🌱 Patch AM: How a $2.9 million grant could reshape Greenville’s medical workforce.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $2.9 million grant could reshape Greenville's medical workforce.
• Why Greenville's DMV lines are suddenly much shorter

Also on today's calendar: Black Alumni Network Presents: The Great Return and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 66.
• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Golden LEAF Foundation awards ECU $2.9 million for health sciences programs (ecu.edu) — East Carolina University in Greenville just landed a $2.9 million Golden LEAF Foundation grant to expand medical education and clinical laboratory sciences training. The funding will enhance the new Brody Center for Medical Education and grow lab science cohorts, aiming to boost the local healthcare workforce and improve access to care across eastern North Carolina.
   

• News 12 Investigates: DMV wait times improve as state prepares digital wallet (wcti12.com) — If you've been dreading the DMV in Greenville, new data shows average walk-in waits have dropped from nearly two hours last year to just 19 minutes. State officials credit more staff, upgraded scanners, and moving hundreds of thousands of transactions online. They're also preparing a free, optional digital driver's license that could eventually be used at airports, with law enforcement, and at local businesses.
   

📸 Around Greenville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Nuthin but HomECUming Anthems →
  CoCo's Sports Bar, 605 Greenville Blvd SE, Greenville
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Black Alumni Network Presents: The Great Return →
  Ivy Hall (Yankee Hall), 3332 Yankee Hall Rd, Greenville
  9:30 pm
• Taylor Bissette & Co →
  Greenville NC
  11:00 pm
• Taylor Bissette & Co at Pantana Bob's →
  Pantana Bob's, Greenville
  11:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Nash-Pitt-Wilson Regional Writers Gathering →
  Cafe Eclectic, 409 Evans St, Greenville
  10:00 am
• ECU Homecoming Brunch →
  410 Evans St, Greenville
  12:00 pm
• Music in the Woods at Paris Mtn SP →
  Paris Mountain State Park, 2401 State Park Rd, Greenville
  2:00 pm
• Mocktails and Mental Health: The Strong Friend Edition →
  1530 Evans Street, Greenville
  5:00 pm
• BLACK TO THE YARD For The Love of HomECUming →
  The State Theater, 110 West 5th Street, Greenville
  9:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Until Next Year: The ECU Brunch & Day Party →
  13eleven, Greenville
  12:00 pm
• Move & Mingle: A Fitness-Forward Social Experience →
  100 Staton Ct suite c, 100 Staton Court, Greenville
  12:00 pm
Monday October 12
• MACAA Conference Championship Meet →
  Greenville NC

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The flavor of the freshly cooked barbecue and chicken, and don't forget the cole slaw.
  The very friendly atmosphere is outstanding, it spills over onto the customers! (Nextdoor Allpine Taylor)
• Just wanted to say thanks to the Nextdoor community about replacing my kitchen's exhaust fan.
  I took it into Pitt Electric Motor Company last Wednesday, and they had a replacement ready for me on Monday. Thanks to everyone who left helpful… (Nextdoor Tar River)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Meat/Produce Team Supervisor in Greenville. Apply here.
• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in GREENVILLE NC S06689 in Greenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winterville

• 2345 Rhinestone Dr, Winterville, NC 28590 (redfin.com)
• Kathy Kolasa: Bacteria in raw milk can cause severe foodborne illness (reflector.com)
• Farmville man accused of firing into occupied home and vehicle in Winterville (wcti12.com)

Ayden

• Locals Guard This Tiny North Carolina Barbecue Shack Where Eastern-Style Whole Hog Gets Chopped By Hand (travelmag.com)
• Grab a cup and chat: Coffee with a Cop events brewing across ENC (wcti12.com)
• At 90, Tunstall riding for himself, others (reflector.com)

Ok Greenville! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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