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In today's newsletter:

  • How could $800K in federal funds change flights from Augusta?
  • Why a $750 truck repair could mean serious prison time in Augusta
  • How Ironman weekend really affected downtown Augusta's small businesses

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Warm with sunshine, temps: high: 88, low: 64.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Augusta Airport Receives $800K Federal Grant to Research Chicago Flight Service (wgac.com) — Augusta Regional Airport has landed an $800,000 federal grant to pursue nonstop flights to Chicago O'Hare, potentially adding a major new route for local travelers and businesses. Officials stress no airline or start date is confirmed yet, but the money will cover startup costs, marketing, and revenue guarantees to help secure service that could expand Augusta's work and leisure options.
   

2. Local tax fraudster wrote about redemption. Now she's back in jail. (theaugustapress.com) — An Augusta-area woman once convicted in a large local tax-fraud scheme is back in the Charles B. Webster Detention Center after allegedly damaging a man's truck window with a 15-pound weight. The story revisits her past federal identity-theft case, her post-prison redemption efforts, and how Georgia's recidivist laws could raise the stakes of this new felony charge.
   

3. Ironman 70.3 brings business boost to downtown Augusta (wrdw.com) — Downtown Augusta coffee shops say the Ironman 70.3 race brought a badly needed surge of customers after weeks of slower sales and Broad Street construction. Buona Caffe and New Moon Cafe both reported long lines, strong weekend and Monday business, and hope that this momentum will carry local shops through the coming weeks.
   

4. Local UDC chapter attends 131st GA Division Convention in Augusta (timesenterprise.com) — Augusta recently hosted the 131st Georgia Division Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, drawing nearly 100 members from across the state. Delegates attended dinners, memorials, scholarship fundraisers, and award presentations, and wrapped up by electing new division officers and announcing that the 2027 convention will move to Macon.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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