🌱 How Zebulon’s new water rules will change your weekly routine

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In today's newsletter:

• How Zebulon’s new water rules will change your weekly routine
• Why Zebulon’s water rules differ from Cary’s during this drought

Also on today's calendar: Zebulon Lions Club Meeting.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 90 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 65.
• Sunday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stage 1 water restrictions to hit 660,000 Wake County residents as Fal... (wakeweekly.com) — Zebulon residents will face new Stage 1 water restrictions starting April 20 as Raleigh Water responds to unusually low levels at Falls Lake. Outdoor sprinkler use will be limited to one assigned weekday overnight, with restaurants, hotels, and homeowners all asked to cut back to avoid tougher rules later.
   

• Some Wake towns' reliance on Raleigh water creates ripple effects during drought (wral.com) — If you live in Zebulon, your water ultimately comes from Raleigh’s system, which relies on Falls Lake and is now under drought-driven restrictions. This piece explains why Zebulon and similar towns are affected differently than places like Cary and Apex, which draw from Jordan Lake and operate independent systems.
   

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📸 Around Zebulon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Zebulon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Spring Fest
  Downtown Zebulon, 109 S Arendell Ave, Zebulon
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 7

• Zebulon Lions Club Meeting
  Lions Club of Zebulon , 118 E Lee St , Zebulon
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Ambassador Meeting
  Zebulon Chamber of Commerce , 815 N Arendell Ave , Zebulon
  11:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Softball at Vance County
  East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
  4:00 pm
• April Sip N Paint
  Artists Art Center , 116 N Pine St , Spring Hope
  5:30 pm
• V Baseball at Vance County
  East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Panthers U Sports Academy
  East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
  7:00 am
• Rhodo Ramble Volunteer Cleanup
  Flower Hill Nature Preserve , 9038 Flower Hill Rd , Middlesex
  9:30 am
• Rhodo Ramble and Flower Hill Cleanup
  Flower Hill Nature Preserve , 9038 Flower Hill Rd , Middlesex
  9:30 am
• Kids Day at Wendell Museum
  Wendell Museum , 122 W 2nd St , Wendell
  1:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Johnston Charter hosting A31
  Wendell Town Park , 601 W 3rd St , Wendell
  4:15 pm
• Women's Soccer vs Wake Forest
  East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone who can install a large doggie door to an exterior wall with siding.
  And a licensed electrician who can install 2 outlets in bathrooms. (Nextdoor Social Plain Rd)

• CBRE posted a job opening for Facility Control Room Operator in Zebulon. Apply here.
• Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q posted a job opening for Crew Member in Zebulon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Zebulon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wendell

• Red mound ants take over Wendell Park in NC; other warm weather bugs, insects to look out for (abc11.com)
• Amid ongoing drought, Raleigh starting water restrictions (kix102fm.com)
• How will the drought impact Triangle water supplies and residents? (heraldsun.com)

Rolesville

• Women's Hoops Portal Central: Lazo Signs Trio of Exciting Guards (ucfknights.com)

Wake Forest

• Wake Forest honors local veterans with memorial flag-raising ceremony (cbs17.com)
• Downtime roundup: Forest Fest, Arbor Day tree seedling giveaway, paper... (wakeweekly.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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