🌱 Can the Middleburg Broncos rebound after back-to-back volleyball losses?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can the Middleburg Broncos rebound after back-to-back volleyball losses?
• How a Clay County arrest put Middleburg in a federal case

Also on today's calendar: Bovine & Crime | The Fall Farm Tour | Florida and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 70 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 80, low: 71.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Volleyball Recap: Winter Park Stays Hot with Another Win, This Time over Middleburg (maxpreps.com) — Middleburg Broncos volleyball dropped a 2-0 match to Winter Park, snapping momentum in what has been an up-and-down stretch that now leaves them at 11-9 on the season. The team quickly returned to action but fell again 2-1 to DME Academy, giving Middleburg fans a clearer picture of where the squad stands heading into the next slate of games.
   

• Florida Man Indicted Over Videos Threatening to 'Hunt Jews' (combatantisemitism.org) — A Clay County man was federally indicted after allegedly posting Instagram videos threatening violence against Jews, with investigators later locating his car in Middleburg around the time of his arrest. Local and national Jewish security organizations helped flag the threats, and officials say their coordination with law enforcement led to a quick apprehension and strengthened safety efforts in Northeast Florida communities.
   

📸 Around Middleburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middleburg

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 19
• Middleburg-Clay Hill Citizen Advisory Committee →
  Middleburg Civic Association, 2102 Palmetto St, Middleburg
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Bovine & Crime | The Fall Farm Tour | Florida →
  1683 Long Horn Road, Middleburg
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Operation Outdoor Freedom Event →
  Middleburg FL
• Feast Day Mass →
  St. Luke Parish, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 20
• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Middleburg Senior Center →
  Middleburg Senior Center, 3916 Section Street, Middleburg
  10:00 am
• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Clay Hill Baptist Church →
  Clay Hill Baptist Church, 6054 CO Rd 218, Middleburg
  12:30 pm
• Food for Clay Distribution Event-Middleburg American Legion Post 250 →
  Middleburg American Legion Post 250, 2608 Black Creek Drive, Middleburg
  1:30 pm
Friday October 23
• St. Luke Annual Festival →
  St. Luke Parish, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• FFA FT - Forestry District CDE
  Oakleaf Junior High Orange Park, FL 32065
  7:00 am
• Volleyball vs Westside (H)
  Orange Park High School, 2300 Kingsley Ave, Orange Park
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball vs Ponte Vedra
  S. Bryan Jennings Elementary Orange Park, FL 32073
  6:00 pm
• Junior High Football Game
  S. Bryan Jennings Elementary Orange Park, FL 32073
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi evryone!!
  Church of The Way in Fleming Island is having a community block party and car show. We're still looking for show cars/classics/jeeps. Reach out to me… (Nextdoor Orange Park South)
• Does anyone have moving boxes they don't need?
  Any amount would be helpful. Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Mayfield)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Middleburg. Apply here.
• Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Middleburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middleburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fleming Island

• Who's on top? Jacksonville high school volleyball Power Poll, Oct. 5 (jacksonville.com)

Green Cove Springs

• Plant Based Pet Food Market Forecast to 2035: Premiumization and Functional Claims Fuel Expansion (indexbox.io)

Orange Park

• Christa Pike remains unconcious, her lawyer says, after surviving botched Tennessee execution (washingtontimes.com)
• Middleburg vs Dwyer (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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