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🌱 How a $36M Marine contract will boost jobs at Edenton plant
Edenton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Edenton! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $36M Marine contract will boost jobs at Edenton plant
Also on today's calendar: Lender Matchmaking Session in Edenton, NC! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
- Sunday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 93 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• TWPG awarded $36M contract to build boats for Marines (reflector.com) — Edenton’s Riverbulk Marine Terminal Park is set to gain 20 new jobs as The Whiskey Project Group ramps up production of its Whiskey Bravo boats under a $36 million U.S. Marine Corps contract. The Chowan-based company will shift from prototype testing to full-scale manufacturing locally, strengthening the town’s role in high-tech military boat building and potentially attracting more international interest. 
📸 Around Edenton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Book Reading for Young Adventurers →
Cupola House Association, 408 S Broad St, Edenton
10:30 am
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Lender Matchmaking Session in Edenton, NC! →
College of The Albemarle — Edenton-Chowan, 118 Blades St, Edenton
9:00 am -
Edenton Steamers vs. Roanoke Rapids Static Tickets →
Edenton Steamers, 111 E Freemason St, Edenton
7:00 pm -
Stars, Stripes, and a Floating Tea Party - An 'Anything that Floats' Patriotic Costume Parade →
Colonial Waterfront Park, 510 S Broad St, Edenton
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Stars, Stripes, and a Floating Tea Party - An... →
Colonial Waterfront Park, 510 S Broad St, Edenton
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Childbirth Class series at Chowan Hospital →
ECU Health Chowan Hospital Emergency Department, 211 Virginia Rd, Edenton
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Breastfeeding Class →
ECU Health Chowan Hospital Emergency Department, 211 Virginia Rd, Edenton
6:00 pm
Tuesday June 23
Monday June 29
Saturday July 4
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Tuesday July 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Juneteenth Celebration →
Camden County Public Library, 118 NC Hwy 343 N, Camden
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River City Skippers vs. Outer Banks Swinging Mullets - Knobbs Creek Park →
Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
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Career Fair →
NCWorks Career Center, 111 Jordan Plaza, Elizabeth City
10:00 am -
River City Skippers vs. Roanoke Rapids Static - Knobbs Creek Park →
Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
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River City Skippers vs. Virginia Beach Valor - Knobbs Creek Park →
Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 E Ward St, Elizabeth City
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Wednesday June 17
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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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 ) - This week, Secretary of Revenue McKinley Wooten and our Public Affairs Director Dia Harris are representing us at the Federal Tax Administrators' Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Secretary Wooten shared the importance of staying informed on emerging research, best practices, and industry trends that help us better serve… (Nextdoor )
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Level II Bookkeeper in Edenton. Apply here.
- Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Edenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edenton here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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