🌱 How a Mount Olive bowhunter landed his first 10-point buck

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• How a Mount Olive bowhunter landed his first 10-point buck

Also on today's calendar: Pasture Management, Conservation & Soil Health and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Worth the wait (carolinasportsman.com) — A Mount Olive hunter just notched a memorable milestone, taking his first buck with a bow—a 10-point deer harvested in nearby Duplin County on September 30. The early-morning shot from just seven yards away turned into a special family celebration, and his success now enters him in a regional Bag-A-Buck contest with substantial outdoor-themed prizes.
   

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📸 Around Mount Olive

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Olive

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 22

• Bojangles Barrel Series →
  Tara Creek, 136 Robert Hobbs Rd, Faison
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9

• Pasture Management, Conservation & Soil Health →
  Acorn Acres Farmstead, 1262 Corbett Hill Rd., Mt Olive
  9:00 am
• Pasture Management & Soil Health Workshop at Acorn Acres Farmstead →
  Acorn Acres Farmstead, 1262 Corbett Hill Rd., Mt. Olive
  9:00 am

Tuesday October 13

• Southern Wayne Country Club →
  Southern Wayne Country Club, 262 Country Club Rd, Mount Olive
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 5

• Board of Education Meeting
  Brogden Middle, 2001 Royall Ave, Goldsboro
  3:30 pm
• Cemetery Board Meeting →
  Town Hall, 110 North East Center Street, Faison
  5:00 pm
• Library/Museum Committee Meeting →
  Anne Stroud Taylor Recreation & Wellness Center, 184 Park Circle, Faison
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Northern Nash at Southern Wayne →
  Southern Wayne High School, 124 Walter Fulcher Rd, Dudley
  6:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Karaoke Fridays →
  Mustang Taproom, 1240 Andrews St Bldg 3705, Goldsboro
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Coker Feed Mill Flock Swap
  Coker Feed Mill, 1439 Hood Swamp Road, Goldsboro
  8:00 am

Tuesday November 10

• Planning/Zoning Board Meeting →
  Anne Stroud Taylor Faison Recreation & Wellness, 184 Park Cir, Faison
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Parks & Recreation Board Meeting →
  Anne Stroud Taylor Faison Recreation & Wellness, 184 Park Cir, Faison
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• When it comes to health insurance, the lowest price does not always mean the best fit.
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• 7-eleven posted a job opening for Assistant Store Leader (Assistant Manager) in Mount Olive. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Mount Olive. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Olive here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Goldsboro

• Perfect Weather Welcomes Visitors for Opening Day of Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair (goldsborodailynews.com)
• Undefeated Eastern Wayne Welcomes Southwest Edgecombe for Friday Night Conference Clash (goldsborodailynews.com)
• City adds new art sculptures downtown (newsargus.com)

La Grange

• Bucklesberry, Back in the Day: Hickory Grove Church (22) — Neuse News (neusenews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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