🌱 How Rob Martin powered High Point’s stunning NCAA Tournament breakthrough

Hello High Point! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Rob Martin powered High Point’s stunning NCAA Tournament breakthrough
• Free America 250 concert coming to High Point Theater this July

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 very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 57.
• Sunday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Martin Beats Out Top Players to Earn USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Player of the Month (highpointpanthers.com) — High Point hoops fans can celebrate as HPU guard Rob Martin has been named the USBWA Oscar Robertson mid-major Player of the Month after leading the Panthers’ memorable NCAA run. His standout March included a thrilling upset of Wisconsin and a high-scoring duel with Arkansas, capping a 31-5 season for the Big South champs.
   

• Fourth of July America 250 parade on track (nsjonline.com) — High Point residents can look forward to a free patriotic concert at High Point Theater the evening of July 3, featuring the North Carolina Brass Band, NC Baptist Choir, and bluegrass duo Darren and Brooke Aldridge. The show is part of statewide America 250 celebrations that also include a big July 4 parade and Freedom Fest in downtown Raleigh, plus exhibits and programs across North Carolina.
   

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📸 Around High Point

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🗓 Upcoming Events in High Point

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Saturday April 18

• Farmers Market Opening Day!
  High Point Public Library , 901 N. Main St. , High Point
  8:30 am
• Blacksmith Demonstration
  High Point, NC Calendar , 1859 E. Lexington Ave , High Point
  10:00 am
• Sachets in the Historical Park
  High Point, NC Calendar , 1859 E. Lexington Ave , High Point
  10:00 am
• Saturday Community Cafe
  High Point, NC Calendar , 901 N. Main St 1st floor , High Point
  10:30 am
• Get Organized & Declutter workshop
  High Point, NC Calendar , 901 N. Main St 2nd floor , High Point
  11:00 am
• Sisters Connected Book Club Event: Author Artress Bethany White
  High Point, NC Calendar , 901 N. Main St 1st floor , High Point
  1:00 pm
• America250 Guilford Co. Time Capsule Dedication Ceremony
  High Point, NC Calendar , 1859 E. Lexington Ave. , High Point
  2:00 pm
• Littles Music & Movement
  High Point, NC Calendar , 901 N. Main St 1st floor , High Point
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Déja Alease Live Show
  Kindred Coffee , 116 E Main St , Jamestown
  7:00 pm
• SkyBlew at the Strange Fruit Music Festival
  Back Table , 816 S Elm St #1A , Greensboro
  8:00 pm
• Housewife Band at the Strange Fruit Music Festival
  Little Brother Brewing , 348 S Elm St , Greensboro
  9:00 pm
• Sullivan King
  Triad Stage , 232 S Elm St , Greensboro
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm considering hiring someone that has a lot of rave reviews on ND.
  But my concern is how can one man be an expert in all these areas ? For example "Door replacement service·Door and window trim·Auto mechanic… (Nextdoor Fountain Grove)

• High Point University posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Housing Operations, First Year Students in High Point. Apply here.
• Tempur Sealy International, Inc. posted a job opening for Foundation Assembler in High Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near High Point here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Thomasville

• North Carolina man charged after fleeing Randolph County traffic stop, sheriff says (abc45.com)
• Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) Given New $198.00 Price Target at The Goldman Sachs Group (marketbeat.com)
• Thomasville City Schools superintendent resigns (wfmynews2.com)

Kernersville

• Andrew Sa Announces Debut Album ‘American Rough' and Debuts Soulful Single ‘Under You' - (lemonwire.com)
• NC student who attacked classmate with ‘brass knuckles' charged as adult, deputies say (cbs17.com)
• John Deere Rehires Workers, But Tariffs, Lawsuits, and Past Layoffs Still Loom (constructionequipment.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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