🌱 How a Belfry native plans to bring more dentists home

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Belfry native plans to bring more dentists home

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• UPIKE Tanner College of Dental Medicine welcomes first class (wymt.com) — A Belfry-born student is part of the very first class at the University of Pikeville’s new Tanner College of Dental Medicine, which aims to expand dental care across central Appalachia. With many students from the mountains, the program is designed to tackle regional workforce shortages and improve access to dentists for communities like Belfry.
   

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📸 Around Belfry

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• Movies on Main →
  Movies on Main, 387 E Main St, Inez
  9:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Ribbon Cutting: Mane Attraction →
  Mane Attraction, 107 Grace Ave, Pikeville
  11:00 am
• Cooking Class →
  Pikeville Medical Ctr, 911 Bypass Rd, Pikeville
  11:00 am
• Building Together: A Lego Father's Day Event →
  Phelps Branch Library, 38575 KY-194, Phelps
  4:00 pm
• Main Street Live (The Sons) →
  Mountain Top Media Stage, 130 Main St, Pikeville
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• One Accord Gospel Singing Festival 2026 →
  Pikeville City Park, 101 Cumberland Ct, Pikeville
  12:00 pm
• Newsies Jr. →
  The Appalachian Center for the Arts, 218 2nd St, Pikeville
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 7

• Karen Morgan →
  The Appalachian Center for the Arts, 218 2nd St, Pikeville
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• "Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder Tour 2026
  Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Appalachian Wireless Arena 126 Main St. Pikeville, KY
  7:30 pm
• Weird Al Yankovic →
  Appalachian Wireless Arena, 126 Main St, Pikeville
  7:30 pm

Friday June 12

• Cornbread and Chaos
  Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Downtown Prestonsburg | Court Street | Rosenberg Square

Friday June 19

• Battle of the Bands (Northlake Vs Brady Robinson ... →
  Mountain Top Media Stage, 130 Main St, Pikeville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Food City Supermarket posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk (Bagger) in South Williamson. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Leader in South Williamson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belfry here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pikeville

• PMC announces March births (news-expressky.com)
• Man arrested after fleeing scene of crash (wsaz.com)
• Why Amber Spradlin's family wants suspect's house arrest revoked (fox56news.com)

Inez

• Lillie Mae Sturgell Sears Obituary (mountaincitizen.com)

Martin

• Driver Licensing Regional Offices to close June 4-5 for system upgrade (mountaincitizen.com)
• Floyd man arrested after woman stabbed (mountain-topmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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