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🌱 What a $3M federal grant will change at Mount Olive’s UMO

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What's up Mount Olive! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • What a $3M federal grant will change at Mount Olive's UMO
  • How Mount Olive's women's soccer stayed unbeaten in conference play

Also on today's calendar: Pasture Management & Soil Health Workshop at Acorn Acres Farmstead and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UMO awarded near $3M Title III grant (newsargus.com) — Mount Olive residents will see their local university receive nearly $3 million over five years to boost student success and expand AI-focused workforce training. The University of Mount Olive plans major technology upgrades, new labs, AI-enhanced advising, and expanded academic programs in high-demand fields, aiming to improve retention, graduation, and job readiness for students from eastern North Carolina's rural communities.
   

• Mount Olive Women's Soccer Battles Converse to Scoreless Draw (goldsborodailynews.com) — Mount Olive soccer fans saw the University of Mount Olive women's team grind out a 0-0 home draw against Converse, staying unbeaten in Conference Carolinas play. Despite windy conditions, the Trojans controlled possession and outshot Converse, with goalkeeper Anais Coyne securing her third shutout as Mount Olive now prepares for a conference road trip to Barton in Wilson.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Lucy Rose Was Lonely, So She Started A Road Trip And A Public Health Initiative (cowboystatedaily.com)
  • NC spends more than $10M on anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' (cardinalpine.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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