🌱 How home security footage helped Marion deputies track a suspected burglar

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• How home security footage helped Marion deputies track a suspected burglar

Also on today's calendar: The Fire Truck Catering LLC food truck at Nebo.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 58, low: 32.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 52 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Marion man charged after failed burglary attempt: authorities (wlos.com) — A Marion resident has been charged after deputies say he stole a garage door opener from a vehicle and tried to use it to enter an occupied home in town. McDowell County deputies, aided by home security footage, quickly identified and arrested the suspect behind a Marion business, and he now faces two felony charges and a secured bond.
   

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📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Pint Night for Foothills Food Hub - Both Locations
  Mica Town Brewing Company, 25 Brown Dr, Marion
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• The Fire Truck Catering LLC food truck at Nebo
  Mica Town Brewing Company , 25 Brown Dr , Marion
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Pint Night for Foothills Food Hub - Both Locations
  Mica Town Brewing Company , 25 Brown Dr , Marion
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Trek Asheville Trail Days
  Old Fort Picnic Area , 2415 State Rd 1400 , Old Fort
  10:00 am
• Tapas Tuesday at The Olive of Morganton
  The Olive of Morganton , 110 E Meeting St , Morganton
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Wine Down Wednesday at The Olive of Morganton
  The Olive of Morganton , 110 E Meeting St , Morganton
• Wine Down Wednesday at NC Treat, LLC!
  NC Treat, LLC , 110 E Meeting St , Morganton
• Groundbreaking for Burke Development, Inc. - Industrial Spec Building
  Burke Business Park , 1175 Unix Drive , Morganton
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Olive Hill Homeownership Education Class
  Burke County Chamber of Commerce , 200 South College Street , Morganton
  9:00 am
• Community Dinner and Holiday Market
  Foothills Watershed , 655 Catawba River Rd , Old Fort
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Sound Bath @ Old Fort Yoga — Asheville Sonic Blessings
  Old Fort Yoga , 45 Catawba Ave , Old Fort
  12:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Historic Old Fort Train Depot Museum
  25 W Main St , Old Fort
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Veterans Staffing posted a job opening for Cleaner - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Weekends in Marion. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spruce Pine

• North Carolina Helene Recovery Surpasses $1 Billion in FEMA Funding as Additional $33 Million Approved (hcpress.com)

Morganton

• Morganton gets $4 million in FEMA funds for maintenance building destroyed by hurricane (morganton.com)
• Paul Wiggin, College Football Hall of Famer and former coach, dies at 91 (morganton.com)
• Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations (nhregister.com)

Black Mountain

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-- The Patch AM Team

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