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🌱 How a nearby Google data center could change Harlem homeowners’ tax bills
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In today's newsletter:
- How a nearby Google data center could change Harlem homeowners’ tax bills
Also on today's calendar: Washington-Wilkes JV Football @ Harlem.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief (augustachronicle.com) — Columbia County officials are promoting a massive Google data center planned for White Oak Technology Park between Appling and Harlem as a way to generate billions in revenue and ease property taxes for homeowners. Some rural residents near Harlem worry about heavy water and power use, while county leaders insist the project won’t compromise local utilities as negotiations with Google continue. 
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Greenbrier Varsity Football @ Harlem →
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Eisenhower Lakes Golf Club, 537 North Range Road, Fort Gordon
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Hannah Harper: Praise Beneath the Stars →
Evans Towne Center Park, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd, Evans
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GKIDS Readiness Check
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[Senior Program] - Chair Aerobics →
Augusta Calendar, 2463 Golden Camp Rd., Augusta
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Senior Aerobics →
Augusta Calendar, 2463 Golden Camp Rd., Augusta
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Line Dancing →
Augusta Calendar, 2463 Golden Camp Rd., Augusta
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Storytime →
Columbia County, GA Calendar, 145 N. Louisville St., Harlem
10:30 am
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
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🗞 Nearby News
Grovetown
- Gary Jones swore back in as Grovetown Mayor after leaving position in March (wfxg.com)
- Resilient Communities of East Georgia host Annual Teen Summit (wjbf.com)
- Augusta-area high school football live scoreboard for Week 2 (augustachronicle.com)
Appling
- Appling teen who honored sister with life jacket stand officially becomes Eagle Scout (wrdw.com)
- Columbia County adds jail beds as inmate population continues to rise (wjbf.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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