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🌱 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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  • Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Automation Technician - Camilla in Camilla. Apply here.
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🗞 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)

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