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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 56 degrees.
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- Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 63.
- Sunday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 41 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Live Music | John Harrison
The Rustic at Dennis Vineyards , 24055 Endy Rd , Albemarle
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Tim Graves and The Farm Hands
Big Lick Bluegrass Festival , 722 S Oak Ridge Rd , Oakboro
12:00 pm
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Live Music | Braydon Howell
The Rustic at Dennis Vineyards , 24055 Endy Rd , Albemarle
6:00 pm
Monday April 20
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South Stanly Bulls vs North Rowan Cavaliers
South Stanly High School , 40488 S Stanly School Rd , Norwood
6:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
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Board of Commissioners Meeting
Anson County, NC Calendar , 101 S. Greene Street Suite 209 , Wadesboro
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Union Academy JV Baseball @ South Stanly
South Stanly High School , 40488 S Stanly School Rd , Norwood
4:30 pm
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South Stanly Bulls vs Union Academy Cardinals
South Stanly High School , 40488 S Stanly School Rd , Norwood
6:00 pm
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Union Academy Varsity Baseball @ South Stanly
South Stanly High School , 40488 S Stanly School Rd , Norwood
7:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Zerbini Family Circus
City Reach Community Center , 1132 E Caswell St , Wadesboro
4:00 pm
Sunday April 26
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NC BEAUTY BUSINESS EXPO & WORKSHOP
Innovative Aesthetics Skin Care , 2000 W Main St , Albemarle
10:00 am
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2026 NC Beauty Business Expo & Workshop
E E Waddell Center , 621 Wall St , Albemarle
10:00 am
Saturday May 2
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Bearcat Pride 5k Run/Walk
212 S Rutherford St , Wadesboro
12:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Deer fawns are born in late spring and early summer.
Newborns have spots and almost no scent, which is nature’s built‑in invisibility cloak. A doe will leave their fawns alone for long stretches on… (Nextdoor )
- We receive numerous calls here at the Wildlife Commission during the growing season from panicked landowners who have “a bunch of little bees hovering over the ground.
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We are here to help!
Believe it or not, most of the more than 500 native bee species in North Carolina nest underground. (Hopefully you haven’t… (Nextdoor )
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Montgomery Community College posted a job opening for Adjunct Instructor, Nursing Assistant I Program in Troy. Apply here.
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McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Troy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Gilead here.
🗞 Nearby News
Albemarle
- College of The Albemarle Foundation establishes endowed scholarship in... (thecoastlandtimes.com)
- Greenwood Capital Associates LLC Sells 7,626 Shares of Albemarle Corporation $ALB (marketbeat.com)
Rockingham
- Rockingham departments recognized for safety by state Department of Labor (richmondobserver.com)
- Young cancer survivor breaks ground on family housing for children in treatment at Duke Hospital (richmondobserver.com)
- Richmond County man accused of assault, threats on separate occasions (richmondobserver.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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