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Cordele, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Cordele! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Cordele’s proposed data center rules could mean for your neighborhood
  • Investigators probe infant’s death in Cordele with help from the GBI
  • Have you seen Caleb Gray near East 8th Avenue in Cordele?

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 72.
  • Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cordele City Commission announces hearing for data center ordinance (cordeledispatch.com) — Cordele officials are moving toward new zoning rules for data centers, with a public hearing set for Sept. 17 before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Leaders say no company has approached the city yet, but they want Cordele prepared as nearby Americus wrestles with its own data center plans and community concerns.
   

• Investigators looking into death of an infant in Cordele on Friday, police department says (13wmaz.com) — Investigators in Cordele and Crisp County are examining the death of an infant reported late Friday, with the Cordele Police Department requesting assistance from the GBI. Authorities say the case is active and are withholding details to protect the investigation and the family’s privacy while they continue gathering information.
   

• Cordele police asking for help locating missing 25-year-old man (13wmaz.com) — Cordele Police are urgently asking residents to help locate 25-year-old Caleb Gray, who ran from a vehicle near the Valero on East 8th Avenue Monday night. Gray is autistic and may act unpredictably if approached, so officers urge anyone who sees him to call 911 immediately with his location instead of trying to detain him.
   

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  • There is an emergency vehicle on I-75 S reported...
    There is an emergency vehicle on I-75 S reported at 12:41 PM. "Emergency Response on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • Advantage Drainage Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Pelletizing Line Operator in Cordele. Apply here.
  • Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Cordele. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cordele here.

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  • Tersis Technologies and Ameri-Green Environmental Recycling Sign MOU for First Planned U.S. Commercial Deployment of SynGenic V3 Technology (marketscreener.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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