Community Corner
🌱 How Jacksonville honored Gold Star families at this year’s bell ceremony
Coming up: Tot Open Play (Tabletop Edition) on the Jacksonville Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Jacksonville honored Gold Star families at this year's bell ceremony
- Jacksonville Marine sentenced after infant's death: what investigators revealed
Also on today's calendar: AM Retiree Gametime and Coffee and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bells Across America honors Gold Star families (jdnews.com) — Gold Star families and local leaders recently gathered at Jacksonville's Carolina Museum of the Marine for a Bells Across America ceremony honoring fallen service members. The event, part of the U.S. Navy Gold Star Program, featured remarks from Marine Corps leadership and a reading of names, underscoring the community's ongoing commitment to supporting surviving families in Jacksonville and beyond. 
• Former Marine sentenced for infant's death (jdnews.com) — A former Marine has been sentenced to 30–38 years in prison for the 2022 death of his 4‑month‑old child in Jacksonville. Jacksonville police and NCIS led the investigation after officers found the infant unresponsive at a Zach Circle home, and an autopsy later revealed severe non‑accidental injuries, leading to second‑degree murder and child abuse convictions.
📸 Around Jacksonville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jacksonville
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★ Featured events ★
- Tot Open Play (Tabletop Edition) →
Northwoods Recreation Center, 621 Henderson Drive, Jacksonville
9:30 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- AM Retiree Gametime and Coffee →
Kerr Street Recreation Center, 36 Kerr St., Jacksonville
10:00 am - Creative Discoveries →
Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville
5:00 pm - P.R.O.M.I.S.E. - Open Play →
Jacksonville, NC Calendar, 100 Recreation Lane, Jacksonville
10:00 am - Artist Discussion →
Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville
6:00 pm - Environmental and Appearance Advisory Committee →
Jacksonville, NC Calendar, 815 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville
6:00 pm - Adult Voice Class →
Jacksonville, NC Calendar, 1825 South Drive, Jacksonville
7:00 pm - An Unhinged Comedy Night →
Unhinged Bar and Grill, 2532 Onslow Drive, Jacksonville
8:00 pm - AM Retiree Gametime and Coffee →
Jacksonville, NC Calendar, 36 Kerr St., Jacksonville
10:00 am - First Friday with Joe Baes Acoustic Show →
The Landing, 701 Flounder Rd, Jacksonville
3:30 pm - Joe Baes at The Landing →
The Landing, 701 Flounder Rd, Jacksonville
3:30 pm - Jacksonville Summer Concert: Oc3ans →
Jacksonville, NC Calendar, 100 Recreation Lane, Jacksonville
7:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
📣 Jacksonville Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Great pizza and super friendly helpful staff.
They make you feel like family as soon as you walk in the door. My grandkids love their Pizza classes (Nextdoor Commons) - What a wonderful name it is
What a wonderful name it is The name of Jesus My Lord What a wonderful name it is (Nextdoor Holiday City)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Jacksonville. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Jacksonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jacksonville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Emerald Isle
- Emerald Isle to hold public sessions on proposed police drones, cameras (wcti12.com)
- Crystal Coast volunteers documented a rare genetic mystery during sea turtle nest excavation in Emerald Isle (publicradioeast.org)
- 2 homes gutted in Emerald Isle fire; massive explosion seen for miles at NC coast (myfox8.com)
Ok Jacksonville! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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