🌱 How did your favorite Forsyth fast-food spot score this week?

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

In today's newsletter:

• How did your favorite Forsyth fast-food spot score this week?
• How a 130 mph chase through Forsyth ended in an arrest
• What Labor Day crash numbers mean for Forsyth drivers

Also on today's calendar: Monroe County Historical Society Presents an Evening with Author & Photographer Ed Williams and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 87, low: 71.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores August 31-September 4 (41nbc.com) — Several Forsyth spots just received new health inspection scores, including Papa John's and Moe's on Cabiness Road scoring 96, Zaxby's at 321 Cabiness Road scoring 98, and Burger King on North Lee Street earning a perfect 100. The report also lists dozens of nearby Middle Georgia restaurants and schools, helping you quickly check where your family eats.
   

• Murder suspect in December killing of Nashville man arrested in Georgia (fox17.com) — A Nashville murder suspect was captured late Monday night in Forsyth after crashing a stolen car that reached speeds up to 130 mph, according to police. Officers say they recovered a firearm, took him to a Monroe County hospital, and plan to extradite him on first-degree murder warrants once he recovers.
   

• GA DPS announces 5 traffic fatalities, 139 injuries and 364 DUIs over Labor Day weekend (newschannel9.com) — State troopers recorded five traffic deaths, 139 injuries, and 364 DUI citations across Georgia over the Labor Day travel period, with Middle Georgia travelers from Forsyth highlighted in related coverage. The Department of Public Safety says troopers focused on speeding, impaired, and distracted drivers, and urges motorists to stay cautious as heavy travel continues.
   

📸 Around Forsyth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forsyth

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Forsyth DDA →
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  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Band Instrument Rental Night
  Monroe County Fine Arts Center, 27 Brooklyn Ave, Forsyth, GA 31
  5:00 pm
• 9th Grade Football vs Jones County
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Volleyball @ Upson-Lee
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm
• JV Football @ Lamar
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm
• Softball @ Baldwin
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• OrthoWest XC Invitational
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
• Softball @ Georgia College
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• JV Softball @ Pike County
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:30 pm
• Monroe County Historical Society Presents an Evening with Author & Photographer Ed Williams →
  Forsyth GA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Softball @ Troop County
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs Troup County/Spalding
  Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 16-in x 24-in Surface Mount Silver Mirrored Rectangle Medicine Cabinet
  100 obo Paid 148.00 I can show receipt! It didn't fit in my bathroom because mobile home have shorter wall and my wife want lights too. (Nextdoor Juliette Rd)
• For sale Frigidaire Dishwasher New.
  We removed it from our new house because my wife prefer to clean the dishes in the old way! 375 obo. Lowes price 429.00 last time I check.... (Nextdoor Juliette Rd)

• Qualified Staffing Search Group posted a job opening for Assistant Cafeteria Manager in Forsyth. Apply here.
• HES Facilities Management posted a job opening for General Cleaner (Monroe) in Forsyth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forsyth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jackson

• Rick Jackson pledges 'intelligent' Medicaid expansion, but offers few specifics (wfxg.com)
• Jackson (Ga.) RB Danarri Brown rushes for over 400 yards and 9 TDs in historic performance (on3.com)
• Student accused of terroristic threats at Georgia school (wsbtv.com)

Macon

• Macon federal judge fines international law firms $2 million for lies and misrepresentations (13wmaz.com)
• National Guardsman in D.C. as part of Trump crackdown on crime charged after pointing gun at colleague (cbsnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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