🌱 See how a $520,000 grant will transform a Camilla landmark

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• See how a $520,000 grant will transform a Camilla landmark

Also on today's calendar: Varsity Softball vs. Crisp and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 92 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 65.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NPS Awards $21.8 million in African American Civil Rights Preservation and History Grants (nps.gov) — Camilla is receiving $520,000 in federal funding to help rehabilitate the historic Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, a key site in African American history. The grant is part of a $21.8 million National Park Service program supporting 55 civil rights preservation projects across 18 states, bringing significant investment and recognition to this Camilla landmark.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Camilla

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Westover at Mitchell County →
  Camilla
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Homecoming Week
  Mitchell County Camilla, GA 31730
Thursday October 1
• Varsity Softball vs. Crisp →
  Westwood Schools, 255 Fuller St, Camilla
  4:00 pm
• MS Softball vs. Crisp →
  Westwood Schools, 255 Fuller St, Camilla
  5:30 pm
• MCHS Homecoming Parade
  Mitchell County Middle School Camilla, GA 31730
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Varsity Football vs. David Emanuel →
  Centennial Stadium, 45 Industrial Blvd, Camilla
  7:30 pm
• Atkinson County at Mitchell County →
  Mitchell County High School, 1000 Newton Rd, Camilla
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• REP YOUR CLASS OFFICIAL ALUMNI AFTERPARTY HOSTED BY THE MBHS CLASS OF 1997 →
  212 East Broad Street, Camilla

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Prevent Blindness
  Wright Elementary School Moultrie, GA 31768
  8:30 am
• Colquitt County Packers vs Richmond Hill Wildcats →
  Colquitt County High School, 105 Darbyshire Rd, Norman Park
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• "Consider Organic Peanut Production" Farmer Field Day →
  Chad Heard Farms, 4372 Clear Lake Road, Newton
  9:00 am
Thursday October 1
• MCHS Homecoming Parade
  Mitchell County Elementary School Baconton, GA 31716
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Automation Technician - Camilla in Camilla. Apply here.
• Easter Seals Southern Georgia, Inc. posted a job opening for Direct Support Professional, Residential Services in Camilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camilla here.

🗞 Nearby News

Albany

• Dougherty County to honor longtime Albany pastor Rev. Rance Pettibone following his death (walb.com)
• Albany State University Awarded $2.24M MBDA Grant to Expand Entrepreneurship Education Across Southwest Georgia (albanyceo.com)
• APD: DUI suspect drove through stop sign, crashed into trees with 5-year-old daughter inside (walb.com)

Cairo

• Friday Night Rewind (albanyherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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