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In today's newsletter:

• Want to safely feel how dangerous distracted driving really is?
• Planning Lake Seminole time? See how to avoid cottonmouth surprises.

Also on today's calendar: Bainbridge GA - Midget Mayhem / Little Mania Mini Wrestling! (Ages 16+) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Distracted-driving simulator coming to ABAC (thepostsearchlight.com) — ABAC’s Bainbridge campus will soon host the Arrive Alive distracted-driving simulator, giving local students a hands-on look at how alcohol, marijuana, and phone use can dangerously affect driving. The program, visiting both Tifton and Bainbridge on Sept. 24, aims to curb crashes among young drivers. Organizers stress that even brief distractions behind the wheel can have life-changing consequences.
   

• 9 Georgia Areas Where You're More Likely To Spot A Cottonmouth This Summer (takingthekids.com) — Lake Seminole, reachable through access points near Bainbridge, is highlighted as prime cottonmouth habitat, especially along grassy, shallow shorelines and around stumps and lily pads. The guide explains how Bainbridge-area anglers, paddlers, and campers can safely enjoy the lake and other Georgia waterways this summer by watching their step, sticking to cleared paths and docks, and giving snakes plenty of space.
   

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📸 Around Bainbridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bainbridge

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22

• MIDGET / DWARF WRESTLING & BRAWLING! →
  Old Post Office, 100 South West Street, Bainbridge

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Other local events

Monday September 21

• Lady Cats JV Softball vs. Colquitt Co. High School
  Colquitt County High School, 105 Darbyshire Rd, Norman Park
  5:00 pm
• Lady Cats Varsity Softball vs. Miller Co. High School
  Bainbridge High School Softball Field, 1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridg
  5:30 pm
• Lady Cats JV Volleyball vs. Bainbridge Middle School
  Bainbridge High School, 1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridge
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Bainbridge GA - Midget Mayhem / Little Mania Mini Wrestling! (Ages 16+) →
  Old Post Office, 100 South West Street, Bainbridge
• MIDGET-WRESTLING ALL*STARS LIVE! IT'S HUGE IN BAINBRIDGE, GA! →
  Old Post Office, 100 South West Street, Bainbridge
• Lady Cats Varsity Softball vs. Hardaway High School
  Hardaway High School, 2901 College Dr, Columbus
  5:30 pm
• Lady Cats Varsity Volleyball vs. Monroe High School
  Monroe High School, 900 Lippitt Dr, Albany
  6:00 pm
• Lady Cats Varsity Volleyball vs. Columbus High School
  Monroe High School, 900 Lippitt Dr, Albany
  7:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Lady Cats JV Volleyball vs. Thomasville High School
  Bainbridge High School, 1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridge
  5:00 pm

Thursday September 24

• Lady Cats Varsity Softball vs. Hardaway High School
  Bainbridge High School Softball Field, 1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridg
  4:00 pm
• Lady Cats Varsity Volleyball vs. Dougherty High School (Senior Nigh
  Bainbridge High School, 1 Bearcat Blvd, Bainbridge
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor in Bainbridge. Apply here.
• John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician I -3rd Shift in Bainbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bainbridge here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Colquitt

• SRTC Appoints New Board Member Tonya Brown (tiftonceo.com)

Cairo

• Ga. sheriff's deputy fired after alleged relationship with 17-year-old (wrdw.com)
• Over dozen Georgia hospitals to receive funds to avoid closing, keep staff (wsbtv.com)
• Saudi Arabia calls an attempted Mecca attack a 'red line' as Houthis deny they did it (kaxe.org)

Thomasville

• TEF Family Series celebrates early Mexican culture, dance (timesenterprise.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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