🌱 How Barnesville’s CJ Allen made the leap from Lamar County to NFL

Hello Barnesville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Barnesville’s CJ Allen made the leap from Lamar County to NFL

Also on today's calendar: Lamar County Board of Health Meeting.

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Central Georgia native and UGA alum CJ Allen selected No. 53 overall by the Colts in the 2026 NFL Draft (13wmaz.com) — A Barnesville native and former Lamar County High School football standout, CJ Allen has been drafted 53rd overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2026 NFL Draft. After a highly productive career at UGA, the linebacker now heads to Indianapolis, giving local fans a new hometown hero to follow on Sundays.
   

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📸 Around Barnesville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barnesville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Flash Dance Co - Recital 1 - From a Spark to a Stage
  Lamar County Schools Fine Arts, 100 Burnette Rd, Barnesville
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 21

• Lamar County Board of Health Meeting
  Lamar County School System , 100 Victory Ln , Barnesville
  12:00 pm

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📣 Barnesville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday April 26

• MSP: Keep On Laughing — Griffin Area Arts Alliance
  Main Street Players , 115 N Hill St , Griffin
  3:00 pm

Monday April 27

• 10th Annual Scott Peace Memorial Golf Tournament
  River Forest Golf Club , 1 Clubhouse Drive , Forsyth
  12:00 pm
• Chess Club for Kids and Adults
  Griffin-Spalding County Library , 800 Memorial Drive , Griffin
  6:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Golf Girls Region Tournament @ Callaway Gardens - TBD
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029

Thursday April 30

• MPHS Presents: "Guys & Dolls"
  Monroe County Fine Arts Center , 27 Brooklyn Ave , Forsyth
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• GBT: Love Project (feat. The Return) — Griffin Area Arts Alliance
  The Griffin Auditorium , 234 E Taylor St , Griffin
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• Market in the Park
  Monroe County Recreation Department , 100 Dan Pitts Dr , Forsyth
  10:00 am
• GA03 Chestnut Oak
  Chestnut Oak Center , Sandefur Rd , Meansville
  2:00 pm
• Derby Party and Fundraiser
  The Bailey-Tebault House , 633 Meriwether St , Griffin
  4:30 pm
• Derby Party & Fundraiser
  The Griffin-Spalding Historical Society , 633 Meriwether St , Griffin
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jobs for Humanity posted a job opening for Main Chef in Barnesville. Apply here.
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Barnesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barnesville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Forsyth

• First-year program ends North Oconee's 6-year gymnastics state championship run (ajc.com)
• Ground Broken on Historic SR 400 Express Lanes Project, Delivering New Travel Options Through Innovative Public-Private Partnership (metroatlantaceo.com)
• Forsyth County Student Government Academy Holds 5th Annual Graduation (accesswdun.com)

Griffin

• Investing in local care: Wellstar Spalding expands access for Griffin residents (griffindailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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