5 Patchiest Stories Of The Week

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We're starting a new Sunday tradition because we selfishly want to share the thing we love most: Patchy news from around the country. Here are the stories that stole our attention and our hearts last week.

#1 In-Town Livestock Law Gets Nashville Man's Goat

"The city tells me I can't have a goat in the city limits at all, even if it's a service animal," Brown said. "The goat is important to me because he helps me communicate with people and reach out to people, to be able to spread my message of love and peace throughout the world."

Read the full story on the Nashville, TN Patch

#2 2-Ton Target Ball Gets Loose In NJ Parking Lot

A video from the scene shows how the errant ball got loose: It began when a pickup truck hit the ball, causing it to roll across the parking lot. It then smashed into Eileen Grady's Nissan Rogue.

Read the full story on the Paramus, NJ Patch

#3 Portland Teen's Pet Snake Gets Stuck In Her Ear

We all know what Samuel Jackson had to say about snakes on a plane. Well, what do you do about a snake in your ear? And it's stuck. Really. That was the situation 17-year-old Ashley Glawe of Portland found herself in recently.

Read the full story on the Portland, OR Patch

#4 Relax, Bacon Fans; Reports America Running Out Of Bacon A Hoax

Announcement of the shortage caused a near panic. But it was, to borrow a phrase, "fake news."

Read the full story on the Cleveland, OH Patch

#5 Florida Manatees Make Super Bowl 2017 Picks

Not sure who to back in this Sunday's Super Bowl? The manatees at Sarasota’s Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium might be able to lend a hand, or flipper.

Read the full story on the Sarasota, FL Patch

Stay Patchy, and see you next Sunday.