🌱 How a Butler defensive lineman just landed a major SEC offer

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Butler defensive lineman just landed a major SEC offer

Also on today's calendar: Wheeler County Varsity Football @ Taylor County and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Tennessee football offers 2029 Georgia defensive lineman (usatoday.com) — A standout defensive lineman from Taylor County High School in Butler has picked up a major scholarship offer from the University of Tennessee, putting a local athlete on the national recruiting radar. ZayQuan Dozier, a four-star 2029 prospect and top-ranked defensive lineman, now holds offers from several powerhouse programs, spotlighting Butler talent on a big stage.
   

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📸 Around Butler

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Butler

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9

• Perry Varsity Softball @ Taylor County →
  Taylor County High School, 22 Oak St, Butler
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28

• Football @ Mt. Zion-Carroll
  Taylor County High School Butler, GA 31006
  7:30 pm

Monday August 31

• Softball vs Marion
  Taylor County Middle School Butler, GA 31006
  4:30 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Softball @ Crawford
  Taylor County Middle School Butler, GA 31006
  4:30 pm
• Football @ Chattahoochee
  Taylor County Middle School Butler, GA 31006
  5:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Football @ Manchester
  Taylor County High School Butler, GA 31006
  7:30 pm

Friday September 18

• Wheeler County Varsity Football @ Taylor County →
  Taylor County High School, 22 Oak St, Butler
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• Workshop 2- Production Fort Valley GA →
  Fort Valley State University, 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley
  10:00 am

Saturday August 29

• Clay Shoot Fundraiser →
  The Ridge, Hickory Ridge Rd, Meansville
  9:00 am

Monday August 31

• Volleyball: Knights vs Jasper Co. - Volleyball (F) - Middle
  Upson-Lee Middle School Away - Jasper Middle School 1289 College St. Monticello, Ga
  5:00 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Softball: Knights vs Clifton Ridge - Softball (F) - Middle
  Upson-Lee Middle School Away -
  5:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• Volleyball: Knights vs BYE - Volleyball (F) - Middle
  Upson-Lee Middle School Home -
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jones Petroleum posted a job opening for Piggly Wiggly Meat Department Manager in Butler. Apply here.
• Buc-ee's posted a job opening for Janitorial/Cleaning & Maintenance Attendant in Fort Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Butler here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Valley

• Jupiter Topco LLC Invests $94.22 Million in Blue Bird Corporation $BLBD (marketbeat.com)

Oglethorpe

• Macon County Schools cancel student classes Friday after water main break (41nbc.com)
• Oglethorpe puts human judgment at the center of its approach to AI (oglethorpe.edu)

Byron

• Atrium Health Navicent names Elmer Polite president (41nbc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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