🌱 Why Welcome’s pastor is stepping onto the national Baptist stage

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Welcome’s pastor is stepping onto the national Baptist stage

Also on today's calendar: Crane & Co | Tanglewood Pizza Company and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 44.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• NC's Allen Murray to be nominated for SBC 2nd vice president (baptistpress.com) — A local pastor from First Baptist Church of Welcome plans to nominate North Carolina Baptist leader J. Allen Murray for second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at this summer’s Orlando meeting. The piece highlights Murray’s leadership roles, mission work, and financial stewardship at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, underscoring how Welcome’s own pastor is helping shape statewide and national Baptist leadership.
   

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📸 Around Welcome

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Welcome

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Cigar All White Party →
  The Smoke and Oak, 127 W Center St, Lexington
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• W. Soccer 2nd Round NCHSAA at Washington
  Central Davidson High School Lexington, NC 27295
  5:00 pm
• Spring Chorus Concert
  Central Davidson Middle School , 2591 NC-47, Lexington, NC 27292
  6:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Crane & Co | Tanglewood Pizza Company →
  Tanglewood Pizza Company (TPC), 5539 US-158, Advance
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Chorus Concert (NDHS Auditorium)
  North Davidson Middle School Thomasville, NC 27360
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• PTO Spirit Night- Barberitos
  Friendship Elementary School Thomasville, NC 27360
  4:00 pm
• W. Soccer 2nd Round NCHSAA at Washington
  Central Davidson High School Lexington, NC 27295
  5:00 pm
• Single Barrel Social →
  Broad Branch Distillery, 756 Trade St NW, Winston-Salem
  6:00 pm
• Spring Chorus Concert
  Central Davidson Middle School , 2591 NC-47, Lexington, NC 27292
  6:30 pm
• Spring Band Concert
  Ledford High School Ledford Middle School, 3954 NC-109, Thomasville, NC 27360, USA
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Kindergarten Tour and Lunch
  William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  11:00 am
• FCAE Majority Celebration →
  Incendiary Brewing Company, 486 N Patterson Ave #105, Winston-Salem
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Lexington

• Demons denied a 3rd time by Falcons, this time in 5-A East s... (wilsontimes.com)

Thomasville

• Thomasville woman arrested on drug charges at Davidson County license checkpoint (abc45.com)
• Louis Howard Baker (kogt.com)

Clemmons

• Bowl to Strike Out Cancer fundraiser coming up in Winston-Salem (wxii12.com)
• Lewis comes from the loss side, wins his third Q City 9-Ball title at Borderline Brunswick Arena (azbilliards.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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