🌱 Volleyball Tryouts and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Volleyball Tryouts at Chestnut Grove Middle
• 1st Football Scrimmage @ North Wilkes at West Stokes High
• Soccer vs North Forsyth at West Stokes High

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in King

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Thursday August 6

• Volleyball Tryouts
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• 1st Football Scrimmage @ North Wilkes
  West Stokes High King, NC 27021
  6:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Soccer vs North Forsyth
  West Stokes High King, NC 27021
  6:00 pm
• Cross Country Tryouts (at West Stokes)
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  6:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Tennis @ Reagan (@ Mt. Tabor)
  West Stokes High King, NC 27021
  4:30 pm
• Cross Country Tryouts (at West Stokes)
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  6:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Tennis @ South Stokes
  West Stokes High King, NC 27021
  4:00 pm
• JV/V Volleyball @ South Stokes
  West Stokes High King, NC 27021
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• RS: Reserve for Schools Day
  Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville, NC 27050
  8:00 am
• 2026-2027 Open House
  Thomas Jefferson Middle 3500 Sally Kirk Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA
  5:00 pm
• Mount Tabor Open House
  Mount Tabor High School
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Next to Normal →
  Camel City Playhouse, 110 7th St W, Winston-Salem
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowes Foods Supermarket posted a job opening for Grocery Stocker PT in King. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in King. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near King here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Winston-Salem

• Cone Health hospitals named No. 1 in Greensboro-Winston-Salem metro area by U.S. News & World Report (myfox8.com)
• Victory Junction Going Racing Racing Report (myfox8.com)
• Immigrant history delivers the past through the eyes of everyday people (k12dive.com)

Clemmons

• Lung Association calls FDA nicotine pouch authorization 'another gamble with kids' health' (abc45.com)
• Setback to success: Pitcher makes return to baseball just 6 months after surgery (bizjournals.com)
• Pardon our dust: A list of all the ‘new' coming to Sanford (rantnc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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