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🌱 Why an Atlanta hospital veteran now drives an hour to Griffin

Griffin, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Griffin! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why an Atlanta hospital veteran now drives an hour to Griffin
  • Griffin mourns the passing of Steven “Steve” Anthony Edwards

Also on today's calendar: 12th Annual Doc Holliday Festival 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Atlanta presses Fulton County for $200 million to complete new hospital (atlantanewsfirst.com) — A longtime Atlanta healthcare worker now commutes about an hour to Griffin for his hospital job, highlighting how metro Atlanta’s hospital closures are shifting care and employment patterns. City and Fulton County leaders are wrangling over $200 million needed to finish a new southwest Atlanta hospital intended to ease the region’s healthcare gap.
   

• Steven 'Steve' Anthony Edwards (griffindailynews.com) — Griffin native Steven “Steve” Anthony Edwards, 74, has passed away, with visitation set for Saturday, Aug. 29 at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home on West McIntosh Road in Griffin. Loved for his humor, generosity, and love of fast cars and the outdoors, he leaves behind children, grandchildren, and extended family who will deeply miss him.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 28
  • Ask A Lawyer
    Griffin-Spalding County Library
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Knit/Crochet Club
    Griffin-Spalding County Library
    1:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Small Business Navigator
    Griffin-Spalding County Library
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday September 5
  • Homecoming Experience with Maranda Curtis →
    The Griffin Auditorium, 234 E Taylor St, Griffin
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone have any resources for dog food?
    3 strays showed up at my house yesterday and Spalding county will not take them. I bought them all flea and tick prevention and some food but they… (Nextdoor East Griffin)
  • Unfortunately we are back and things aren’t looking too good.
    We could use all the prayers we can get! If you’ve talked to me about some of the items I have posted please private message me so we can set up a… (Nextdoor Solomon St/N Hill Rd)
  • Wabash National Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler in Griffin. Apply here.
  • Wabash National posted a job opening for Assembler in Griffin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Griffin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hampton

  • PGA Tour moving to match play for two-week Tour Championship at two courses (henryherald.com)
  • Fall Starts at the Fairgrounds (gbj.com)

Locust Grove

  • Best campsites in Georgia? Hipcamp names its top 12 in annual awards (savannahnow.com)

Barnesville

  • Barnesville man gets 5-year sentence in drug trafficking case, US Attorney's Office says (13wmaz.com)

Ok Griffin! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Griffin

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