🌱 Newton brothers bring Ricky Bobby’s Wonderbread car back to racing shape
Newton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Newton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Newton brothers bring Ricky Bobby’s Wonderbread car back to racing shape
Also on today's calendar: Foothills Drift: Double Stuffed and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with clouds and sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 39.
- Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UNC Charlotte brothers restore Ricky Bobby's Wonderbread Car (charlotte.edu) — Two brothers who run Newton’s The Garage Shop have put Ricky Bobby’s Wonderbread car back in racing shape for the first time in two decades. Spencer and Tony Brown, both UNC Charlotte graduate students, restored the Talladega Nights car for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame for display at Talladega Superspeedway. 
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First Friday Art Hop in Downtown Newton →
Downtown Newton Development Association, 217 N Main Ave, Newton
5:00 pm
Friday December 4
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Other local events
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Foothills Drift: Double Stuffed →
Hickory Motor Speedway, 3130 Highway 70 SE, Newton -
Foothills Drift Nov 2026 →
Hickory Motor Speedway, 3130 Highway 70 SE, Newton -
Michael Cansler Music at Warehouse Distillery →
Warehouse Distillery, Newton
6:00 pm -
MVES presents : Beauty & the Beast Jr.
Catawba County Schools, 2285 N Anderson Ave, Newton
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Oz is Twisted - SCES
Catawba County Schools, 2285 N Anderson Ave, Newton
6:30 pm
Saturday November 14
Thursday November 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open Paint Wednesday →
Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
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Open Paint →
Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
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Master Gardener's Monthly Meeting →
Catawba NC
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Open Paint Thursday →
Azalea Design Craft Studio, 264 Union Square NW STE 101, Hickory
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Health Sciences Career Fair →
Cromer Center, 625 7th Ave NE, Hickory
2:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Armadillos have officially joined the chat.
Seen an armadillo in North Carolina? We want to know! The most reliable way to report a sighting is through INaturalist. You can create an account… (Nextdoor ) - Friendly male cat visiting nightly
Found cat. I believe it is a male, but it shows up most nights for about the last 4 nights. He’s very sweet and friendly so it seems like he belongs… (Nextdoor Rocky Ford)
- James River Equipment posted a job opening for Parts and Service Specialist in Newton. Apply here.
- Aramark posted a job opening for Cook in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.
🗞 Nearby News
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)
Maiden
- Lumberton City Council approves data center ordinance with changes (wmbfnews.com)
Hickory
- Cheapest gas stations in Hickory (rrdailyherald.com)
- From Sale to Service: One Hickory Appliance Retailer Stays With You After Delivery (statesville.com)
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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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