🌱 How Ephesus once rang with Sacred Harp singing voices

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• How Ephesus once rang with Sacred Harp singing voices

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rollins, Rees outline history of Sacred Harp (times-georgian.com) — Sacred Harp singer Karen Rollins highlights how Ephesus and nearby churches once hosted regular shape-note singings, even as local participation has declined. At a Bowdon Area Historical Society talk, she and Dr. Nathan Rees traced the tradition’s deep Southern roots, explained how the music works, and described efforts like the Sacred Harp Museum and Camp Fasola to keep it thriving.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Tom Ferry Success Summit 2026 – Carrollton →
  Maximum One Realtor/Realty Partners Carrollton, 95 Sandhill Hickory Level Rd, Carrollton
  9:30 am
• Living Well Workshop - Carrollton →
  Get Healthy, Live Well, 148 Clinic Ave Suite A, Carrollton
  2:00 pm
• 3:16's Free Sports Physicals
  Carroll County Chamber of Commerce 3:16 Kids Corner in Carrollton at 107 Wedgewood Dr. Carrollton, Ga 30116
  2:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Southwire Written Exam →
  Southwire Tools, 840 Old Bremen Rd, Carrollton
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Farmstead Forum Harvest Gathering
  Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Carroll County Agriculture Center 900 Newnan Road Carrollton, GA 30117
  5:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Agriculture Advisory Committee →
  Carroll County Ag Center - Conference Room A (15 persons) - 900 Newnan Road Carrollton GA 30117
  3:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Roundtable Invitation: Employer-Led Workforce Solution Discussion â FAME Model
  Carroll County Chamber of Commerce You are invited to join a select group of industry leaders for an exclusive Industry Roundtable focused on strengthening our region's workforce pipeline and exploring a unique opportunity to help shape the future of talent development. Hosted through
  8:30 am
• Business of The Month
  Carroll County Chamber of Commerce ABC Supply Co Inc 75 Bar J Rd Temple, GA 30179
  8:30 am
• Carroll County Board Meeting →
  Neva Lomason Memorial Library, 710 Rome St, Carrollton
  5:30 pm

Friday August 14

• Carroll County Schools Senior Expo
  Carroll County 775 Old Newnan Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116, USA
• Night Market →
  Lake Carroll Park, 650 N Lakeshore Dr, Carrollton
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Grunge Unplugged + Strings in Carrollton →
  Carrollton Center for the Arts, 251 Alabama St, Carrollton
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bowdon

• Field Technician jobs hiring near Bowdon, GA at EchoStar (echostar.com)
• Georgia players eager to attack camp, the grind ahead (timesfreepress.com)

Carrollton

• Carroll County District Library to host free Louisa May Alcott Literary Tea in Carrollton (yourohionews.com)
• INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with filmmaker Matthew Simpson on "Before Me," an all-Georgia cast and crew (georgiaentertainment.com)
• Coweta County motorcycle chase: Carrollton man arrested after 140 mph pursuit on I-85 (fox5atlanta.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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