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🌱 14th Annual Dancing Stars of Onslow County and 10 more events
Also, don't miss WPA Varsity Football @ LCA on the Richlands Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- WPA Varsity Football @ LCA
- Celebrate Recovery at Grace, Love and Mercy Church in Richlands
- WCGHS (CO-OP) at Liberty Christian Academy at Liberty Christian Academy
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 67.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees.
📸 Around Richlands
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richlands
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★ Featured events ★
- WPA Varsity Football @ LCA →
Liberty Christian Academy, 215 Kinston Hwy, Richlands
7:00 pm
Friday October 23
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Other local events
- Celebrate Recovery at Grace, Love and Mercy Church in Richlands →
Grace, Love, and Mercy Church, 178 Luther Banks Rd, Richlands
6:00 pm - WCGHS (CO-OP) at Liberty Christian Academy →
Liberty Christian Academy, 215 Kinston Hwy, Richlands
6:30 pm - 14th Annual Dancing Stars of Onslow County →
Jacksonville Commons Recreation Complex, 100 Recreation Ln, Jacksonville
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 1)
Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville
9:30 am - Toddler Storytime (Ages 1 - 2)
Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville
10:30 am - Preschool Storytime (Ages 3 - 5)
Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville
11:30 am - Teen Advisory Board (Ages 13 - 18)
Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville
4:30 pm - Adult Craft Night (Ages 18+)
Main Library Meeting Room, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville
6:00 pm - Tennis @ Havelock
Northside High Jacksonville, NC 28546
7:30 pm - Soccer vs Croatan
Northside High Jacksonville, NC 28546
8:00 pm - Volleyball vs Dixon
Northside High Jacksonville, NC 28546
8:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
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- Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor ) - Need help with an unemployment claim?
Thursdays and Fridays are the best days to call #NCDES for claims questions because our UI Support Center typically has lower call volume. Prefer… (Nextdoor )
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Richlands. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (8959) - 8106 Richlands Hwy in Richlands. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richlands here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jacksonville
- Culturally Relevant Strategies for the Prevention and Care of Cardiovascular Diseases (ground.news)
- 19-year-old charged with DWI after crashing into parked car in Jacksonville (witn.com)
- Camp Lejeune to temporarily close Marines Road, Highway 172 Wednesday morning (wwaytv3.com)
Kinston
- Kinston, Lenoir County consider funding for Bird Dawgs (wcti12.com)
- Kinston officials work to ensure smooth city manager transition (wcti12.com)
- Kinston Police Department: Case Update — Neuse News (neusenews.com)
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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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