🌱 High Country Lights and 10 more events
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Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Sunday: Windy and very cold, with a high of 28 and low of 9 degrees.
⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 39, low: 26.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 34 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Sunday December 14
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High Country Lights
Felts Park , 601 S Main St , Galax
6:00 pm
Monday December 15
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Band Auditorium
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
8:00 am
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Chorus Concert- Auditorium
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
4:00 pm
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MS Basketball @ Auburn
Galax Middle
Galax, VA 24333
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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[GPL] Writer’s Group
Galax Public Library , 610 W Stuart Dr , Galax
2:00 pm
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MS Basketball vs Scott
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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MS Basketball vs Bland
Galax Middle
Galax, VA 24333
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Auditorium/Cafeteria - NEHS-NJHS
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
5:00 pm
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VG BKB vs Floyd
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
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B BKB vs CCHS
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
4:30 pm
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VG BKB @ PH Roanoke
Galax High
Galax, VA 24333
6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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Food City posted a job opening for Day Stocker in Independence. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Galax
- Man dead, one hospitalized following Galax house fire Sunday (wsls.com)
Wytheville
- Three arrested in Wythe County drug distribution investigation (wdbj7.com)
- Bristol District Weekly Traffic Alert: December 15 - 21, 2025 (virginia.gov)
- Bobcats Beat Buzzer, Earn 6-5 Walkoff Win Over Wolves (oursportscentral.com)
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