🌱 Former Pinetops town manager now vying to lead Roseburg, Oregon

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

In today's newsletter:

• Former Pinetops town manager now vying to lead Roseburg, Oregon

Also on today's calendar: Umi Yoga at Tarboro Brewing Company.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Roseburg holds open house unveiling city manager candidates (nrtoday.com) — One of Roseburg, Oregon’s six finalists for city manager previously served as town manager of Pinetops bringing small-town experience into the running. The story details each candidate’s background and priorities as Roseburg begins interviews, highlighting how varied municipal and county leadership experience—from Pinetops to Alaska and Arizona—could shape Roseburg’s next city leader.
   

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📸 Around Pinetops

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pinetops

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 10

• Yoga and Movement with Caroleeena at Oak Grove Retreat →
  Oak Grove Retreat, 3244 McNair Rd, Tarboro
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25

• Umi Yoga at Tarboro Brewing Company →
  Tarboro Brewing Company, 526 N Main St, Tarboro
  6:30 pm

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📣 Pinetops Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Football Workouts 8-10am
  Chicod School Greenville, NC 27834
  8:00 am
• PITTCycle Preview →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar Greenville, NC 27834
  10:00 am

Friday August 7

• PITTCycle Friday →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar Greenville, NC 27834
  12:00 pm
• Family Ice Cream Party
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Market Season Saturdays →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar, Leroy James Farmers Market 4560 County Home Road, Greenville
  8:00 am
• Community Work Day →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar, 4561 County Home Rd, Greenville
  8:30 am

Monday August 10

• Football Tryouts 8-10am
  Chicod School Greenville, NC 27834
  8:00 am
• Edgecombe County Board Of Education - Regular Meeting
  Martin Millennium Academy 412 Pearl St, Tarboro, NC 27886, USA
  6:30 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Social Services Board Meeting →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar, 203 Government Circle, Greenville
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball Tryouts
  Chicod School Greenville, NC 27834
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Air Distribution Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Tarboro. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Tarboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pinetops here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tarboro

• Nature's Path 2026 Gardens for Good Grant Winners — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)
• 2026 Eastern Plains 2A/3A Conference Football Preview: Storylines, Predictions, Players to Watch (highschoolot.com)

Elm City

• 600 bags of heroin found in drug bust (springhopeenterprise.com)
• Marriage licenses issued in June (wilsontimes.com)

Farmville

• Merck Animal Health supports future poultry veterinarians with $50K in scholarships (provisioneronline.com)
• Farmville imposes 12-month moratorium on data centers (wnct.com)

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Ok Pinetops! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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