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Coming up on the calendar:
- Caroline Keller Music at The North Carolina Seafood Festival
- Wine Tasting
- Concealed Carry Handgun Class Newport, Morehead City, Havelock,New Bern
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
Saturday October 3 - Caroline Keller Music →
The North Carolina Seafood Festival, 412 Evans St, Morehead City
12:30 pm
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Other local events
Friday October 2 - Wine Tasting →
4778 NC-24, Newport Saturday October 3 - Concealed Carry Handgun Class Newport, Morehead City, Havelock,New Bern →
Home Front Freedom, LLC, 245 Howard Blvd., Newport
7:45 am - Concealed Carry Handgun Class Newport, Morehead City, Havelock,New Bern $70 →
Home Front Freedom, LLC, 245 Howard Blvd., Newport
7:45 am - 2026 ECFS Newport Fall Spectacular →
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8:00 am - 2026 Newport Fall Spectacular ECFS →
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8:00 am Tuesday October 6 - Line Dance Lessons →
4778 NC-24, Newport Wednesday October 7 - Plant Bingo →
4778 NC-24, Newport - Football BCMS @ BMS/DEMS
Broad Creek Middle Newport, NC 28570
4:00 pm Thursday October 8 - Dinner Theater →
4778 NC-24, Newport
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- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Newport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Morehead City
- Mobile home destroyed in Morehead City fire, no injuries reported (witn.com)
- Morehead City Seafood Festival marks 40 years as fishermen warn industry is strained (wcti12.com)
- Bon voyage, bon appétit: Carteret culinary students head to Ferrandi Paris (wcti12.com)
Atlantic Beach
- Davidson commissioners remain divided on data centers, but will revisit potential moratorium (publicradioeast.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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