🌱 NCWorks Job Fair In-Person and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun and clouds; not as hot, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Connelly Springs

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16

• NCWorks Job Fair In-Person
  Lenoir: Meeting Room 1 , Lenoir
  2:00 pm

Thursday September 17

• El Paso Spirit Night (Hickory location-505 U.S. Hwy 70 SW)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  5:30 pm

Friday September 18

• AWAY-Varsity Men's Soccer vs Community Christian (@ 2121 Dallas Cherryville Rd, Dallas)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm
• AWAY-JV & V Girls Volleyball vs Community Christian (@ 2121 Dallas Cherryville Rd, Dallas)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm
• Game Night (Theme TBD) →
  Walkin' Roll Activities Center, 202 S Center Street, Hildebran
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 19

• Olive Hill Homeownership Education Class →
  Burke County Chamber of Commerce, 200 South College Street, Morganton
  9:00 am

Monday September 21

• Planning Board Meeting →
  Valdese NC
  4:00 pm
• ABC Board Meeting →
  Valdese NC
  4:00 pm
• HOME-JV & V Girls Volleyball vs Veritas (@ Highland UMC)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm
• HOME-Varsity Men's Soccer vs Veritas Christian Academy (@ Henry River Fork Park field #4)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• HOME-JV & V Girls Volleyball vs Christian Family (@ Highland UMC)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm
• HOME-Varisty Men's Soccer vs Christian Family (@ Henry River Park field #4)
  Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
  4:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fall means black bears are on the move...
  and on the hunt for food. During a seasonal phase called hyperphagia, they eat nonstop to prep for winter, sometimes gaining up to 100% of their… (Nextdoor )
• Asking advice for a friend okay so her car just had the transmission module replaced car goes back into gear now drives a to b but it's like slipping, from my past knowledge experience I'm thinking that it is the shift linkage?
  the car is a 08 Saturn Vue any advice on it or know of anyone that would come and take a look or where could she take it to have it looked at and you… (Nextdoor Warlicks Church)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver- (08975) 2935 US Hwy 70 in Connelly Springs. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Granite Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Connelly Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hickory

• News Release: Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires Graystone Eye medical outpatient building and ambulatory surgery center (wolfmediausa.com)

Morganton

• Meeting Scheduled To Discuss CDBG Funding In Morganton (whky.com)
• Best & Worst States for Teachers (2026) (morganton.com)
• Disc golf opens season at Milligan conference match (morganton.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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