🌱 How Fort Bragg’s new anti-drone tests could impact Southern Pines neighbors
Southern Pines, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Southern Pines! 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:
- How Fort Bragg’s new anti-drone tests could impact Southern Pines neighbors
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 50.
- Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fort Bragg soldiers testing anti-drone technology (myfox8.com) — Soldiers at Fort Bragg recently tested a new anti-drone system on a training range near Southern Pines, giving local troops hands-on experience with cutting-edge defense technology. The Bumblebee V2 interceptor drone is designed to cheaply chase down and disable hostile drones, helping the Army respond to rapidly evolving threats without relying on costly missiles. 
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Saturday April 25
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Other local events
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Changing Destinies Ministry & The Invictus Project Community Awareness Event on Child Exploitation and Trafficking
Bible Tabernacle , 7612 NC-22 , Carthage
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Create Your Analog Bag
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Baby Rhymes
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Technical Review Committee Meeting
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Town Council Work Session
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Creativity Club at the Fire Station!
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Senior Night at IHOP
IHOP Southern Pines , 10840 US 15-501 Highway Unit A , Southern Pines
Sunday April 26
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Tuesday April 28
Wednesday April 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Maureen Prendergast - Making Bespoke Fabric — Sandhills Quilters Guild
Whispering Pines Community Building , 1320 Rays Bridge Rd , Whispering Pines
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Celebration of the Military Child 2026
Cannon Park Community Center , 210 Rattlesnake Trail , Pinehurst
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Black Women's History Month Alliance Summit
Southern Pines Land and Housing Trust , 1250 W New York Ave , Southern Pines
11:30 am -
Live Theater: “The Odyssey: A Comedy, Mostly”
The Encore Center , 160 E New Hampshire Ave , Southern Pines
2:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a housekeeper to clean every two weeks....
hoping for just one lady and not a business of ladies who come. Any suggestions ?? (Nextdoor Talamore)
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Southern Pines. Apply here.
- Hobby Lobby posted a job opening for Retail Associates in Southern Pines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southern Pines here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pinehurst
- Pinehurst proposes lowering property tax rate (sandhillssentinel.com)
- Crash near Senior Enrichment Center sends one to hospital (sandhillssentinel.com)
- Graham Kirby paid it forward and saved a horse and family (harnessracingupdate.com)
Aberdeen
- Stabbing investigation underway in Aberdeen (sandhillssentinel.com)
- Sandhills Gymnastics reaches new heights with indoor climbing wall (sandhillssentinel.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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