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🌱 NECP runners dominate their Tarboro home course in conference showdown
And check out Umi Yoga at Tarboro Brewing Company on the Tarboro Patch calendar
Good morning Tarboro! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- NECP runners dominate their Tarboro home course in conference showdown
Also on today's calendar: Rocky Mount Prep Girls Varsity Volleyball @ NECP and 9 more events.
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 89 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NECP cross country teams sweep ECC 1A meet on home course (reflector.com) — North East Carolina Prep's cross country teams gave Tarboro fans plenty to cheer about, sweeping the Eastern Carolina 1A Conference meet on their home course. Husky boys and girls both dominated team standings, with runners like Jeremiah Carpenter and Emily Mann leading eight top‑10 finishes on the 3.1‑mile layout right on the Tarboro campus. 
📸 Around Tarboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tarboro
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★ Featured events ★
- Umi Yoga at Tarboro Brewing Company →
Tarboro Brewing Company, 526 N Main St, Tarboro
6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- JV Football @ Greene Central
Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
6:30 pm - JV Football vs. Washington County
North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
6:30 pm - Rocky Mount Prep at North Edgecombe →
North Edgecombe, 7589 NC Hwy 33 NW, Tarboro
7:00 pm - Varsity Football vs. Greene Central
Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
7:00 pm - Varsity Football vs. Rocky Mount Prep
North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
7:00 pm - Volleyball vs. NECP
North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
5:00 pm - Volleyball @ Washington County
North Edgecombe High Tarboro, NC 27886
5:00 pm - JV Football vs. Farmville Central
Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
6:30 pm - Southern Nash at Tarboro →
1400 W Howard Ave, Tarboro
8:15 pm - Varsity Football @ Farmville Central
Tarboro High Tarboro, NC 27886
7:00 pm - Rocky Mount Prep Girls Varsity Volleyball @ NECP →
North East Carolina Prep School, 274 Husky Trail, Tarboro
5:00 pm
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Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
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Friday October 9
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 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 )
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Tarboro. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Tarboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tarboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rocky Mount
- Northern Nash continues to rule Big East Conference (reflector.com)
- NC Wesleyan establishes new school for sports and entertainment (wptf.com)
- Nash CC to host Nighthawk Enrollment Day Oct. 21 (springhopeenterprise.com)
Elm City
- Sheriff seizes drugs, guns in 'Operation Zero' (wilsontimes.com)
Greenville
- Pitt Community College hosts Better Skills, Better Jobs fair (wnct.com)
- Greenville restaurant welcomes everyone for authentic Dominican dishes (wnct.com)
Ok Tarboro! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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