🌱 Summer Reading Kick-Off and 11 more events

Hi there, Fountain! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Summer Reading Kick-Off at Farmville Public Library
• Family Storytime at Farmville Public Library
• Elementary Adventures at Farmville Public Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fountain

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Saturday June 13

• Summer Reading Kick-Off
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
• Family Storytime
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  9:30 am
• Elementary Adventures
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  10:00 am
• Metal Detecting
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  10:30 am

Monday June 15

• Elementary Adventures
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  10:00 am

Wednesday June 17

• Bookworms with Ripe for Revival
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  9:30 am

Friday June 19

• Junk Journaling
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  10:00 am
• T(w)een Crafts
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• PITTCycle Friday →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar Greenville, NC 27834
  12:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Summer Reading Kick-Off
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
• Market Season Saturdays →
  Pitt County, NC Calendar, Leroy James Farmers Market 4560 County Home Road, Greenville
  8:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Farmville Public Library 4276 West Church Street, Farmville, NC 27828
  9:30 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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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 )

• ABB Group posted a job opening for Manufacturing/Quality Tester 2nd Shift in Pinetops. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Greenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmville

• Nearly 1,800 Pitt County Schools students set to graduate Thursday and Friday (reflector.com)
• ECU Health Medical Center celebrates eleventh Project SEARCH graduating class (ecuhealth.org)

Greenville

• Greenville council OKs multifamily off Charles in Bells Fork (reflector.com)
• Best Greenville, North Carolina Criminal Defense: General Practice Lawyers (bestlawyers.com)
• Best Greenville, North Carolina Commercial Litigation Lawyers (bestlawyers.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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