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🌱 How close is Piedmont baseball to its first-ever state title?
Piedmont, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Piedmont! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How close is Piedmont baseball to its first-ever state title?
Also on today's calendar: Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1 at Piedmont Park, Piedmont, AL (23S30).
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Piedmont looking for blue map trophy after four runner-up finishes (abc3340.com) — Piedmont’s baseball Bulldogs are just four wins from the school’s first-ever state title on the diamond, heading into a 3A semifinal series at Gordo this week. With a 31-7 record and four past runner-up finishes, players and coaches say they’re balancing urgency with staying loose as they chase a championship that would thrill this sports‑crazy Calhoun County town. 
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Wild West Murder Mystery at the Southern Express →
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Saturday May 30
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Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1 at Piedmont Park, Piedmont, AL (23S30) →
5960 Old Piedmont Gadsden Hwy, Piedmont
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Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Piedmont, AL (23) →
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Saturday June 6
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Ribbon Cutting for Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location →
Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location
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The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County Brent Elliott Agency - Farmer's Insurance
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Diamond Art Club
Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
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Gadsden Writers w/ Sonja McGiboney
Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
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City of Southside Taste of the Town
Southside City Hall
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DDC's Sisters of The Moonlight & Tide →
Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center, 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden
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4th Annual Powerlift for Autism Sponsorship Levels
Ironbody Training & Fitness
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Chess Club Tournament
Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
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Rotary Club →
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, 801 Cedar Bluff Rd # A, Centre
12:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
Monday May 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Jacksonville
- Where to watch Auburn vs Jax State on Tuesday: Time, TV, stream info (usatoday.com)
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- Jacksonville State launching new entrepreneurship degree (thebamabuzz.com)
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)
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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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