🌱 Meet Asheboro’s photo department head turning food into fine art

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet Asheboro’s photo department head turning food into fine art

Also on today's calendar: Asheboro Blue Comets vs Ledford Panthers and 5 more events.

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 83 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Art What You Eat (raleighnc.gov) — An accomplished Greensboro-based food photographer who leads the photography department at Randolph Community College in Asheboro is featured in a Raleigh gallery show celebrating food imagery. The free “Art What You Eat” exhibition runs Aug. 19–Oct. 30 at Block Gallery, with an Oct. 14 evening reception where visitors can meet the artists.
   

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📸 Around Asheboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Asheboro

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 13

• Asheboro Blue Comets vs Eastern Randolph Wildcats →
  Asheboro High School, 1221 S Park St, Asheboro
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Football Jamboree (FHS)
  St. Pauls Asheboro, NC 27203

Monday August 10

• JV/V. Soccer vs Cape Fear
  St. Pauls Asheboro, NC 27203
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• JV/V. Soccer @ Dixon
  St. Pauls Asheboro, NC 27203
  4:00 pm
• JV/V Volleyball vs Hoke County
  St. Pauls Asheboro, NC 27203
  5:00 pm
• ACS Board of Education Meeting
  Charles W. McCrary Elementary School Professional Development Center
  6:30 pm

Friday August 14

• JV/V Volleyball @ Freedom Tournament
  St. Pauls Asheboro, NC 27203

Wednesday August 19

• Asheboro Blue Comets vs Ledford Panthers →
  Asheboro High School, 1221 S Park St, Asheboro
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Randleman-Dino Squad Museum (1st session)
  Randleman Public Library , 142 W Academy St, Randleman, NC 27317
  9:00 am
• Randleman-Dino Squad Museum 2nd session)
  Randleman Public Library 142 West Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317
  10:00 am
• Randleman-Dino Squad Museum (3rd session)
  Randleman Public Library 142 West Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317
  11:00 am
• Randleman-Dino Squad Museum (4th session)
  Randleman Public Library 142 West Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am so mad for someone to call animal control and tell them I have pitbulls and there aggressive when there not so u just don’t care if they take my dogs and kill them for no reason none of my pits are aggressive never been my only crazy one is my
  Australian kelpie and she crazy because she a cattle dog I’m so mad and hurt (Nextdoor Young Rd)

• Technimark, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler Plant 5 Upper Night Shift 7p-7a 2-2-3 schedule in Asheboro. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Asheboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asheboro here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Randleman

• Nick Chandler and Delivered among bands celebrating Doc Watson Day in Boone (wataugademocrat.com)

Thomasville

• DL Capt. David Parker (blogspot.com)

High Point

• Three arrested, including two juveniles, after weekend High Point shooting (abc45.com)
• Barry Manilow's Greensboro stop will include $10,000 award for local music teacher (greensboro.com)
• Guilford County confirms 11th rabies case of 2026 after raccoon tests positive (abc45.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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