🌱 How a growing Perry health expo is reshaping rural care access

Hey there, Perry! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a growing Perry health expo is reshaping rural care access
• How did a Perry grenade factory end up a total loss?

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
• Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Doctor's Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare connects Taylor Co. residents to health resources (wctv.tv) — Residents in Perry and across Taylor County just gained easier access to health information and services through Doctor’s Memorial Hospital’s second annual health and wellness expo. With more than 70 vendors and strong support from TMH in Perry, organizers say the growing event aims to better serve rural patients and strengthen local healthcare connections.
   

• Explosion at Florida Grenade Factory Results in ‘Total Loss' of Building, Sheriff Says (people.com) — An explosion at a grenade factory in Perry caused severe damage to at least one building but, fortunately, no injuries, according to Taylor County authorities. Local, state, and federal agencies, including the Florida National Guard, responded and are investigating, while the facility, owned by a company co-founded by Rep. Cory Mills, remains shuttered amid ongoing scrutiny.
   

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📸 Around Perry

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Perry

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25

• Bugs & BBQ VW BUG SHOW →
  Forest Capital Museum State Park, 204 Forest Park Drive, Perry

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Other local events

Thursday September 24

• Preschool and VPK Picture Day
  Taylor County Primary School, 1000 Howard St, Perry
  7:00 am

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📣 Perry Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22

• MCCS Lady Broncos Volleyball @ MCAA
  Madison Creative Arts Academy
  5:00 pm
• MCHS JV/V Volleyball @ Hamilton
  Madison County School District, 5683 US-129, Jasper
  5:30 pm
• JV Football @ Branford
  Lafayette High Mayo, FL 32066
  7:00 pm
• MCCS Football @ Florida High
  Madison County School District, 3000 School House Rd, Tallahassee
  7:00 pm

Thursday September 24

• Silent Book Club @
  Lafayette County Public Library, 120 Crawford Street, Mayo
  3:30 pm
• MCHS JV/V Volleyball vs Taylor
  Madison County School District, 2649 US-90, Madison
  5:30 pm
• MCHS JV Football @ Florida High
  Madison County School District, 3000 School House Rd, Tallahassee
  6:00 pm

Friday September 25

• Varsity Football @ Florida High
  Lafayette High Mayo, FL 32066
  7:30 pm
• MCHS Cowboy Varsity Football Home Game vs Bradford
  Madison County School District, 2649 US-90, Madison
  7:30 pm

Monday September 28

• MCHS JV/V Volleyball vs Jefferson
  Madison County School District, 2649 US-90, Madison
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My name is Kim Gillespie I'm 63 yrs old married to a fantastic disabled vet named Bill .
  We have 2 serve dogs named Venus and Bear I am a homebody just had recent shoulder replacement surgery trying to recoup from that . That's my Story (Nextdoor Ash St)

• Parsons Corporation posted a job opening for Construction Quality Specialist in Perry. Apply here.
• Shearer's Foods, LLC posted a job opening for CDL Shuttle Driver in Perry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perry here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lee

• SW Florida foster families receive free children's museum memberships (news-press.com)
• Florida Republican pitches first-ever cut to federal taxes on gas and diesel (thecooldown.com)
• Sheriff Carmine Marceno touts 100 arrests, drugs, 51 guns seized in Lee County crackdown (flvoicenews.com)

Madison

• FSView Bar of the Week: Madison Social - living up to the name (bradenton.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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