🌱 Keith Burns LIVE at Smokeneck Farm & Garden... and 10 more events

Good morning to you Ragland! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Keith Burns LIVE at Smokeneck Farm & Garden General Store at SMOKENECK FARM & GARDEN/GENERAL STORE
• Keith Burns LIVE at Smokeneck Farm & Garden... at SMOKENECK FARM & GARDEN/GENERAL STORE
• Southside's Taste of the Town Food Truck Festival at Southside City Hall

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ragland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday July 17

• Keith Burns LIVE at Smokeneck Farm & Garden General Store →
  SMOKENECK FARM & GARDEN/GENERAL STORE, 2191 AL-77, Southside
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday July 18

• Keith Burns LIVE at Smokeneck Farm & Garden... →
  SMOKENECK FARM & GARDEN/GENERAL STORE, 2191 AL-77, Southside
  11:00 am

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 July 16

• Board Meeting
  Calhoun County 4400 McClellan Blvd, Anniston, AL 36206, USA
  9:00 am
• Summer Reading Performer: The Snake Show Company
  Pell City Public Library 1923 1st Avenue North, Pell City, AL 35125
  10:30 am
• Silver Sneakers Chair Yoga @MCC →
  Moody Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Dr, Moody
  1:00 pm

Friday July 17

• School Offices Closed
  St Clair County Ashville, AL 35953
• James Spann's Storm Spotting Class →
  Pitman Theater, 629 Broad St, Gadsden
  10:00 am
• 4-Corners Bingo Blitz →
  McGuffey Healthcare, 2301 Rainbow Dr, Gadsden
  2:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• NRL22 Brocks Gap →
  Brock's Gap Training Center, 4610 Camp Creek Rd, Cropwell
  9:00 am

Sunday July 19

• Word Search →
  McGuffey Healthcare, 2301 Rainbow Dr, Gadsden
  10:15 am
• Matilda: The Musical →
  Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center, 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• When you go to the wave pool, water slides, or lazy river, remember to stay safe.
  Check out tips for water park safety at tinyurl.com/5n924hyk. (Nextdoor )

• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Mobile Patrol Driver in Steele. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Pell City, Alabama in Pell City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ragland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ashville

• Ashville appoints financing panel for fire station project (dailydispatch.com)
• Gaston football enters 2026 AHSAA season with confidence in rebuild (tuscaloosanews.com)

Lincoln

• Family of missing woman asking if Talladega County excavation is linked to her 1992 disappearance (wbrc.com)

Southside

• 33 Gadsden area high school football WRs to watch in 2026 (gadsdentimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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