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🌱 How a Barboursville manager lost over $600,000 to online gambling
You won't want to miss Make a Bookish Candle on the Barboursville Patch calendar
Good morning to you Barboursville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Barboursville manager lost over $600,000 to online gambling
- What sparked gunfire and a destructive fire on Stringtown Road?
Also on today's calendar: Fall Senior BINGO and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 55.
- Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Barboursville man pleads guilty to laundering more than $600,000 through nonprofit vet clinic (wvmetronews.com) — A Barboursville man has admitted in federal court to embezzling more than $624,000 from a nonprofit veterinary clinic he managed, then losing it to online gambling. Local readers may want to follow his February sentencing, where he faces up to 10 years in prison and a substantial restitution order. 
• Three at three: Man arrested in shots fired, arson investigation; other top stories (wsaz.com) — Barboursville residents may recognize the Stringtown Road area where state troopers say a local man was arrested after gunshots and a fire destroyed his mother's home, vehicles, and an outbuilding. The roundup also notes Cabell County students shifting to a temporary school site and a public hearing on a separate elementary school closure proposal.
📸 Around Barboursville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barboursville
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★ Featured events ★
- Make a Bookish Candle →
Barboursville
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Genealogy Workshop Series (Barboursville)
Barboursville Branch Library, 728 Main Street, Barboursville
10:00 am - Chinese Mini-Course (Barboursville)
Barboursville Branch Library, 728 Main Street, Barboursville
3:30 pm - Play Chinese Mahjong (Barboursville)
Barboursville Branch Library, 728 Main Street, Barboursville
10:30 am - Chinese Mini-Course (Barboursville)
Barboursville Branch Library, 728 Main Street, Barboursville
3:30 pm - Fall Senior BINGO →
Huntington Mall, 500 Mall Road & Interstate 64, Barboursville - Brent Patterson at Smokin Momma's Burgers and BBQ →
Smokin Momma's Burgers and BBQ, Barboursville
7:00 pm - Corey Clark & Juanita Phillips at Hebron Baptist Church →
Hebron Baptist Church, Barboursville
10:00 am - The Great Entrepreneurs Seminar →
Barboursville WV
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Thursday October 22
📣 Barboursville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Christ Temple Church (WV) →
Christ Temple Church, 2400 Johnstown Road, Huntington
11:00 am - Mostly Ghostly (4th Floor)
Cabell County Public Library (Main), 455 9th Street Plaza, Huntington
4:00 pm - Braxton County at St. Joseph Central →
Huntington WV
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in Barboursville. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Coordinator in Barboursville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barboursville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Huntington
- West Virginia city considers ban on engine braking (lootpress.com)
- Jacqueline Sue Oliver, 75 of Minford (sciotocountydailynews.com)
- Marshall University hosts inaugural Converged Forensic Summit (wsaz.com)
Hurricane
- Community Calendar for Week of October 1 (hurricanebreezenews.com)
Ok Barboursville! 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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