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🌱 A Canton veteran builds a different kind of VFW in Clyde

Canton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up Canton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • A Canton veteran builds a different kind of VFW in Clyde
  • Pisgah's late rally falls short in home playoff loss

Also on today's calendar: Hoarding Disorder: Hidden Secrets and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 55, low: 35.
  • Friday: Rain; mixed with snow early, with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A space for all veterans: New Clyde VFW welcomes new faces (themountaineer.com) — Canton resident and Army Major Samatha Cahill has helped launch a new Clyde VFW post built around community service, veterans' support and fellowship without a bar. Post 12253 already has more than 30 members, and veterans can find membership applications at Old Grouch's Military Surplus while the group seeks a permanent meeting space.
   

• Bears bounced in first round of playoffs (themountaineer.com) — Pisgah's football season ended at home in Canton on Friday, despite a late rally that brought the Bears within one touchdown of Fred T. Foard. Coach Ricky Brindley praised his players for fighting back from a three-score deficit, as the seniors closed their careers and a young returning group looked toward 2027.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Waynesville

  • How The Hybrid Workforce Is Reshaping Haywood County (themountaineer.com)
  • Vietnam veteran finally feels seen — and finds peace with his service (themountaineer.com)
  • Smoky Mountains Could See 5 to 9 Inches of Snow Friday Night as Flurries Reach North Georgia Mountains and Western North Carolina (newsbreak.com)

Maggie Valley

Asheville

  • Answer Man: UNC-Asheville looking to start a nursing program? ‘Skynet' coming to the airport? • Asheville Watchdog (avlwatchdog.org)

Ok Canton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Canton

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