🌱 How did your favorite Cochran restaurant score on its latest inspection?

Hey there, Cochran! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did your favorite Cochran restaurant score on its latest inspection?
• How Cochran's MGA students helped raise 70k to fight hunger.

Also on today's calendar: Georgia Middle School State Championships and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 68.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores September 21-25 (41nbc.com) — Several Cochran food spots just received fresh health inspection scores, including near-perfect marks for It Takes 2, Domino's, Papa John's at MGA, and Robert's Library Cafe, plus an 82 for Bleckley County LEC food service. These scores, covering inspections through September 25, give you a timely snapshot of how clean your favorite Cochran eateries and cafeterias are before your next meal out.
   

• Empty Bowls Luncheon raises over 70k for Middle GA families. How you can get free food or help (macon.com) — Middle Georgia State University's recent Empty Bowls Luncheon in Macon raised over $70,000 for the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, with handmade bowls created by students from both the Macon and Cochran campuses. Cochran residents facing food insecurity can use the food bank's online locator or SNAP outreach contact, while those able to help can donate money, nonperishables, or volunteer time.
   

📸 Around Cochran

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cochran

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• MGMSAA XC Championships →
  Cochran

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Homecoming Dance
  Bleckley County High School Cochran, GA 31014
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Georgia Middle School State Championships →
  Cochran GA
Saturday October 17
• The Great Pumpkin Festival Run 1 Mile/5K →
  Cochran GA
• Cochran-Bleckley Pumpkin Festival →
  Dykes Street, Cochran
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Ocmulgee RiverFest →
  Mile Branch Riverfront Park, US 129/GA 11, Cochran
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• đĽSoftball vs Crisp Co (đSenior Night) (JH)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:00 pm
• đJV Football vs Telfair Co (DC)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm
Friday October 2
• đVarsity Football @ Wheeler Co (đľBlueout) (DC/JH)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Homecoming Dance
  Bleckley County High School Cochran, GA 31014
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• đĽSoftball @ Bleckley Co
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• đ´đFlag Football @ East Laurens (JV/Varsity)
  Pulaski County Hawkinsville, GA 31036
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (05787) - 50 Surrey Plz in Hawkinsville. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Bonaire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cochran here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eastman

• Gov. Kemp names Ronald E. Daniels to Oconee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Tuesday (wgxa.tv)
• Collection Development Librarian @ Ocmulgee Regional Library System, Georgia - News & Events (fsu.edu)
• The Best Protection for Workers is the Market (thepublicdiscourse.com)

Perry

• Georgia National Fair returning for 2026. When does the Perry fair open? (savannahnow.com)
• Fish Art Contest now open for entries (griffindailynews.com)
• Lady Hounds rally past Perry, keep up late-season push (jcnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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