🌱 Southside's Taste of the Town Food Truck Festival and 10 more events

Hello Ragland! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Ribbon Cutting for Ohana Auto Repair at Ohana Auto Repair
• Southside's Taste of the Town Food Truck Festival at Southside City Hall

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

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📸 Around Ragland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ragland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Ribbon Cutting for Ohana Auto Repair →
  Ohana Auto Repair, 3426 Rainbow Pkwy, Rainbow City
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 13

• Southside's Taste of the Town Food Truck Festival →
  Southside City Hall, 2255 AL-77, Southside
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Intro to SquareSpace Websites
  Pell City Chamber of Commerce VIRTUAL ONLY REGISTER ONLINE
  10:00 am
• Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting: Dirty Sips Soda Shop
  Pell City Chamber of Commerce Dirty Sips Soda Shop 501 27th Street N Pell City
  10:00 am

Friday August 7

• 4-Corners Bingo Blitz →
  McGuffey Healthcare, 2301 Rainbow Dr, Gadsden
  2:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Competitive Boys Gymnastics - Level 4/5 Team (12 hrs) — Competitive Boys Gymnastics - Level 4/5 Team (12 hrs) →
  Zee's Gymnastics, 805 Steele Station Rd, Rainbow City
  4:00 pm
• Choccolocco Creek: Where Things Stand Today: Solutia Presentation →
  Bynum Community Center, 200 Victory Dr, Eastaboga
  5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Lincoln, AL Calendar, 150 Magnolia Street, Lincoln
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• First Day for Students Last Name A-K
  St Clair County Ashville, AL 35953
• Create A Growth Plan For Your Business
  Pell City Chamber of Commerce VIRTUAL ONLY REGISTER ONLINE
  10:00 am
• Competitive Girls Gymnastics - Xcel Bronze REC — Competitive Girls Gymnastics - Xcel Bronze REC →
  Zee's Gymnastics, 805 Steele Station Rd, Rainbow City
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• First Day for Students Last Name L-Z
  St Clair County Ashville, AL 35953

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ABM posted a job opening for Material Handler in Lincoln. Apply here.
• Road & Rail Services posted a job opening for Auto Accessory Installers - 1st Shift in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ragland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rainbow City

• This Reverses 'Crepey Skin' for 83% of Women – 100PercentFedUp.com (100percentfedup.com)

Pell City

• Clay-Chalkville football preview (cbs42.com)
• Sam is ready for that next special someone. (radioalabama.net)
• 10 Unassuming Alabama Gas Stations Hiding 5-Star Restaurants Inside (myfamilytravels.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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