🌱 Bladen youth teams notch wins ahead of Thursday's local games
Elizabethtown, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Elizabethtown! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Bladen youth teams notch wins ahead of Thursday's local games
- Marlowe targets sheriff's staffing gaps, with funding still unresolved
- Remembering David Hales and his decades of service to Bladenboro
Also on today's calendar: Create Christmas Ornaments from Book Pages and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
- Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tuesday Roundup: Bladen recreation flag football, volleyball results (bladenjournal.com) — The Hurricanes edged the Typhoons in three sets Tuesday as Bladen youth volleyball teams competed at King Street Gym in Elizabethtown. The Broncos, Mustangs and Flames also won their matches, with volleyball returning to the gym Thursday evening and East Bladen hosting Whiteville at Elizabethtown Middle School at 6 p.m. 
• Marlowe puts staffing, morale at top of sheriff's plans (bladenjournal.com) — Ray Marlowe wants to fill Bladen County's patrol and school resource officer vacancies, but says he has not reviewed the budget or determined how to pay for them. The unaffiliated sheriff candidate leads unofficial returns ahead of Friday's canvass and says improving employee morale will also be an early priority.
• A life rooted in Bladenboro: Remembering Mayor David Hales (bladenjournal.com) — Bladenboro Mayor David Hales, who died Nov. 4 at 68, leaves a legacy spanning decades of town government and nearly 50 years with the fire department. He helped establish Beast Fest and complete downtown's rebuilding after Hurricane Florence, including the town square project he described as his proudest accomplishment as mayor.
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Bertie at East Bladen →
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East Bladen High Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Veterans Day Program & Luncheon - RCC →
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Football vs South Columbus
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Fall Into Winter/Community Scenes Exhibition - RAG →
Robeson Art Guild, 109 West 9th Street, Lumberton
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GBB vs Hoke JV/Var
East Bladen High Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Indigenous Voices Exhibition - RCAC →
Robeson County Arts Council, 402 North Chestnut Street, Lumberton
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Beta Club Inductions
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Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Armadillos have officially joined the chat.
Seen an armadillo in North Carolina? We want to know! The most reliable way to report a sighting is through INaturalist. You can create an account… (Nextdoor ) - On November 3 at ~3:30pm I switched from Star Communications 1gb fiber to Brightspeed 2gb fiber.
You can see a sharp drop by about 0.3ms ping times. That matters when dealing with realtime information or sequential requests like Windows File… (Nextdoor Cromartie Rd)
- Liberty Health posted a job opening for HOUSEKEEPER - ELIZABETHTOWN HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER in Elizabethtown. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Lumberton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabethtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bladenboro
- Monday Roundup: West Bladen's historic soccer season ends with 3rd round loss (bladenjournal.com)
Whiteville
- 8 Precautions South Carolinians Should Take When Shopping at Walmart (newsbreak.com)
- Lumberton Residents Say They Don't Want a Data Center (cityviewnc.com)
Lumberton
- Applications open for Empty Stocking Fund (robesonian.com)
- Lumberton City Council approves data center ordinance with changes (wmbfnews.com)
- Veterans honored at Memorial Park (robesonian.com)
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-- 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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