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Blakely, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Blakely! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how a Blakely student stood out at GSW symposium
Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 66, low: 56.
- Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• GSW Students Present Research at Annual Undergraduate Symposium (albanyceo.com) — A Blakely student, Charles Hiatt, helped earn second place for a tech-focused research talk at Georgia Southwestern State University’s 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Nearly 70 students presented projects across fields from biology to political science, showcasing real-world problem solving and close faculty mentorship at the Americus campus. 
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Sunset Hike to Mound A
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Kolomoki Campfires
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Sunset Hike to Mound A
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Kolomoki Campfires
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Saturday May 2
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sunset Hike to Mound A
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Kolomoki Campfires
Kolomoki Mounds State Park, 205 Indian Mounds Road, Blakely
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Miller County–Spring Creek Health Activities →
Spring Creek Health, 304 W Pine St, Colquitt
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Randolph County Chamber of Commerce →
Turner Dining Hall, 413 College St, Cuthbert
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Cuthbert Rotary Club Meeting →
Turner Dining Hall, 413 College St, Cuthbert
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Civil Rights: Portrait of a Local Champion, Lonnie C. King, Jr. →
Calhoun County Library, 19379 Hartford St E, Edison
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The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition →
Cotton Hall Theater, 166 Main St, Colquitt
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Saturday May 2
Tuesday May 5
Thursday May 14
Tuesday June 9
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Brass knuckles found on student at Terrell County school prompts law enforcement response (walb.com)
- USDA designates Additional Georgia Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas due to Drought (wnegradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)
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