🌱 How close did Ashe County come to upsetting Watauga at home?

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• How close did Ashe County come to upsetting Watauga at home?

Also on today's calendar: Wordkeepers and 2 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 32.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lady Pioneer hoops snaps skid, turn back Ashe County (wataugademocrat.com) — High school basketball fans in West Jefferson saw Ashe County’s girls fall 51–36 to visiting Watauga, despite a game-high 14 points from Husky standout Taryn Kilby. The Lady Pioneers used hot three-point shooting and balanced scoring to pull away after Ashe County briefly cut the deficit to six. Both teams now look ahead to a midweek rematch in Boone.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Jefferson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• WKSK Old Time & Bluegrass Show LIVE at Ashe Civic Center with Surefire Bluegrass Band
  Ashe Civic Center, 962 Mt Jefferson Rd, West Jefferson
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Super Tots: Winter Magic Sensory Play
  Ashe County Public Library , 148 Library Dr , West Jefferson
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Friends of the Library Blood Drive @Ashe County Public Library
  Ashe County Public Library , 148 Library Drive , West Jefferson
  10:00 am
• Wordkeepers
  Ashe Arts Center , 303 School Ave , West Jefferson
  3:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• High Country Food Hub @ Ashe County Library
  Ashe County Library , 148 Library Drive , West Jefferson
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Board of Commissioners Meeting
  Wilkes County, NC Calendar , 110 North Street , Wilkesboro
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Book Club @ WW Branch Library
  Western Watauga County Library , 1085 Old US Hwy 421 , Sugar Grove
  2:30 pm
• Wilkes Chamber Annual Christmas Party
  Wilkes Chamber of Commerce , 717 Main St , North Wilkesboro
  3:30 pm
• Human Relations Commission
  Boone, NC Calendar , 1500 Blowing Rock Rd , Boone
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Maiscéu — The Beacon
  The Beacon Restaurant , 125 Graduate Lane , NC-105 S , Boone
  6:00 pm
• Kruger Brothers
  1328 S Collegiate Dr , Wilkesboro
  7:30 pm
• The Kruger Brothers Christmas
  1328 S Collegiate Dr , Wilkesboro
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for (Immediate Hire) Retail Merchandiser in West Jefferson. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member* in West Jefferson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Jefferson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Boone

• New rain garden installed at Daniel Boone Native Gardens (wataugademocrat.com)
• Shop with a Cop brings community, law enforcement together (wataugademocrat.com)
• This week in the archives: Firefighters save student, UFO sightings increase, longer classes (wataugademocrat.com)

Newland

• WNC Honors Awards celebrates local communities (ashepostandtimes.com)

Lenoir

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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