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🌱 Meet the Hillsborough part-time resident behind a sweeping Outer Banks novel

Hillsborough, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Hillsborough! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Hillsborough part-time resident behind a sweeping Outer Banks novel

Also on today's calendar: Eno Sportfishing Club Fish Fry and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 88, low: 61.
  • Wednesday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Belonging, yearning and secrets: New book from 'dual citizen' Acadiana author has that and more (nola.com) — A novelist who splits her year between Sunset, Louisiana, and Hillsborough is drawing on her deep ties to the state for her debut book set on Ocracoke Island. She talks about feeling like an outsider, finding community in multiple hometowns, and how coastal weather and longing shape her multigenerational romance and historical fiction story.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My daughter is camping at Kerr Lake and found a dog near the Walmart.
    Please reach out to me so I can reunite your intact black and white pup with their owners!! He is having a great time at the camp site, swimming and… (Nextdoor Oakridge)
  • We found a dead kitten next to our mailbox at 2601 Old NC 10.
    We are so sad, and we will bury it, but we wanted to give the owner the opportunity to come and get it for closure. Let us know. (Nextdoor Old NC 10)

🗞 Nearby News

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Mebane

  • Aqua North Carolina enforces mandatory water restrictions in drought-hit Triad communities (wfmynews2.com)
  • Father's Day: My Father (redstate.com)

Chapel Hill

  • Dr. Cykert on the system that nearly ended cancer care disparities (rollingout.com)
  • Star Families at Morehead Planetarium: Survival Skills Using the Sky (Ages 7-12) ⭐️ (macaronikid.com)
  • UNC football entered the mix late but found a way to land a dynamic 2027 playmaker (keepingitheel.com)

Ok Hillsborough! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)
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