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According to... </div> </div> </div>  <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_5 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack"> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/lost-found-event-sunday-afternoon/" rel="bookmark" title="Lost & Found Event Sunday Afternoon">Lost & Found Event Sunday Afternoon</a></h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <span class="td-post-author-name"><a href="https://wgel.com/author/ryanmifflin/">WGEL</a> <span>-</span> </span> <span class="td-post-date"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2025-07-31T18:49:25+00:00" >Jul 31, 2025</time></span> </div> <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/lost-found-event-sunday-afternoon/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap " title="Lost & Found Event Sunday Afternoon" ><img decoding="async" width="324" height="235" class="entry-thumb" src="https://wgel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/518139316_1170923948407965_4261477286894589423_n-324x235.jpg" alt="" title="Lost & Found Event Sunday Afternoon" /></a></div> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> The Community is invited to help Lost & Found Ministries celebrate its 10th anniversary on Sunday, August 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. Lost &... </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="td-block-row"> <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_5 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack"> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/library-reading-programs-end-aug-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Library Reading Programs End Aug 2">Library Reading Programs End Aug 2</a></h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <span class="td-post-author-name"><a href="https://wgel.com/author/ryanmifflin/">WGEL</a> <span>-</span> </span> <span class="td-post-date"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2025-07-31T18:45:29+00:00" >Jul 31, 2025</time></span> </div> <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/library-reading-programs-end-aug-2/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap " title="Library Reading Programs End Aug 2" ><img decoding="async" width="324" height="219" class="entry-thumb" src="https://wgel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/library-324x219.jpg" alt="" title="Library Reading Programs End Aug 2" /></a></div> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> Each summer, the Greenville Public Library has excellent participation in its summer reading programs. 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It will be open every day into the evening hours, except for... </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="td-block-row"> <div class="td-block-span6"> <div class="td_module_5 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack"> <h3 class="entry-title td-module-title"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/bond-county-fair-queen-jr-miss-introductions-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Bond County Fair Queen & Jr. Miss Introductions">Bond County Fair Queen & Jr. Miss Introductions</a></h3> <div class="td-module-meta-info"> <span class="td-post-author-name"><a href="https://wgel.com/author/ryanmifflin/">WGEL</a> <span>-</span> </span> <span class="td-post-date"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2025-07-31T18:41:54+00:00" >Jul 31, 2025</time></span> </div> <div class="td-module-image"> <div class="td-module-thumb"><a href="https://wgel.com/news/2025/07/bond-county-fair-queen-jr-miss-introductions-2/" rel="bookmark" class="td-image-wrap " title="Bond County Fair Queen & Jr. Miss Introductions" ><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="310" height="235" class="entry-thumb" src="https://wgel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bond-County-Fair-Logo-310x235.png" srcset="https://wgel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bond-County-Fair-Logo-310x235.png 310w, https://wgel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bond-County-Fair-Logo-80x60.png 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" alt="" title="Bond County Fair Queen & Jr. Miss Introductions" /></a></div> </div> <div class="td-excerpt"> WGEL is introducing this year’s candidates for Bond County Fair Queen and Junior Miss. 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