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🌱 How Polk County’s girls powered a 6–0 conference shutout

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Polk County’s girls powered a 6–0 conference shutout
  • Which Tryon Elementary teachers just earned big professional development awards?

Also on today's calendar: Children's Art Classes and 6 more events.

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 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Some sun; breezy, very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Windy and cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wolverines deliver shutout at Mitchell - The Tryon Daily Bulletin (tryondailybulletin.com) — Local soccer fans have plenty to cheer about as Polk County’s Wolverines dominated Mitchell 6–0 in a conference road match, with three goals in each half. Hurley Bell netted two, Kenley Savaia added a brace, and strong team play kept Mitchell scoreless as Polk improved its impressive season record and prepared to visit East Henderson next.
   

• Polk County educators chosen for Slater Excellence in Teaching Awards (tryondailybulletin.com) — Several Tryon Elementary teachers have been awarded 2026 Slater Excellence in Teaching grants, funding trips to Amsterdam and Japan and specialized literacy training they’ll bring back to local classrooms. Overall, nine Polk County educators were selected by the Polk County Community Foundation to pursue professional development that aims to boost student success across area schools.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We receive numerous calls here at the Wildlife Commission during the growing season from panicked landowners who have “a bunch of little bees hovering over the ground.
    ” We are here to help! Believe it or not, most of the more than 500 native bee species in North Carolina nest underground. (Hopefully you haven’t… (Nextdoor )
  • ⏰ Today is Tax Day, North Carolina.
    If you haven’t already, take a moment to file and pay today to avoid penalties and interest. Every step forward counts. We’re here to support you. … (Nextdoor )
  • Blue Ridge Community College posted a job opening for Bilingual (Spanish/English) Adjunct Faculty- College and Career Readiness in Flat Rock. Apply here.
  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Customer Service/Cashiers/ Hospitality in Flat Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tryon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Columbus

Saluda

  • Saluda Elementary students build ecosystems through arts-integrated science project (tryondailybulletin.com)

Flat Rock

  • Del. Wren Williams' wife gives birth on the side of the road en route to hospital (cardinalnews.org)
  • Blue Ridge Community College Instructor Tonya Stephens Receives Statewide Excellence in Teaching Award (blueridge.edu)
  • Hendo Earth Fest, Farmers Market, tree giveaway: Events in April, May (blueridgenow.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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