🌱 Patch AM: How massive new AI data centers could reshape the Augusta-area region.

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In today's newsletter:

• How massive new AI data centers could reshape the Augusta-area region.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data centers near the South Carolina Lowcountry (thestate.com) — Major AI data centers are being planned near the Augusta area, including a huge OpenAI project in Effingham County and a proposed facility at the Savannah River Site, which could bring thousands of jobs and major new power demands. The article also details a controversial data center proposal in Colleton County, S.C., local moratoriums, and how residents can track and respond to similar projects across South Carolina and Georgia.
   

📸 Around Augusta

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Augusta

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 3450 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Sip-2-Stitch →
  Savannah River Brewing Company, 813 5th Street, Augusta
  5:00 pm
• Board Game Night with Cardboard Castle →
  Savannah River Brewing Company, 813 5th Street, Augusta
  5:00 pm
• Pints & Putts →
  Savannah River Brewing Company, 813 5th Street, Augusta
  6:00 pm
• Ladies Formation →
  Ballroom In Motion, 231 Furys Ferry Rd Suite 212, Augusta
  7:45 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Sushi Rolling Class →
  1033 Broad Street, Augusta
• Forest Communities Hike: Wine Creek / Turkey Creek Trail in Sumter National Forest →
  Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road, Augusta
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Music Bingo at Top Dawg Tavern →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta, GA, 2821 Washington Rd, Augusta
  6:30 pm
Friday October 16
• $5 Martinis and Trivia Night at Top Dawg Tavern →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta, GA, 2821 Washington Rd, Augusta
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Music Bingo at Top Dawg Tavern →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta, GA, 2821 Washington Rd, Augusta
  6:30 pm
Friday October 23
• $5 Martinis and Trivia Night at Top Dawg Tavern →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta, GA, 2821 Washington Rd, Augusta
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Oktoberfest Party at Top Dawg Tavern →
  Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta 2821 Washington Road Augusta, Georgia 30909
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The way my life is set up, I can only stay positive for so long before I have to be honest about what I'm feeling.
  There's so much going on in this world designed to distract us, discourage us, divide us, and throw us off our path. But I'm learning something:… (Nextdoor Ridge Forest)
• Found Dog.
  Harrisburg area off BattleRow/Metcalf/watkins. (Nextdoor Harrisburg)

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Augusta. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - in Augusta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Augusta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grovetown

• Grovetown teacher named Columbia County Teacher of the Year (islandpacket.com)
• Grovetown lot dispute heads to Georgia appeals court (wrdw.com)
• Volleyball Recap: Lakeside Pushes Grovetown to the Limit (maxpreps.com)

Ok Augusta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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