🌱 Maiden data center informs Lumberton’s debate over new rules

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• Maiden data center informs Lumberton’s debate over new rules

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 67, low: 39.
• Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lumberton City Council approves data center ordinance with changes (wmbfnews.com) — Lumberton officials studied Maiden’s data center before approving new rules for a potential facility in their city, despite residents’ opposition. Councilman John Canty said the Maiden facility posed no health or noise impacts. Lumberton’s ordinance is now in effect, with public feedback sessions promised but not yet scheduled.
   

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Thursday November 19

• MVES presents : Beauty & the Beast Jr.
  Catawba County Schools, 2285 N Anderson Ave, Newton
  6:00 pm
• Oz is Twisted - SCES
  Catawba County Schools, 2285 N Anderson Ave, Newton
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day Parade →
  Lincolnton NC
  11:00 am
• Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting →
  Lincoln County Calendar, 1136 E. Main Street, Lincolnton
  12:30 pm
• POSTPONED: Liberty Tree Dedication →
  5124 NC-73, Iron Station
  2:00 pm
• Liberty Tree Dedication →
  Lincoln County Calendar, 5124 NC-73, Iron Station
  2:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Foothills Drift Nov 2026 →
  Hickory Motor Speedway, 3130 Highway 70 SE, Newton
• Foothills Drift: Double Stuffed →
  Hickory Motor Speedway, 3130 Highway 70 SE, Newton
• Wellness on The Square →
  Lincoln County Calendar, 1 Court Square, Lincolnton
  7:00 am
• Michael Cansler Music at Warehouse Distillery →
  Warehouse Distillery, Newton
  6:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Board of County Commissioners Meeting →
  Lincoln County Calendar, 353 N. Generals Blvd., Lincolnton
  10:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Board of Adjustment and Planning Board Meetings →
  Council Chambers, 114 W Sycamore St., Lincolnton
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lincoln County offices will be closed Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.
  Convenience sites and landfill remain open. Thank you (Nextdoor )
• Looking to buy older Christmas ornaments!!
  Shiny Brite, Mercury glass, etc. Please let me know what you’re selling. (Nextdoor East Maiden Road)

• Aramark posted a job opening for Cook in Newton. Apply here.
• Catawba County Schools posted a job opening for 4 hr SN Assistant/Bus Driver 10 months at Tuttle Elementary in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maiden here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Newton

• Cheapest gas stations in Hickory (rrdailyherald.com)

Conover

• Utili-Serve plans expansion in Conover North Carolina creating 105 new jobs. (intelligence360.news)
• Investment to innovation: Hickory built a future-ready ecosystem for business and talent (bizjournals.com)
• Historic Election for Latino Candidates in North Carolina (enlacelatinonc.org)

Catawba

• Alexander County Triple Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal, Sentenced To Time Served (whky.com)
• State Board of Education discusses legislative priorities, emphasizing need for veteran teacher pay raises (ednc.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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