🌱 Falkland’s mail detour to Fountain has no end date yet

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• Falkland’s mail detour to Fountain has no end date yet

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: A stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 45.
• Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘It's been a real inconvenience': Falkland residents talk mail struggles six months after post office fire (witn.com) — Fountain’s post office remains the mail pickup point for Falkland customers six months after a fire, and the damaged building’s owner will not make repairs. USPS is exploring relocation and working to give Falkland P.O. box customers 24-hour lobby access in Fountain, while one couple describes a burdensome 26-mile round trip.
   

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📸 Around Fountain

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• City Offices Closed →
  Wilson NC
  8:00 am
• Office Closed - Veteran's Day Holiday →
  302 S. Greene St., Greenville
  8:30 am
• Employer in the Foyer →
  Bate Building, 501 Founders Drive, Greenville
  9:30 am
• America Recycles Day →
  Greenville NC
  11:00 am
• Veterans Day service →
  Wilson NC
  11:00 am
• Level 1 Flow (VIRTUAL) →
  Yoga Strong Studio, 425 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville
  1:15 pm
• Level 1 Flow (IN-PERSON) →
  Yoga Strong Studio, 425 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville
  1:15 pm
• Yoga Massage (VIRTUAL) →
  Yoga Strong Studio, 425 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville
  2:30 pm
• Yoga Massage (IN-PERSON) →
  Yoga Strong Studio, 425 Greenville Boulevard Southeast, Greenville
  2:30 pm
• 1907 Climbing Challenge →
  Greenville NC
  3:00 pm
• Game Night at The Porch →
  The Porch at Iconostar of Wilson, Wilson
  4:00 pm
• Study Break Movie Night - How the Grinch Stole Christmas →
  Main Campus Student Center, 501 E. 10th St., Greenville
  6:00 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

• 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 )

• Coastal Beverage Company posted a job opening for On Premise Trade Manager/Route Sales Rep in Farmville. Apply here.
• ABB posted a job opening for CED-Assembler-1st shift in Pinetops. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

• Communities ready to celebrate Veterans Day (reflector.com)
• Nov. 11 Arts & Entertainment Calendar (reflector.com)
• Washington City Council resolution targeting LGBTQ-themed library programs fails (wunc.org)

Greenville

• Kickball jamboree raises money for Greenville cheer organization (witn.com)
• Growing popularity of mahjong leads to new business in Greenville (reflector.com)
• Council moves ahead with Town Common eatery before standing-room-only crowd (reflector.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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