🌱 Planning your weekend? See what’s coming to Wilson Park in June.

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• Planning your weekend? See what’s coming to Wilson Park in June.

Also on today's calendar: Little Mania Midget Wrestling.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Celebration in the Park 2026 (cityofglencoe.org) — Glencoe families can look forward to Celebration in the Park at Wilson Park on June 5–6, featuring live music, food trucks, vendors, kids’ activities, and the Smoke in the Park barbecue tasting. Nationally touring country artist Channing Wilson will headline Saturday night, making this one of the biggest local festival weekends of the year.
   

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📸 Around Glencoe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glencoe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Gadsden Reptile Expo (Show Me Reptile Show) →
  The Venue at Coosa Landing, 201 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 23

• Little Mania Midget Wrestling →
  Tentacion Cantina llc, 221 S 3rd St, Gadsden
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Ribbon Cutting for Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location →
  Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location
  9:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting for Brent Elliott Agency - Farmer's Insurance →
  The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County Brent Elliott Agency - Farmer's Insurance
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Diamond Art Club
  Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
  4:00 pm
• City of Southside Taste of the Town
  Southside City Hall
  5:00 pm
• Gadsden Writers w/ Sonja McGiboney
  Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
  5:00 pm

Friday May 15

• DDC's Sisters of The Moonlight & Tide →
  Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center, 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• 4th Annual Powerlift for Autism Sponsorship Levels
  Ironbody Training & Fitness
  8:00 am
• Chess Club Tournament
  Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
  9:30 am

Monday May 18

• Glencoe High School Class of 2026 Graduation
  Glencoe High School, 803 Lonesome Bend Rd, Glencoe
  6:00 pm
• West End High School Class of 2026 Graduation
  West End High School, 4515 Elm St, Altoona
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• [5/11/26] A Few Strong Storms Possible Near the Coast Today
  https://ema.alabama.gov/14505/a-few-strong-storms-possible-near-the-coast-today/ (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Hokes Bluff

• Faith, Family, and Hard Work Drive Restoration of Historic Hokes Bluff Music Site into New Bluff Amphitheater (weisradio.com)
• Voting is open for Gadsden Times Girls Athlete of the Week, May 2-8 (gadsdentimes.com)

Gadsden

• Absentee voter deadlines (gadsdenmessenger.com)
• Dwight Yoakam to play Sand Mountain Amphitheater this fall (gadsdentimes.com)
• Mustangs are top seed for ACCC Division I Softball Tournament (clarionnews.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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