🌱 Granite Falls station ranks among Hickory area's cheapest gas stops
Granite Falls, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Granite Falls! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Granite Falls station ranks among Hickory area's cheapest gas stops
- Randy Lee Whitley's celebration of life set for Granite Falls
Also on today's calendar: Patton High Soccer Fall Market Fundraiser and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 66, low: 40.
- Friday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cheapest gas stations in Hickory (rrdailyherald.com) — Murphy Express at 4820 Hickory Blvd. in Granite Falls tied for third in a Hickory-area ranking of low gas prices, with regular listed at $2.88 per gallon. Stacker’s November 9 report, using GasBuddy data, put two Hickory stations two cents lower. Prices may have changed since publication. 
• Randy Lee Whitley (taylorsvilletimes.com) — Family and friends will remember Randy Lee Whitley at a celebration of life November 15 at Amity Creek Farms in Granite Falls. Whitley, 66, who built Way To Go Retail Services, died November 8 at his Alexander County home. The service begins at 2 p.m., with a barbecue meal and shared stories afterward until 5 p.m.
📸 Around Granite Falls
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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LARC Monthly Meeting →
Grace Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, 4548 Grace Chapel Rd, Granite Falls
7:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Patton High Soccer Fall Market Fundraiser →
100 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls
10:00 am -
Mitford Museum Open House →
100 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls
2:00 pm -
Sunrise on the Reaping Launch Party - Southern Branch →
Southern Branch Library, 63 N Main St, Granite Falls
4:00 pm -
Thanksgiving Craft →
Southern Branch Library, 63 N Main St, Granite Falls
4:00 pm -
Clover Baptist Church Thanksgiving Meal →
100 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls
11:00 am -
PBOA Girls HS Basketball Showcase →
100 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls
12:00 pm
Saturday November 14
Thursday November 19
Tuesday November 24
Thursday November 26
Saturday November 28
📣 Granite Falls Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Digital Drop-In In-Person
Study Room Lenoir: , Lenoir
9:00 am -
Spartan Youth Race →
Hudson NC -
Opportunity for All - Adults In-Person
Library Program Room A Lenoir: , Lenoir
10:00 am -
Basketball vs East Burke
South Caldwell High, 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson
4:00 pm -
Lenoir Library Career Works In-Person
Study Room Lenoir: , Lenoir
1:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
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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 ) - Need a massage?
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- pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in HUDSON NC S04610 in Hudson. Apply here.
- Burger King (Carrols) posted a job opening for Team Member in Icard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granite Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hickory
- Investment to innovation: Hickory built a future-ready ecosystem for business and talent (bizjournals.com)
- From Sale to Service: One Hickory Appliance Retailer Stays With You After Delivery (statesville.com)
- Sisters retire after nearly 100 combined years of music ministry at North Carolina church (christianindex.org)
Lenoir
- Lenoir Rotary leads effort to feed veterans (newstopicnews.com)
- Jeanne Norment Bush (newstopicnews.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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