🌱 Whiteville heads to Elizabethtown for Thursday football matchup
Whiteville, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Whiteville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Whiteville heads to Elizabethtown for Thursday football matchup
- Lumberton weighs data centers as Whiteville takes a pause
Also on today's calendar: Celebrating 25 years of Brady Kendall and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 75, low: 46.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tuesday Roundup: Bladen recreation flag football, volleyball results (bladenjournal.com) — Whiteville faces East Bladen in middle school football Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at Elizabethtown Middle School. The matchup appears in a regional sports roundup that also reports Tuesday's Bladen recreation results, including flag football wins for the Wolfpack, Ducks, Bulldogs and Tigers. 
• Lumberton Residents Say They Don't Want a Data Center (cityviewnc.com) — Whiteville and Columbus County have paused data center development, while Lumberton is weighing rules that could allow a major project. Residents at a community meeting raised concerns about water, electricity costs and health, while city officials pointed to potential tax revenue and said proposed safeguards would address environmental impacts.
📸 Around Whiteville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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2nd Saturday Storytime →
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville, 415 S Madison St, Whiteville
10:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Celebrating 25 years of Brady Kendall →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
St. James Festival →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
Creature Connections (Whiteville) →
Whiteville NC
1:30 pm -
10th Servants Celebration Gala (The Bessent’s) →
600 Pine Log Road, Whiteville
5:00 pm -
90’S HIP-HOP & R&B JEOPARDY NIGHT! →
Fun-ctionz, 910 South Madison Street, Whiteville
7:00 pm -
Pass the Pink →
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Ribbon Cutting Irene's Restaurant →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
Pass the Pink! →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
Thankful Christmas Concert & Nativity Show →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
Thankful Christmas Concert & Nativity Show & Sale →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville -
Rise Against Hunger →
601 South Madison Street, Whiteville
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TransDev posted a job opening for Columbus Co Driver in Whiteville. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Whiteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whiteville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bladenboro
- Monday Roundup: West Bladen's historic soccer season ends with 3rd round loss (bladenjournal.com)
- A life rooted in Bladenboro: Remembering Mayor David Hales (bladenjournal.com)
Tabor City
- Priscilla Norris Mills: Whiteville (tabor-loris.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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