🌱 How the US 27 widening will detour your drive next week

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In today's newsletter:

• How the US 27 widening will detour your drive next week

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Temporary Road Closure - West Bonacre Road from US 27 to the Intersection with Winchester Drive (harriscountyga.gov) — Drivers around Hamilton should prepare for a full closure of West Bonacre Road from US 27 to Winchester Drive starting Monday, October 12, lasting about two weeks while crews adjust the roadway for the US 27 widening. Detours will send traffic along Winchester Drive, part of a larger TIA-funded project improving safety and capacity between Muscogee and Harris counties.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hamilton

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Tuesday October 6
• HCHS Volleyball (V) @ Northside
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• HCHS XC (JV) @ Muscogee County Meet (Kinnett Stadium)
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• See it, Learn it, Support it family night
  Pine Ridge Elementary School Hamilton, GA 31811
  6:00 pm
• Literacy & math family night
  HARRIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Hamilton, GA 31811
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• HCHS Softball (V) vs. Perry @ home
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• HCHS Football (9th) vs. Smiths Station @ home
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• HCHS Softball (V) @ Taylor County
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• HCHS Volleyball (V) @ Newnan
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• HCHS Football (JV) @ Calvary
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Homecoming football game
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  7:00 pm
• HCHS Football (V) vs. Lithia Springs @ home Homecoming
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  7:30 pm
Monday October 12
• HCHS Flag Football (V) vs. Blessed Trinity/ Veterans @ home
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Callaway Gardens posted a job opening for Houseperson - [S] in Pine Mountain. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Representative in Pine Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hamilton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Columbus

• Alpha Phi Alpha hosts voter registration drive in Columbus (wtvm.com)
• 'A safe haven.' Center of Hope begins operation for Columbus families in need (ledger-enquirer.com)
• Help the Hooch cleanup draws volunteers to Columbus River Walk (wtvm.com)

LaGrange

• Robert Lawrence 'Larry' Brunner, 85, of Northampton (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home) (sauconsource.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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