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In today's newsletter:
- How a Granite Falls traffic stop led to a major prison term
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Very hot, with a high of 97 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 71.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Drug Trafficking Conviction Results In Prison Sentence For Caldwell County Woman (whky.com) — A Granite Falls woman has been sentenced to at least 70 months in state prison after police found about 40 grams of meth during a March traffic stop on Duke Street in town. The case, tied to a larger meth distribution investigation and earlier seizures, involved joint work by Granite Falls, Lenoir, and Caldwell County law enforcement.
📸 Around Granite Falls
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granite Falls
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Tuesday September 8 - Softball/Soccer vs. WLMS
Granite Falls Middle 90 N Main Street, Granite Falls, NC 28630
4:00 pm - Chick Fil-A Spirit Night
Sawmills Elementary 4436 Sawmills School Road, Granite Falls, NC 28630
5:00 pm Wednesday September 9 - Football Vs. GMS
Granite Falls Middle 90 N Main Street, Granite Falls, NC 28630
4:00 pm Thursday September 10 - Softball/Soccer @ GMS
Granite Falls Middle 90 N Main Street, Granite Falls, NC 28630
4:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday September 3 - Tennis @ Freedom
South Caldwell High 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson, NC 28638
4:30 pm - HOME-JV & V Girls Volleyball vs Long Shoals (@ Highland UMC )
Challenger Hickory, NC 28601
4:30 pm - JV Football @ Tuscola
South Caldwell High 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson, NC 28638
6:30 pm Friday September 4 - Senior Sunrise
South Caldwell High 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson, NC 28638
6:30 am - Football Home vs Tuscola (Youth Night)
South Caldwell High 7035 Spartan Drive, Hudson, NC 28638
7:30 pm Monday September 7 - Labor Day Holiday-No School
Challenger Hickory, NC 28601 - No School-Labor Day Holiday
Sherrills Ford Hickory, NC 28601 - Labor Day - No School
Sherrills Ford Hickory, NC 28601
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thanksgiving has a sister, or maybe a brother named Gravy, that has pal'ed up with my rooster named Freddie.
Freddie sees fit to protect Gravy from the outside elements. (Nextdoor Central Avenue) - Supporting educators shouldn't end when the first bell rings.
Through C.O.R.E., we can volunteer our time, meet the needs of local schools and remind educators that they are never alone. When we stand behind our… (Nextdoor )
- Tasty Restaurant Group - Tasty Hut, LLC posted a job opening for Server in Granite Falls. Apply here.
- Bealls, Inc. - Burkes Outlet posted a job opening for bealls Store Associate in Granite Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granite Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hickory
Lenoir
- Attention Artists! Apply For Friday After Five Art Crawl In Lenoir, Before September 11 (focusnewspaper.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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