🌱 How Fitzgerald fits into one of Georgia’s toughest football schedules

Hello Fitzgerald! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Fitzgerald fits into one of Georgia’s toughest football schedules

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night at Cirillo's Pizzeria and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine and nice, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lee County, Worth County and Crisp County ranked among Georgia's toughest football schedules (albanyherald.com) — Fitzgerald’s high school football team is part of a brutal early-season slate for defending state champion Worth County, which will face the Purple Hurricane after opening with several other strong South Georgia programs. The story highlights how Lee, Worth, and Crisp counties all drew top-10 toughest schedules statewide, underscoring how competitive Fitzgerald’s regional opponents will be this fall.
   

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📸 Around Fitzgerald

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fitzgerald

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 6

• Creation Station →
  The Carnegie Center, S Lee St, Fitzgerald
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 6

• Trivia Night at Cirillo's Pizzeria →
  Cirillo's Pizzeria, 113 S Main St, Fitzgerald
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Creation Station →
  The Carnegie Center, S Lee St, Fitzgerald
  10:00 am

Thursday June 11

• Board of Education Meeting
  Ben Hill County School District Fitzgerald, GA 31750
  6:00 pm

Friday June 12

• Creation Station →
  The Carnegie Center, S Lee St, Fitzgerald
  10:00 am

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📣 Fitzgerald Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 6

• Hairspray Movie →
  Tift Theatre, 320 Main St S, Tifton
  7:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Sir James Wright and Loyalism in British America →
  Dodge County Murrell Memorial Library, 531 2nd Ave, Eastman
  5:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Fitzgerald Lions Club Meeting →
  La Lomita Mexican Restaurant, 125 Bowens Mill Hwy, Fitzgerald
  12:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Kiwanis Club Meeting →
  La Lomita Mexican Restaurant, 125 Bowens Mill Hwy, Fitzgerald
  12:00 pm
• Karaoke Night at Don Julio's →
  Don Julio's Mexican Restaurant, Tifton, Tifton
  6:00 pm

Friday June 12

• Karaoke Night at Your Pie →
  Your Pie Pizza, 2210 US Hwy 41, Tifton
  6:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• (DOD) Hooked and Looped Knit Club →
  Dodge County Murrell Memorial Library, 531 2nd Ave, Eastman
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Fitzgerald. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Fitzgerald. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fitzgerald here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tifton

• Tifton's Nixon Family celebrates new historical marker dedication (tiftongazette.com)
• Tifton Council for the Arts Seeks Animal Inspired Artwork (southgatv.com)
• Kids Fishing Event planned for June 13 (tiftongazette.com)

Douglas

• County launches recruitment effort to attract retail businesses (douglascountysentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Same as Arkansas (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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