🌱 How a Lenoir stash house figured into an 18-year prison sentence

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• How a Lenoir stash house figured into an 18-year prison sentence

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 89 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 91, low: 56.
• Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Previously convicted trafficker sentenced in North Carolina meth case (wyff4.com) — Federal prosecutors say a man tied to meth trafficking that involved an apartment in Lenoir has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Investigators linked the Lenoir stash house to multi-kilogram meth shipments and seized additional drugs, cash, and equipment during their 2023 investigation across western North Carolina.
   

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Saturday April 18

• HAPPY VALLEY FILLING STATION!!
  Happy Valley Filling Station, 1275 NC-268, Lenoir
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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Lenoir Bicycle Festival
  City of Lenoir, NC Calendar , 801 West Ave NW , Lenoir
  11:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Baseball @ Patton
  Hibriten High , 1350 Panther Trail SE , Lenoir
  4:00 pm
• Softball vs East Burke
  Hibriten High , 1350 Panther Trail SE , Lenoir
  4:00 pm
• Council Meeting
  City of Lenoir, NC Calendar , 905 West Ave NW , Lenoir
  6:00 pm
• Womens Soccer @ Draughn
  Hibriten High , 1350 Panther Trail SE , Lenoir
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Girls Soccer/Baseball vs Hudson
  William Lenoir Middle , 1366 Wildcat Trail , Lenoir
  4:00 pm
• Track @ Alexander Central
  William Lenoir Middle , 1366 Wildcat Trail , Lenoir
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Baseball @ Freedom
  South Caldwell High , 7035 Spartan Drive , Hudson
  4:00 pm
• Softball vs RS Central
  Hibriten High , 1350 Panther Trail SE , Lenoir
  4:00 pm
• Baseball vs RS Central
  Hibriten High , 1350 Panther Trail SE , Lenoir
  4:00 pm
• Women's Soccer @ Freedom
  South Caldwell High , 7035 Spartan Drive , Hudson
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Lenoir. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Lenoir. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lenoir here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Morganton

• Chase Infiniti jumps at the chance to enter ‘Handmaid's' world (morganton.com)
• 2026 NFL Draft: Cowboys, Jaguars lead teams likely to trade down, up (morganton.com)
• Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree on ceasefire, optimism grows on ending Iran war (morganton.com)

Hickory

• City Of Hickory Wins Communications Awards (whky.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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