🌱 Spring Football Game and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Jades Jam at Market in the Grove
• OPEN Houses @ Reedy Branch at Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce
• Healthy Kids Day 2026 at Saleeby Family YMCA

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
• Sunday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 74 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Buies Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Jades Jam
  Market in the Grove, 400 E Main St, Benson
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• OPEN Houses @ Reedy Branch
  Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce , 47 Smith Farms Dr. , Lillington
• Healthy Kids Day 2026
  Saleeby Family YMCA , 107 Carletta Cagle Drive , Cameron
  10:00 am
• KB Home Open House: 3 Great Communities, One great location!
  Matthews Ridge , 51 Norman Ave. , Lillington
  10:00 am
• Spring Football Game
  Barker-Lane Stadium , 558 Wade Stewart Cir , Lillington
  10:30 am
• Elyse Meadows Open House this weekend
  KB Sales Office , 1075 McDougald Rd. , Lillington
  12:00 pm
• Peace Walk Lillington
  Harnett Health Sciences Center , 50-54 Red Mulberry Way , Lillington
  2:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• OPEN Houses @ Reedy Branch
  Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce , 47 Smith Farms Dr. , Lillington
• KB Home Open House: 3 Great Communities, One great location!
  Matthews Ridge , 51 Norman Ave. , Lillington
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Campus Tours | Alumni Weekend
  Cornelia Campbell Alumni House , 450 Leslie Campbell Ave , Lillington
  1:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• OPEN Houses @ Reedy Branch
  Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce , 47 Smith Farms Dr. , Lillington
• Healthy Kids Day 2026
  Saleeby Family YMCA , 107 Carletta Cagle Drive , Cameron
  10:00 am
• KB Home Open House: 3 Great Communities, One great location!
  Matthews Ridge , 51 Norman Ave. , Lillington
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Lillington. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Angier. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buies Creek here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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• A Rural County's Tax Squeeze (theassemblync.com)

Benson

• North Carolina Superior Court rejects DOR's attempt to tax intercompany transfers lacking consideration (lexblog.com)
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Fuquay-Varina

• Doorslammer Icon ‘Tricky' Rickie Smith Pursuing Second PDRA Pro Nitrous World Championship in 2026 (dragillustrated.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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