🌱 How Wingate’s Esports Club became a campus home for local gamers

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• How Wingate’s Esports Club became a campus home for local gamers

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wingate Esports Club has high hopes for its future community (theweeklytriangleonline.com) — Wingate University students have built a thriving Esports Club on campus, turning JM Smith Hall into a welcoming hub for both competitive and casual gamers. Founded in 2022, the club has secured official recognition, equipment, and successful fundraisers while prioritizing friendships, inclusive events, and a growing gaming community that extends beyond meetings into campus life in Wingate.
   

📸 Around Wingate

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wingate

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Noel & Maria: Home for the Holidays
  Dowd Center Theatre, 120 S Main St, Monroe
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• ABC Board Regular Meeting
  Wingate, NC Calendar Wingate, NC 28174
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Garbage and Recycle Collection
  Wingate, NC Calendar Wingate, NC 28174

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• FREE Thursday Night Wine Tasting!!
  East Frank Superette and Kitchen , 209 E Franklin St , Monroe
  5:30 pm
• Home Wrestling v. South Stanly and Cuth
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  6:00 pm
• Winter Band Chorus Concert
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• December 12th Equipment Auction
  Traditions Auction Company LLC , 8611 US-74 , Marshville
  9:00 am
• Away Basketball v. West Stanly
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  4:30 pm
• ALA Monroe Cookies With Santa
  2505 Weddington Rd , Monroe
  9:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Away Wrestling @ Porter Ridge
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Home Basketball v. Langtree Charter
  Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe, NC 28112
  4:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Early College - End of Grading Period
  Union County Early College Monroe, NC 28110

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Wingate. Apply here.
• Wingate University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Nursing in Wingate. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wingate here.

🗞 Nearby News

Monroe

• Monroe charter school faces immediate closure after board finds it was ‘operating illegally' (wsoctv.com)
• House hit by at least 10 bullets with young kids inside in Union County (wbtv.com)
• Candidate pledges property rights, responsible growth (thecharlotteweekly.com)

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