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Merrimac, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Merrimac! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- July 4th Weekend At National Harbor at National Harbor
- 250th Independence Day Commemoration — Historic...
- The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the bird say when he flew over Walmart? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 96, low: 67.
- Friday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 96 and low of 69 degrees.
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July 4th Weekend At National Harbor →
National Harbor, National Harbor
12:00 pm
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250th Independence Day Commemoration — Historic... →
Historic Smithfield, 1000 Merry Oak Wy, Blacksburg
10:00 am -
The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs →
Blacksburg Farmers Market & Market Square Park, 108 W Roanoke St, Blacksburg
10:00 am -
250th Independence Day Commemoration — Historic Smithfield →
Historic Smithfield, 1000 Merry Oak Wy, Blacksburg
10:00 am -
Christiansburg July 4th Celebration →
Harkrader Sports Complex, 1209 Buffalo Dr, Christiansburg
6:00 pm -
Blacksburg Farmers Market →
Blacksburg Farmers Market & Market Square Park, 108 W Roanoke St, Blacksburg
2:00 pm -
July Book Club - Rosewater — Blacksburg Books →
Moon Hollow Brewing Company, 4237 Prices Fork Rd Ste B, Blacksburg
6:30 pm -
Summer Health Fair 2026! →
Blacksburg Boxing and Fitness, 115 S Hill Dr, Blacksburg
10:00 am -
Summer Improv Comedy Intensive & Showcase →
Santosha Massage, 100 Ardmore St Ste 101, Blacksburg
1:00 pm -
Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
2:00 pm
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The Galentines →
The Milk Parlor, 211 Draper Rd NW, Blacksburg
9:00 am -
CANCELLED: Aquatic Advisory Board →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar, Christiansburg Aquatic Center 595 N. Franklin St., Christiansburg
4:30 pm -
Free Outdoor Summer Classes
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Turner Street Shelter in Blacksburg- near the Rec Center
5:30 pm -
Mountain Lake Lodge's Independence Celebration
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Mountain Lake Lodge 115 Hotel Cir Pembroke, VA 24136
5:30 pm
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Blacksburg
- Blacksburg player, coach tops in state (radfordnewsjournal.com)
- From textbooks to turntables Virginia Tech students are learning how to DJ (wfxrtv.com)
- Appomattox FFA excels at the 100th annual State FFA Convention (appomattoxtimes.com)
Christiansburg
- Dogs take over Christiansburg town hall (montcova.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Cheap, cheap (Thank you maryanne L. for sending it in!)
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