🌱 JAH VB Home Jamboree and 11 more events

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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 91 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 75.
• Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• JAH VB Home Jamboree
  John a Holmes High John A Holmes High School, 600 Woodard St, Edenton, NC 27932
  4:30 pm
• JAH Men's Soccer Scrimmage vs Washington
  John a Holmes High Purser Soccer/Football Complex, 528B Coke Ave, Edenton, NC 2793
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Community Choice Awards →
  Museum of the Albemarle, 501 S Water St, Elizabeth City
  5:00 pm

Monday August 10

• JAH VB @ BGC JV and Varsity
  John a Holmes High Bear Grass Charter School, 6344 E Bear Grass Rd, Williamston, N
  4:30 pm
• Perquimans County Pirates vs Cape Hatteras Hurricanes →
  Perquimans High School, 305 S Edenton Rd St, Hertford
  4:30 pm
• Childbirth Class series at Chowan Hospital →
  ECU Health Chowan Hospital Emergency Department, 211 Virginia Rd, Edenton
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• JAH Women's Tennis @ Currituck
  John a Holmes High Currituck High School Road, Currituck High School Rd, Barco, NC
  4:00 pm
• Perquimans County Pirates vs Northside HS →
  Perquimans High School, 305 S Edenton Rd St, Hertford
  4:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• JAH VB Home vs LAW
  John a Holmes High John A Holmes High School, 600 Woodard St, Edenton, NC 27932
  4:30 pm
• JAH Men's Soccer @ Southwest Edgecombe
  John a Holmes High South West Edgecombe High School, 5912 NC-43, Pinetops, NC 2786
  6:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• JAH Women's Tennis vs Lawrence Academy
  John a Holmes High John A Holmes High School, 600 Woodard St, Edenton, NC 27932
  4:00 pm
• Perquimans County Pirates vs First Flight Nighthawks →
  Perquimans High School, 305 S Edenton Rd St, Hertford
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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 )

• North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Bus Driver in Columbia. Apply here.
• Premier Transportation posted a job opening for Dedicated Regional CDL A Drivers - Home Weekly in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hertford

• Foster Family Alliance seeks donations, community support for Eastern N.C. families (islandfreepress.org)

Edenton

• Edenton community (nclottery.com)

Elizabeth City

• Three North Carolina HBCUs are currently ranked among the top 10 public universities (myfox8.com)
• Coast Guard celebrates 236 years of service with strong Eastern North Carolina ties (wcti12.com)
• 5 Things To Know About Hampton Football In 2026 (flofootball.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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