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In today's newsletter:
- How two Pierce County sisters took Blackshear spirit onto national TV.
Also on today's calendar: John P Pike Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy and not as warm, temps: high: 75, low: 69.
- Saturday: Some rain, with a high of 81 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pair of Pierce Co. sisters to appear on game show (theblacksheartimes.com) — Two sisters with roots in Pierce County and a father once known around Blackshear as “the Dancing Man” are stepping onto national TV in the new game show Flipside. They credit their Blackshear upbringing for their boldness and hope their appearance, airing at 5 p.m. today on Game Show Network, encourages local kids to chase big, unconventional dreams. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Pierce County Bears vs Mcintosh County Buccaneers →
Pierce County High School, 4850 County Farm Rd, Blackshear
5:00 pm
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
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John P Pike Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament →
1204 S River Oaks Dr., Blackshear
9:30 am -
Waycross-Ware County Chamber of Commerce Tee Up Fore Business Golf Tournament →
1204 S River Oaks Dr., Blackshear
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Satilla Riverkeeper's Coffee & Community →
5653 Laura Walker Road, Waycross
9:00 am -
Coffee and Community →
Laura S. Walker State Park, Waycross
9:00 am -
Waycross Convention & Visitors Bureau Monthly Meeting →
417 Pendleton Street, Waycross
10:00 am -
Waycross Area Community Theatre's The Savannah Sipping Society →
309 Pendleton Street, Waycross
7:30 pm -
Obediah's Okefenok Halloween Adventure →
5115 Swamp Road, Waycross -
Waycross Service League's Racing for Pinks →
Phoenix Park, 215 Pendleton Street, Waycross
5:30 pm -
Southern Forest World’s Car and Truck Show →
2335 Knight Avenue, Waycross
8:00 am -
Waycross Police Department's Faith & Blue Community Clean Up & Praise Picnic →
Pernell Roberts/Mary Street Park, 30 Isabella Street, Waycross
9:00 am -
Crafts at the Park →
Laura S. Walker State Park, Waycross
10:30 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors 👋I'm a glad to be part of the next-door community.
I enjoy meeting good people and helping out where I can. Looking forward to getting to know more of my neighbors and being part of the community (Nextdoor Blackshear Community Friends)
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Blackshear. Apply here.
- West Fraser Timber Company posted a job opening for Millwright Level 1 in Blackshear. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blackshear here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waycross
- Silver Bowl Gala November 12 (theblacksheartimes.com)
- New OHC youth art contest celebrates reading books (theblacksheartimes.com)
- Rains Helping Quality of Southeast Pecans (specialtycropgrower.com)
Jesup
- Renewable energy projects: Albioma, Bondada Engineering, DTE Energy (greentechlead.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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