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🌱 What Fayetteville’s data center ban means as FCDA leadership shifts

Fayetteville, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Fayetteville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Fayetteville’s data center ban means as FCDA leadership shifts
  • Fayetteville veteran’s volunteer work just earned him a first-ever honor
  • Which Fayetteville shopper just turned a Publix ticket into $1 million?

Also on today's calendar: Heartfelt Hope and healing and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 94, low: 70.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. After Building Fayette's Future, FCDA President Niki Vanderslice Plans Her Own Transition (thecitizen.com) — Fayetteville residents should know that the city has now prohibited new data centers through zoning, as Fayette County Development Authority president Niki Vanderslice oversees a planned leadership transition. While she prepares to shift into an advisory role over the next few years, the FCDA is pivoting from recruiting data centers toward supporting existing businesses, workforce development, and projects like the new U.S. Soccer training center.
   

2. Harger Named Associate of the Year for Marines (thecitizen.com) — A Fayetteville resident, Navy veteran Bill Harger, has been named Associate of the Year by a regional Marine Corps League detachment for his years of service, especially through Toys for Tots. His volunteer work helped deliver toys to thousands of children across Fayette and surrounding counties, and he continues representing the community at statewide Marine Corps League events.
   

3. Feeling lucky? Two Georgia players just won $1 million (wsbtv.com) — A Fayetteville lottery player just scored a $1 million top prize on a 50X The Money scratch-off bought at the Publix on Glynn Street. The story also recaps other big June wins across Georgia and previews this weekend’s huge Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots that local players might chase.
   

4. Pacman Jones Shocked After Wife Finds Mom's $82K Monthly Spending on His NFL Money (finurah.com) — Former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is recounting how family spending and repeated legal troubles strained his early career earnings, including an arrest tied to a nightclub incident in Fayetteville. The story tracks his lucrative rookie contract, multiple arrests over the years, and how a resurfaced podcast clip about his finances recently went viral online.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday July 4
  • Independence Day Celebration →
    Fayetteville, GA Calendar, 210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday July 7
  • Cause for Paws - Beef O'Brady's
    Fayette Humane Society Beef 'O' Brady's, 100 Peachtree Pkwy N Suite 18, Peachtree City\
    5:00 pm
  • Mental Health Advisory Board Meeting →
    Fayetteville, GA Calendar, 210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville
    5:30 pm
    • Saturday July 11
  • Heartfelt Hope and healing →
    Hope Center Memory Care, 355 Brandywine Blvd, Fayetteville
    12:00 pm
  • Slippery When Wet →
    The Ville Amphitheater, 301 LaFayette Ave, Fayetteville
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday July 14
  • 2026 Lunch & Learn about the Pathways to the Digital Economy (PADE) initiative
    Fayette Chamber of Commerce Fayette County Development Authority
    11:30 am
    • Thursday July 16
  • Fayetteville City Council Meeting →
    Fayetteville, GA Calendar, 210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi Neighbors!
    Any EV/Tesla mechanics who can assist me by adding coolant to my car? (Nextdoor Trilith)
  • Hi, I need someone to do my girlfriends weaves and lace fronts .
    She is pretty and I want to give her a birthday present. I want some one professional. Dm me (Nextdoor Old Ford Rd)
  • US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aid in Fayetteville. Apply here.
  • Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Forklift Operator Jobs in Peachtree City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

Ok Fayetteville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: When it is turning into a driveway! (Thank you Dana J. for sending it in!)
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