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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
📸 Around Portia
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday October 1 - Magic at the Museum →
Bradbury Art Museum, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro
5:00 pm - Lend Me a Tenor
Valley View School District, 2111 Valley View Dr, Jonesboro
7:00 pm Friday October 2 - NEA District Fair →
NEA District Fairgrounds at Nettleton Baptist Church, 7001 Johnson Ave, Jonesboro - Jonesboro, AR Library Music Nights →
Jonesboro AR
7:00 pm - LAN LAW at Jonesboro Public Library →
Jonesboro Public Library, Jonesboro
7:00 pm - B.A.M. Comedy Show →
The Rec Room, 223 South Main Street, Jonesboro
8:00 pm - B.A.M. Comedy Show 10/2 →
The Rec Room, 223 South Main Street, Jonesboro
8:00 pm Saturday October 3 - The Growing Minds Foundation 5K →
Pocahontas AR - D&Dees - Dungeons & Dragons LIVE at Lost Pizza Hilltop →
Lost Pizza Co. Hilltop, 3410 East Johnson Avenue, Jonesboro - Ozark Acres Unrestricted - Great Arkansas Clean Up 2026 Day 2 →
289 Mockingbird Lane, Williford
8:00 am - Yoga in the Park →
Craighead Forest Park, 4910 S Culberhouse Rd, Jonesboro
9:00 am - Walk to End Alzheimer's - Northeast Arkansas →
Jonesboro, AR Calendar, 405 Union Street, Jonesboro
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Farmer Companies posted a job opening for Quality Control Technician in Black Rock. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Walnut Ridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Walnut Ridge
- Trunk or Treat on Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge (imbodenlive.com)
- Students Speak: 'If you had to watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?' (astatetheherald.com)
Jonesboro
- City Seeks Resident Feedback On Rail Crossing Concerns In Jonesboro, Arkansas (arkansasradio.com)
- The Austrian Entrepreneur Investing Millions in Jonesboro (arkansasbusiness.com)
- More Than 200 Cyclists to Begin Arkansas Graveler in Jonesboro; Brief Traffic Delays Expected (neareport.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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