🌱 How Madison’s girls soccer team fared in the state playoff opener
Madison, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Madison! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
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- How Madison’s girls soccer team fared in the state playoff opener
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
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- Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High School Round Up: MAy 11, 2026 (wlos.com) — Madison High School’s girls soccer team fell 3–0 to Lincolnton in the first round of the NCHSAA 3A playoffs, ending their postseason run. The roundup also highlights results for other western North Carolina teams across all classifications, giving context to how regional rivals fared. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I posted about the sweet beagle we found a few months back.
We had found her a family, a sweet lady & her three foster children. Since welcoming a new foster child- newborn, Lucy (the beagle) has developed… (Nextdoor Madison/Pine Hall/Ellisbo) - So I have gave most of the kittens away..
there is only one left which is the solid gray one if anyone wants the kitty, just message me. it's a free to a good home (Nextdoor N Franklin St)
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- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Stokesdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.
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- May 11, 2026 Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting (rceno.com)
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- Julius Miller fatally struck by train in Reidsville, police say (accidentinjurynews.com)
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