🌱 August Sewing Saturday and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Classic Country Jubliee at Live at The Rudy Theatre
• Band Exhibition Performance at North Johnston High
• August Sewing Saturday at Tobacco Farm Life Museum

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kenly

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Classic Country Jubliee →
  Live at The Rudy Theatre, 300 N Raiford St, Selma
  12:45 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Band Exhibition Performance
  North Johnston High Band Room, Old Gym (If Available), Parking Lot/Band Practice Fie
  7:00 am

Saturday August 15

• August Sewing Saturday →
  Tobacco Farm Life Museum, 709 N Church St, Kenly
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Coffee Connections Hosted by Choices Pregnancy Center
  Triangle East Chamber of Commerce Choices Pregnancy Center 1073 W Market St Smithfield, NC 27577
  8:30 am
• NCS Open House
  Neuse Charter School Smithfield, NC 27577
  4:00 pm
• Flowers Bicycle Safety Course
  Triangle East Chamber of Commerce Flowers Plantation Waterfront Area
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• #I95MEETS (FIRSTFRIDAYS) →
  Southern National Motorsports Park, 8071 Newsome Mill Rd, Lucama
  5:00 pm
• Ernie Haase and Signature Sound →
  Live at The Rudy Theatre, 300 N Raiford St, Selma
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Smithfield Signature Fresh Market
  Triangle East Chamber of Commerce Downtown Smithfield
  8:00 am

Monday August 10

• Senior Parade & Breakfast
  Neuse Charter School Smithfield, NC 27577
  8:00 am
• JV & Varsity Volleyball @ Aycock
  Princeton High Princeton, NC 27569
  4:00 pm
• Football Tryouts
  Smithfield Middle 1455 Buffalo Rd, Smithfield, NC 27577, USA
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wayne County Bridge Being Replaced
  Hello, folks, I posted this news release today: FREMONT – A 51-year-old bridge in Wayne County was closed this week, so crews can demolish it and… (Nextdoor )

• Iowa 80 Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Multi-Unit Team Member in Kenly. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Assistant Restaurant Manager in Selma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenly here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Princeton

• Man Charged With Pointing Shotgun At Deputies Receives $1 Million Bond (jocoreport.com)
• Troxler promotes three to leadership roles with NCDA&CS (einpresswire.com)

Wilson's Mills

• Johnston County Filmmaker Returns Home For Horror Project (jocoreport.com)
• Two Charged After Drug Search At Archer Lodge Home (jocoreport.com)

Smithfield

• Smithfield To Dedicate New Downtown Pocket Park On Aug. 11 (jocoreport.com)
• Smithfield Police Arrest Nursing Home Employee In Oxycodone Theft Case (jocoreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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