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🌱 Which Elkin tennis standouts are heading to the state championships?

Elkin, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Which Elkin tennis standouts are heading to the state championships?

Also on today's calendar: Yadkin Valley Wine Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See every boys tennis player who qualified for this year's NCHSAA state championships (highschoolot.com) — Elkin High School boys tennis standout Grant Ballard and the doubles team of Connor and Aidan Ballard have qualified for the NCHSAA 1A/2A state championships this weekend. The statewide rundown shows where each classification will play and which players from across North Carolina advanced, giving Elkin fans a clear look at the competition their athletes will face.
   

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  • Winston-Salem rec centers, bus station to host monthly health fairs, naloxone training (abc45.com)
  • You're invited to The Winston-Salem Foundation's 2026 Community Gathering: Poetry, Place, Possibility (wxii12.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Elkin

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