🌱 How will Wilcox County’s new $6.3 million budget affect you?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Wilcox County’s new $6.3 million budget affect you?

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 69.
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wilcox County Officials present balanced $6.3 million fiscal year 2027 budget (cordeledispatch.com) — Wilcox County commissioners have unveiled a balanced $6.3 million budget during a public hearing at the Abbeville courthouse, outlining how local tax dollars will be spent in 2027. The plan includes major road work funded by more than $5 million in LMIG money, targeting several county roads, while leaders also stressed the need to attract new industry to strengthen the tax base.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Homecoming Dance
  Bleckley County High School Cochran, GA 31014
  7:00 pm
• Trivia Night at Cirillo's Pizzeria →
  Cirillo's Pizzeria, 113 S Main St, Fitzgerald
  7:00 pm

Monday October 5

• đĽSoftball @ Bleckley Co
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• đ´đFlag Football @ East Laurens (JV/Varsity)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• The Red Flame Classic →
  Rochelle GA
• đĽSoftball @ Dublin
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Creation Station →
  The Carnegie Center, S Lee St, Fitzgerald
  10:00 am
• đĽSoftball vs Worth Co (đPinkout) (JH)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm
• đ´đFlag Football @ Northside
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm
• đJV Football vs Wilcox Co (KS)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm
• TCHS Homecoming Parade
  Telfair County High McRae, GA 31055
  8:00 pm

Friday October 9

• đVarsity Football @ Wilcox Co (đ Pinkout) (DC/JH)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  7:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Rochelle. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Carhop or Skating Carhop in Eastman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Abbeville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fitzgerald

• Wiregrass to Offer Certified Fiber Optic Technician Training (valdostatoday.com)

Hawkinsville

• FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: East Laurens upends unbeaten ACE, West wins second-straight in Pooler (courierheraldtoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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