Community Corner
🌱 How Dobson’s opioid crisis is shaping new statewide medical research
Coming up: Sonker Festival on the Dobson Patch calendar
Hi Dobson! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dobson's opioid crisis is shaping new statewide medical research
Also on today's calendar: autumn leaves festival 2026 and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Mainly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Student doctors, residents travel to Las Vegas for PAINWeek 2026 (campbell.edu) — A Campbell University medical student who grew up near Dobson says memories of the town's opioid struggles inspired his research on how North Carolina spends opioid settlement funds. He and classmates presented pain-management studies at a major Las Vegas conference, hoping to bring back better treatment ideas to help communities like Dobson recover. 
📸 Around Dobson
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dobson
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★ Featured events ★
- Sonker Festival →
Edwards-Franklin House, 4132 Haystack Rd, Mt Airy
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Library Tasting →
Shelton Vineyards, 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson
2:00 pm - District 17 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament →
Fisher River Park Concession Shelter, 251 County Home Rd., Dobson
1:00 pm - autumn leaves festival 2026 →
Mount Airy Visitors Center, 200 N Main St, Mt Airy
6:30 pm - The Craig Vaughn Experience →
Shelton Vineyards, 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
Saturday October 17
📣 Dobson Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Book Babies →
Mount Airy NC
9:30 am - Open Studio →
Talley's, Mount Airy
11:00 am - Volleyball vs North Surry (Senior Night)
East Surry High Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
4:30 pm - Live Music: Gatlin Hiatt →
Uncorked, Mount Airy
5:30 pm - Mount Airy Commissioners' Meeting →
Mount Airy, NC Calendar, 300 S Main Street, Mount Airy
6:00 pm - JV Football vs Surry Central
East Surry High Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
7:00 pm - Walking School Bus
Bruce H Tharrington Primary Mount Airy, NC 27030
7:15 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor ) - Need help with an unemployment claim?
Thursdays and Fridays are the best days to call #NCDES for claims questions because our UI Support Center typically has lower call volume. Prefer… (Nextdoor )
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Center Store Associate in Dobson. Apply here.
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Generic Bus Driver in Dobson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dobson here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Airy
- Local Republicans endorse Cawley for mayor (reflector.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Forbush Picks Up 18th Consecutive Win (maxpreps.com)
Elkin
- New foundation seeks to help community, honor officer (pmg-va.com)
North Wilkesboro
- Supreme sacrifices honored at VFW event (journalpatriot.com)
- N.C. 16 to be closed again Wednesday night (journalpatriot.com)
- NASCAR shrugs off fisticuffs and swearing, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past (texarkanagazette.com)
Ok Dobson! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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