🌱 How could new zoning rules reshape heavy industry near Danbury?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could new zoning rules reshape heavy industry near Danbury?

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Hot with clouds and sun, temps: high: 93, low: 70.
• Sunday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stokes County planning board special public meeting notice (greensboro.com) — A special Stokes County Planning Board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers at 1014 Main Street in Danbury to consider major zoning ordinance text amendments, including new rules for heavy manufacturing and data centers. Residents can review the full staff report and supporting documents in advance at the Planning & Inspections Department in Danbury or online.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Danbury

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Thursday July 9

• First Time Homebuyers Seminar - Sunday Dinner →
  LGI Homes - Applewood, 113 Applewood Wy, King
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Sewing Club →
  Rural Hall/Stanleyville Branch Library, 7125 Broad St, Rural Hall
  10:00 am

Saturday June 13

• Books & Brunch Book Club →
  Rural Hall/Stanleyville Branch Library, 7125 Broad St, Rural Hall
  10:30 am
• Live Music - Codey Pollard — Daily Basket →
  Daily Basket, 3561 NC 8 and 65 Hwy, Germanton
  6:00 pm
• Charlie Poole Music Festival 2026 →
  Rockingham Community College, 215 Wrenn Memorial Rd, Wentworth
  6:00 pm
• Blackwater Band →
  Blackmon Amphitheatre, 231 Spring St, Mt Airy
  7:30 pm

Monday June 15

• Boys Basketball Workouts
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  5:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Chestnut Grove Middle 100 Courthouse Cir, Danbury, NC 27016, USA
  6:00 pm
• Budget Follow-Up Meeting →
  Pilot Mountain, NC Calendar, 319 W Main Street, Pilot Mountain
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• NCD 4-H Poultry & Rabbit Show & Egg Contest →
  Stokes County Agricultural Fair, 436 S Main St, King
  10:00 am
• Soccer Workouts
  Chestnut Grove Middle King, NC 27021
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• WRRC Coffee Town of Madison
  Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce - WRCC Town of Madison, 405 S Water St, Madison, NC 27025, USA
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just a few days after our last update on the Barn Owl box, the youngest owlet passed.
  Owlet #5 likely passed due to a combination of factors including malnutrition, failure to thrive, competition from older siblings, drought‑related… (Nextdoor )
• Not sure how estimated taxes work?
  Let's make it simple. Join us June 11 from 10 AM to Noon to learn who needs to pay estimated taxes, when they're due, and how to file them. Sign up… (Nextdoor )

• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Walnut Cove. Apply here.
• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Walnut Cove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Danbury here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Madison

• Penland seeks standby applicants (newstopicnews.com)

Winston-Salem

• Power to the People, Y'all (wunc.org)
• Review: Winston-Salem Symphony Closes Season with Wide-Ranging 'All-American' Program (symphony.org)
• Winston-Salem police investigate Highland Avenue homicide; 4 suspects named (abc45.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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