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🌱 Girl Scouts on the Trail of Tears and 10 more events
And on the Fairmount Patch calendar - Ambassadors Committee Meeting
Greetings Fairmount! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Ambassadors Committee Meeting at Gordon County Chamber-Commerce
- Girl Scouts on the Trail of Tears
- Nero Simon and The Sunsetters
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 95, low: 71.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 70 degrees.
📸 Around Fairmount
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairmount
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★ Featured events ★
- Ambassadors Committee Meeting →
Gordon County Chamber-Commerce, 300 S Wall St Ste 8, Calhoun
12:00 pm
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- Girl Scouts on the Trail of Tears →
New Echota State Historic Site, 1211 GA-225, Calhoun
10:00 am - Nero Simon and The Sunsetters →
Gem Theatre, 114 N Wall St, Calhoun
7:30 pm - Your State Parks Day →
New Echota State Historic Site, 1211 GA-225, Calhoun
10:00 am - Michael O'Brien →
Gem Theatre, 114 N Wall St, Calhoun
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Student of the Month Breakfast
Pickens County Jasper, GA 30143
8:00 am - PHS JV Softball vs N Hall @ N Hall
Pickens Jr High School PCSD Athletics
4:00 pm - Golf vs. Christian Heritage & Calhoun
Ashworth Middle School 730 Witherow Bridge Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705, USA
4:00 pm - PJHS XC Fannin County MS Hero Run
Pickens Jr High School Fannin County Recreation Department, 370 Tom Boyd Rd, Blue Ridge
4:15 pm - CMS Softball vs. Ashworth
Calhoun City Schools Ashworth Middle School, 9227, 333 Newtown Rd NE, Calhoun, GA 3
4:30 pm - CHS Cross Country @ Wire2Wire Invitational
Calhoun City Schools Dellinger Park, 100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120, USA
4:30 pm - JV/V Volleyball Cass/ @ PHS
Pickens High School PCSD Athletics
5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Lift Truck Operator II: Calhoun, GA in Adairsville. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Cook - Late Night/ Closing Shift in Adairsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairmount here.
🗞 Nearby News
Adairsville
- Woodland softball tops Sonoraville; Lady Tigers fall at Chattooga (daily-tribune.com)
- Managing Success (georgiatrend.com)
Calhoun
- Atlanta could tie 1957 heat record as northwest Georgia feels like 107 degrees (cbsnews.com)
- Gordon County Commissioners Recognize Recovery Month, Longtime Employees During Tuesday Meeting (coosavalleynews.com)
- Cathy Williams Elected Secretary of the State Transportation Board of Georgia (laniercountynewsonline.com)
Jasper
- No finish line: Marble Festival Road Race takes a break after 44 years (pickensprogress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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