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🌱 How a $1 million grant will upgrade Greensboro’s water and sewer
Coming up on the Greensboro Patch calendar: Trivia Wings & Beer — Lake Oconee Life
Hello again Greensboro! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $1 million grant will upgrade Greensboro's water and sewer
- Explore Scull Shoals, Greensboro's buried mill town in the forest
Also on today's calendar: Homegrown Farmers Market in Downtown Greensboro and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DCA Awards $40.9 Million in CDBG Grant Funds (savannahceo.com) — Greensboro is set to receive $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funds for water and sewer upgrades in the Greensboro Estates area, fully benefiting low-to-moderate income residents. The project, totaling about $1.3 million with local matching funds, is part of a broader $40.9 million package supporting infrastructure and quality-of-life improvements in 42 Georgia communities. 
• 10 Georgia Places Where Abandoned Mills, Factories, and Towns Left Something Behind (myfamilytravels.com) — Just outside Greensboro, you can wander the Scull Shoals Historic Site in Oconee National Forest, where ruins of Georgia's first paper mill and ancient earth mounds sit quietly in the woods. This statewide roundup of abandoned mills and ghost towns offers day-trip ideas, trail tips, and addresses for exploring forgotten industrial sites from Lithia Springs to New Ebenezer.
📸 Around Greensboro
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greensboro
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★ Featured events ★
- Trivia Wings & Beer — Lake Oconee Life →
Amici Lake Oconee, 1101 Parkside Main STE 105, Greensboro
6:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
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Other local events
- GCHS: Tigers at Commerce
GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Commerce
7:30 pm - SAT Administration
Lake Oconee Charter Greensboro, GA 30642 - Homegrown Farmers Market in Downtown Greensboro →
122 E Broad Street, Greensboro
8:00 am - OPAS Candlelight Series: "An Afternoon in Paris" →
Festival Hall, 201 North Main Street, Greensboro
3:00 pm - HBAG 2026 Fall Meeting, New Officer Installation, Awards Gala →
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, 1 Lake Oconee Trail, Greensboro - Rock N' Roll Cruise In →
Downtown Greensboro, 111 North Main Street, Greensboro
10:00 am - OPAS Concert Truck →
Lakeside Church, 5800 Lake Oconee Parkway, Greensboro
7:00 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 22
📣 Greensboro Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bar Fogo All Day Happy Hour →
3101 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta
11:30 am - MS Volleyball @ Youth
Morgan County Madison, GA 30650
4:30 pm - JV Football @ Home vs. Commerce
Morgan County Madison, GA 30650
5:30 pm - V Softball @ Hebron Christian
Morgan County Madison, GA 30650
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello!
I live in harbor club, and there is a black cat with a pink collar stuck in a tree on my property. I called animal control and the humane society,… (Nextdoor Harbor Club on Lake Oconee) - Know your farmer.
Know your food. Come see J and J Cattle Company for the best beef in town this Saturday, September 12 from 8 am - 12 pm in Downtown Greensboro, GA at… (Nextdoor Hwy 15/77)
- InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Greensboro. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Server in Greensboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greensboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Buckhead
- RangeWater Expands Portfolio in One of Atlanta's High-Performing Multifamily Submarkets with Acquisition of 280-Unit Bell Buckhead West (multifamilybiz.com)
- Tony winner Shoshana Bean brings 'Only Smoke' Tour to Buckhead Theatre (fox5atlanta.com)
- How Tour Groups Can Plan Transportation Around Atlanta With a Rental Bus (wordpress.com)
Eatonton
- Obituary: Duty, Nancy Catherine (Bruce) (wtap.com)
Ok Greensboro! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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