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Also, don't miss College Football is BACK at Top Dawg Tavern! on the Augusta Patch calendar

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Greetings Augusta! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one Augusta surgeon reshaped children's care across the entire state.
  • How two Augusta historians are putting the city's story on the national map.
  • Will Google's huge data center really lower Augusta-area property taxes?

Also on today's calendar: College Football is BACK at Top Dawg Tavern! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 75.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. MCG alum honored for decades of service to Georgia children (theaugustapress.com) — Children's health care in Augusta looks very different today thanks to pediatric surgeon Dr. Charles "Charlie" Howell Jr., who helped push for the city's dedicated children's hospital. Now honored with a top University System of Georgia award, he's credited with thousands of surgeries, training new doctors, and strengthening Augusta University, the hospital, and the Ronald McDonald House.
   

2. The directors of Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Meadow Garden both chosen for national oral history project (theaugustapress.com) — Augusta's own history experts are taking the city's story national, as the directors of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Meadow Garden join the "Our American Story" oral history project. Their work highlighting Augusta's Black history and George Walton's legacy will now help shape how the nation commemorates America's 250th anniversary.
   

3. Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief (augustachronicle.com) — Columbia County leaders say they're close to a deal with Google for a massive data center in the Augusta area, promising billions in revenue and potential property tax relief. The proposed 8‑million‑square‑foot facility at White Oak Technology Park has also drawn pushback from nearby rural residents worried about heavy water and power use. Negotiations continue on a memorandum of understanding.
   

4. 12-foot gator pulled out of Savannah River (wfxg.com) — If you fish or boat on the Savannah River near Augusta, you'll want to see the 12½-foot, nearly 600‑pound alligator two local men recently hauled in. Their hours-long struggle, just miles from a recent bite incident, ended with the gator headed for processing and plenty of future belts, wallets and stories for local families.
   

5. Takeaways coming out of Week 2 of Augusta high school football season (augustachronicle.com) — Augusta-area high school football fans just saw a thriller, with Richmond Academy edging Thomson 41-40 for only its third win ever in the series. The roundup also spotlights standout rushing performances from Greenbrier, Evans, Westside, Burke County and other local programs, underscoring how strong the ground game looks early this season.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • Storytime →
    Columbia County, GA Calendar, 145 N. Louisville St., Harlem
    10:30 am
  • Bilingual Story time at the Biblioteca →
    Columbia County, GA Calendar, 105 Old Wrightsboro Rd, Grovetown
    1:00 pm
  • Softball vs GMS (Away)
    Stallings Island Middle School Greenbrier Middle school, 5120 Riverwood Pkwy, Evans, GA 30809\
    4:00 pm
  • Makerspace →
    Columbia County, GA Calendar, 7022 EVANS TOWN CENTER BLVD, Evans
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Thanks to everyone who was ready to help me get back and forth to work, but I stepped up and got me a car for my birthday.
    But y'all was ready and I appreciate y'all. My nextdoor neighbors are the best (Nextdoor Industrial)
  • I painted this shed a few weeks ago and I'm super proud of it.
    I hope you guys enjoy it as much as i do. I would love to do more of this type of stuff so if you're interested gimme a shout! (Nextdoor Sherwood)
  • Nutrien, Ltd. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Augusta. Apply here.
  • YMCA of Metro Atlanta posted a job opening for Head Start Lead Teacher (Augusta Locations) in Augusta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Augusta here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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