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🌱 Pender County Veterans Commission Meeting and 10 more events

Watha, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

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

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Pender County Veterans Commission Meeting at Pender County Government Administrative Building

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 73.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

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💬 Chatter

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  • The Grand Prize winner of this year’s Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine Photo Competition is Stephanie Sheffield, an insurance agency owner from Gastonia.
    Her photograph of an anole tucked inside a flower beat out 2,795 other images to win the top prize. “I took up photography about 10 years ago as a… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Parks Foundation of Burgaw tees up second charity golf tournament for October (wect.com)
  • Burgaw cancels first National Night Out due to weather threat (wwaytv3.com)
  • Find Top Pet Sitting Jobs in Orrum, NC (care.com)

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Hampstead

  • Hampstead man arrested on multiple child sex crime charges following joint investigation (wwaytv3.com)
  • Full winners list from Galax Youth Night 2026 (bluegrasstoday.com)

Ok Watha! 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Watha

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