🌱 Summer Success Academy and 11 more events

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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 and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Summer Success Academy
  Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  8:00 am
• Credit Recovery
  Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  8:00 am

Thursday June 4

• Senior Sunset
  John a Holmes High Edenton, NC 27932
  7:00 pm

Friday June 5

• River City Skippers vs. New Bern Southpaws →
  Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Alligator River Refuge Tram Tour →
  Creef Cut Wildlife Trail, Creef Cut Trl, Manns Harbor
  9:00 am
• ARC's Weekly Public Open House
  Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce 502 E Ehringhaus St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  10:00 am

Monday June 8

• 2026 JAH Spring Cheer Tryouts in Gym (Tentative)
  John a Holmes High John A Holmes High School, 600 Woodard St, Edenton, NC 27932
  4:00 pm
• River City Skippers vs. Virginia Beach Valor →
  Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• River City Skippers vs. Edenton Steamers →
  Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• The Chuck Wagon Gang →
  College of the Albemarle Performing Arts Center, 1218 N Road St, Elizabeth City
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Career Fair →
  NCWorks Career Center, 111 Jordan Plaza, Elizabeth City
  10:00 am

Friday June 19

• Freedom Seeking and Dismal Swamp →
  Dismal Swamp State Park, 2294 US-17, South Mills
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Skanska USA Commercial Development posted a job opening for Surveyor Manager (Heavy Civil Construction) in Columbia. Apply here.
• Tyrrell County Schools posted a job opening for District School Nurse in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Edenton

• ECU Health expands summer meal plans for kids with three new locations (witn.com)
• U.S. Navy orders six stealth recon boats designed by Australian veterans (defence-blog.com)

Elizabeth City

• Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen: On Maritime watch (verticalmag.com)
• Looking Back: Jason Baker on Family and Fatherhood (tbbwmag.com)
• Veterans discuss benefits legislation with Congressman Davis (wcti12.com)

Kitty Hawk

• Kitty Hawk approves $13.2M budget, other Towns could follow this week (outerbanksvoice.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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