🌱 How a new history passport puts Bladenboro’s museum on the map.
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new history passport puts Bladenboro’s museum on the map.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• America 250 passport showcases 40-plus southeast NC sites (coastalreview.org) — Bladenboro residents can now collect a stamp at the Bladenboro Historical Museum as part of a new “Roadmap to Freedom” passport highlighting more than 40 historic and cultural sites across southeastern North Carolina. The booklet, valid through year’s end, encourages day trips to places like Harmony Hall, Jones Lake, and Moores Creek Battlefield, with prizes for those who visit many locations. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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EB Soccer 2nd Rd Playoffs TBD
East Bladen High Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Alive After 5 Concert Series – The Sand Band →
Rediscover Downtown Lumberton, 500 N Cedar St, Lumberton
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Early Release Day
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Optional Teacher Workday
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Kayaking 101 →
Jones Lake State Park, 4117 NC-242 N, Elizabethtown
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SuperFun Saturday →
Halle Cultural Arts Center, 237 N Salem St, Apex
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Acrylic Pour: May Paint Class Great for all ages →
Cheers N Paint Art Studio, 2773 NC-55, Cary
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District Academic Awards Ceremony
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Athletic Awards Night
East Bladen High Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Board of Adjustment Meeting →
Lumberton, NC Calendar
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Planning Board Meeting →
Lumberton, NC Calendar, 500 N. Cedar Street, Lumberton
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Last Day for Students
Early College Lumberton, NC 28358
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🗞 Nearby News
Elizabethtown
- 48th annual White Lake Water Festival kicks off May 15 with packed weekend schedule (wect.com)
- Gunman Dies in Standoff with Bladen Deputies (columbuscountynews.com)
Lumberton
- St. Pauls Senior Wins New Car From Lumberton Honda in 2026 Driven 2 Excel Program (foxy99.com)
- Red Devils' Ellerbe, Bulldogs' relay win at track regionals (robesonian.com)
- 12 Places In North Carolina Where The Hush Puppies Are Golden, Buttery, And Absolutely Legendary (myfamilytravels.com)
Whiteville
- FORE! Local Golf Roundup for May 11 (columbuscountynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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