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🌱 How profitable are Richard Childress’s Welcome-based racing businesses really?

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  • How profitable are Richard Childress’s Welcome-based racing businesses really?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 50, low: 31.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FACT CHECK: Did Richard Childress Really Put Up RCR for Sale? (thesportsrush.com) — Residents should know that Richard Childress’s ECR Engines and RCR Manufacturing Solutions, both based on the RCR campus in Welcome, remain profitable even as he faces questions about possibly selling part of Richard Childress Racing. In court testimony tied to a broader NASCAR lawsuit, Childress stressed that these Welcome-based ventures and other businesses help financially sustain his long-running Cup Series team.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday December 12
  • Tanglewood Pizza Company
    Tanglewood Pizza Company (TPC) , 5539 US-158 , Advance
    6:00 pm
  • Sunday December 14
  • MIDWAY MARKET AT THUNDER ROAD CRUISE IN
    midway town center , midway town Center , 11141 Old U.S. Hwy 52 , Winston-Salem
    12:15 pm
  • Monday December 15
  • Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day: Reindeer Day (reindeer antlers)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  • The Weekly Huddle | Davie Chamber
    801 Southern Kitchen and Pancake House , 218 NC-801 , Advance
    12:00 pm
  • Tuesday December 16
  • Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Grinch Day! (wear green)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  • Breastfeeding Basics @ Thomasville YMCA
    Tom A Finch Community YMCA , 1010 Mendenhall St , Thomasville
    6:00 pm
  • Wednesday December 17
  • Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Elf Day (Elf Hats or Ears)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  • STAR Cardinal Luncheon Celebration (Focus: Respect)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  • Stewart Coley Music
    Cross Ties Restaurant & Catering , 11 E Main St , Thomasville
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday December 18
  • Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Polar Express Day! (wear PJs)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006
  • Friday December 19
  • Holiday Spirit Dress Up Day : Holiday Spirit Day (wear red, green, Santa hats)
    William R. Davie Advance, NC 27006

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Lexington. Apply here.
  • The Jonus Group posted a job opening for Personal Lines Account Manager in Lexington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Welcome here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lexington

  • Davidson County Board of Commissioners passes resolution expressing concern on Transco's SSEP (appvoices.org)
  • Hickory Police Investigating Homicide (860wacb.com)

Thomasville

Clemmons


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