignore payment requests in bitcoin, and secure packages and vehicles while shopping or traveling so thieves and scammers have fewer chances to strike.
   

📸 Around Bristol

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bristol

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• SINGO live at MWB
  Michael Waltrip Brewing Co., 221 Moore St, Bristol
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Journey's End
  Bristol, VA Calendar Bristol, VA 24201
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys MS vs. Damascus Middle (Home)
  Virginia Middle School
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Basketball: Girls MS vs. Glade Spring Middle (Home)
  Virginia Middle School
  5:30 pm
• Cold Drinks. Hot Questions, Trivia Returns to MWB
  Michael Waltrip Brewing Co. , 221 Moore St , Bristol
  6:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys MS vs. Glade Spring Middle (Home)
  Virginia Middle School
  6:30 pm
• Trivia Night
  Axe and Ale House , 155 Moore St , Bristol
  7:00 pm
• Christmas at Hard Rock
  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol , 500 Gate City Hwy , Bristol
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• IBN Coffee Connection - Abingdon VA
  Rendezvous International Café , 211 W Main St , Abingdon
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 17

• Feeding Southwest Virginia – Abingdon
  Feeding Southwest Virginia, Abingdon , Distribution Center , 21452 Gravel Lake Rd , Abingdon
  10:00 am
• Board of Supervisor's Special Called Meeting
  Board Room Auditorium , 1 Government Center Place, Suite A , Abingdon
  6:30 pm
• Highlands Alumni Chapter Planning Dinner
  Puerto Nuevo Fresh Mex & Seafood Abingdon VA , 912 E Main St , Abingdon
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• **Updated!
  ** My bf's Mom is currently looking into moving to Bristol Virginia. She's looking for a decent 3-4 bed 2 bath single story home with at least 1/2 -… (Nextdoor Bristol, VA)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Bristol. Apply here.
• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Bristol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bristol here.

🗞 Nearby News

Abingdon

• SWVA United Way awarded $150k grant for disaster recovery, preparedness (wjhl.com)
• US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee's place (heraldcourier.com)
• Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Releases 2026 Custom Car Calendar (bodyshopbusiness.com)

Damascus

• The Virginia Mountain Village That Feels Like Stepping Back In Time (takingthekids.com)
• What to know about the U.S. military's role in Syria after deadly IS attack (theitem.com)
• Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to securit... (darnews.com)

Ok Bristol! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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