🌱 How a Fort Valley-founded company just won Georgia’s ‘coolest’ prize

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Fort Valley-founded company just won Georgia’s ‘coolest’ prize

Also on today's calendar: Fort Valley City Council Regular Meeting.

Today's riddle: What do trees and dogs have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 73.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Nearly $20M fraud; That's one ‘cool' school bus; Ga.'s July tax revenues; Brushing aside party loyalty (wgtjradio.com) — Fort Valley gets a nod as Blue Bird, founded there nearly a century ago, wins “Coolest Thing Made in Georgia” for its electric school bus. The same statewide roundup also covers a major COVID fraud sentence, rising state tax revenues, and two Republican mayors backing Democrat Jon Ossoff.
   

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📸 Around Fort Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19

• 2026 Advisor Success Day & Officer Jump Start (SOUTH) — Georgia HOSA →
  Camp John Hope FFA-FCCLA Center, 281 Hope Entrance Rd, Fort Valley
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20

• Fort Valley City Council Regular Meeting →
  City of Fort Valley, 204 W Church St, Fort Valley
  6:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Workshop 2- Production Fort Valley GA →
  Fort Valley State University, 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley
  10:00 am

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📣 Fort Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 11

• 8:30 am - Leadership Robins Region Class
  Robins Regional Chamber 1228 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
  8:30 am

Thursday August 13

• 8:00 am - Robins Regional Outlook
  Robins Regional Chamber 1228 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
  8:00 am
• 5:30 pm - Regional Business After Hours (with the Macon Chamber)
  Robins Regional Chamber The Capitol Theatre 382 Second Street Macon, GA 31201
  5:30 pm

Friday August 14

• The Fab Four: The Solo Years →
  Hawkins Arena, 1400 Coleman Ave, Macon
  7:30 pm
• Perry Panthers vs Peach County Trojans →
  Herb St. John Stadium, 1307 North Ave #2614, Perry
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• Perry Farmers Market →
  Perry Farmers Market, 801 Main St, Perry
  9:00 am
• TRACKFEST 2K26 →
  Silver Dollar Motorsports Park, 42 Raceway Dr, Reynolds
  1:00 pm
• The Wiggles →
  Macon City Auditorium, 415 1st St, Macon
  6:00 pm

Monday August 17

• 8th gr Softball PM vs Warner Robins Middle School →
  Perry Middle School, 495 Perry Pkwy, Perry
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have some items for sale and I’m giving away a box of food
  Pick a number from 1 to 10 and I’ve chosen the number already (Nextdoor Forest Valley)
• Hello neighbors!!
  If anyone is looking for a cake decorator / treat maker for any occasion i got you🩷 I do homemade cakes, chocolate covered treats, pound cakes,… (Nextdoor Forest Valley)

• Fort Valley State University posted a job opening for Adjunct Instructor- Nursing in Fort Valley. Apply here.
• Blue Bird Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Tech in Fort Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Valley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Byron

• Byron's first skatepark on track to open by end of August (13wmaz.com)

Warner Robins

• Warner Robins invests $3.8M in Simpson-Peavy Park renovations (13wmaz.com)
• Warner Robins man sentenced to 30 years for trafficking methamphetamine (41nbc.com)
• Warner Robins Jody Town celebrates 5-year anniversary of historical marker (hhjonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bark (Thank you John D. for sending it in!)
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