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11 massive dramas going on in small towns right now

There’s no big news quite like small-town big news.
There’s no big news quite like small-town big news. There’s no big news quite like small-town big news.

Small towns are special places, where everyone knows everyone else’s business and the slightest change to the norm can be big news.

Reddit user Shmow-Zow wanted to hear about some of these uproars, so asked: “Redditors who live in small towns, (fewer than 1,000 people) what’s the big thing going on in your town these days?”

Here are some of the many, many fantastic answers.

1. Turtle races

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2. Road works

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3. Going up in the world

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4. Keep off the grass

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5. Dog drama

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6. Support the arts

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7. Mmmmm… Doughnuts…

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8. Peanut festival

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9. A moose loose

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10. Market day

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11. Fete furore

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