🌱 Farmville teen charged after downtown Greenville shooting injures three people.

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In today's newsletter:

• Farmville teen charged after downtown Greenville shooting injures three people.
• Want your sculpture displayed in Farmville and across Pitt County?

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One arrested in downtown Greenville shooting; mayor issues statement (reflector.com) — A teenager from Farmville has been arrested after a downtown Greenville shooting that left three people wounded but expected to survive, drawing a public safety warning from the city's mayor. Police say the Farmville teen faces multiple weapons charges as detectives continue investigating the late-night incident near ECU and ask anyone with information to come forward.
   

• Emerge Gallery and Art Center accepting entries for DownEast exhibition (reflector.com) — Farmville artists and art lovers can now submit sculpture entries for a major regional exhibition that will place outdoor works in partner communities, including the Town of Farmville, for a full year starting March 2027. Emerge Gallery is accepting up to six entries per artist through Nov. 15, with modest fees and a New Bern-based public artist serving as juror.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Cross Country Meet @ Boyd Lee Park
  Wellcome Middle School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm
• Cross Country@Boyd Lee 4:30pm
  Chicod School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball @ Tarboro
  Farmville Central High School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:30 pm
• Tennis @ Ayden- Grifton
  Farmville Central High School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Volleyball game vs. Ayden
  Wellcome Middle School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm
• Cross Country @ Ayden- Grifton
  Farmville Central High School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:30 pm
• Men's Soccer @ Greene Central
  Farmville Central High School Greenville, NC 27834
  6:00 pm
• Talent Show
  North Pitt High School Greenville, NC 27834
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Cheer: Game @ Wellcome
  A.G. Cox Middle School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm
• Football game vs. Aycock
  Wellcome Middle School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm
• Football Chicod@Greene Co 4pm
  Chicod School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm
• Football: Game @ Wellcome
  A.G. Cox Middle School Greenville, NC 27834
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Farmville. Apply here.
• Chipotle posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Winterville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenville

• Career fair season kicks off at ECU with two Sept. 30 events at Greenville Convention Center (wcti12.com)
• It was a family Freebootin' Friday at Five Points Plaza (reflector.com)
• Lane closures begin at Fifth Street, Memorial Drive intersection in Greenville (wcti12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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