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🌱 Key questions still unanswered after child’s death near Four Oaks
Four Oaks, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Four Oaks! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Key questions still unanswered after child’s death near Four Oaks
- How a Four Oaks overdose case led to a rare conviction
Also on today's calendar: Lucky Break w/Maisy Owen Concert Series.
Today's riddle: Why do some employees hide as soon as they arrive at work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 97, low: 74.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Johnston DSS Declines To Answer Questions Following Death Of 4-Year-Old (jocoreport.com) — A 4-year-old boy died Saturday at a Juniper Church Road home near Four Oaks, days after deputies removed him and two other children from another nearby residence during a narcotics investigation. Johnston County DSS is citing confidentiality laws in declining to answer questions about who had custody, how the placement was handled, and what oversight followed. 
• Selma Man Sentenced In Fatal Four Oaks Fentanyl Overdose Case (jocoreport.com) — A Selma man has been sent to prison for selling drugs that led to the fentanyl overdose death of a 19-year-old Four Oaks woman, after Four Oaks Police and other agencies investigated. Prosecutors say the conviction under North Carolina’s Death by Distribution law reflects a broader push to hold drug dealers accountable for fatal overdoses affecting local families.
📸 Around Four Oaks
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Throwback Sounds of Summer →
Live at The Rudy Theatre, 300 N Raiford St, Selma
6:45 pm
Saturday July 11
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Other local events
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Lucky Break w/Maisy Owen Concert Series →
Old Records Off The Shelf, 101 W South Railroad St, Four Oaks
6:00 pm
Thursday July 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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JCPS Leadership
West Johnston High Benson, NC 27504
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Finance Committee Meeting
Triangle East Chamber of Commerce
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Executive Board Meeting
Triangle East Chamber of Commerce 1115 Outlet Center Dr, Smithfield, NC 27577
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ALA Johnston Lower School Block Party →
American Leadership Academy Johnston, 3770 US-70 BUS, Clayton
5:00 pm -
Football Summer Workouts
Riverwood Middle Clayton, NC 27527
6:00 pm -
Sundown in Downtown with Liquid Pleasure
Benson Area Chamber of Commerce Benson Singing Grove 400 East Main Street
7:00 pm -
Smithfield Signature Fresh Market
Triangle East Chamber of Commerce Downtown Smithfield
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Mysti Mayhem →
Brady's Pub, 27 Annette Dr Ste 105, Benson
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Football Workouts
Meadow School Benson, NC 27504
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Board of Education Meeting
West Johnston High in the Board Room
4:30 pm
Thursday July 9
Saturday July 11
Sunday July 12
Monday July 13
Tuesday July 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We live in Four Oaks off Lassiter Road and are in need of a landscaper for grass cutting, edging, etc.
My husband is having trouble with companies not calling back, saying they are coming to give an estimate and then they don’t show up. Can someone… (Nextdoor Four Oaks King Mill) - Update: we have secured someone!
Thank you to everyone who replied. Looking for recommendations for a house cleaner for a move out in Four Oaks area. Approx. 7-16 (Nextdoor Four Oaks King Mill)
🗞 Nearby News
Smithfield
- Infant Suffers Critical Injuries At Unlicensed Smithfield Daycare (jocoreport.com)
- JoCo Block Party to highlight local tourism, attractions (johnstoniannews.com)
- America's Favorite Couple Information (blogspot.com)
Benson
- Cub Scouts Help Kick Off Benson's New Youth Pledge Initiative (jocoreport.com)
Selma
- Man Charged After Assault At Clayton-Area Taco Bell (jocoreport.com)
- 15 events coming up in North Carolina (cardinalpine.com)
Ok Four Oaks! 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: Good employees are hard to find! (Thank you Patricia P. for sending it in!)
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