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🌱 Reality TV couple chose Helen, GA as their engagement backdrop

Helen, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Helen! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Reality TV couple chose Helen, GA as their engagement backdrop

Also on today's calendar: MLB Summer Drive-In and Fireworks and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• '90 Day Fiance' star Pedro Jimeno engaged to Colombian girlfriend Valentina Malagon (realitytvworld.com) — Helen quietly plays host to a reality TV milestone: Chantel Everett and her close friend Ashley Bowen from the 90 Day Fiance universe actually got engaged here in December 2025. The article mainly covers Pedro Jimeno’s new engagement in Hawaii, but fans in town may enjoy knowing a high-profile TLC couple chose Helen as the backdrop for their own big moment.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Helen. Apply here.
  • Unicoi State Park & Lodge posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeping in Helen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Helen here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cleveland

  • GOP lawmakers save Kemp from rare threat of a veto override (whitecounty.com)
  • Former Truett McConnell president sues university over termination (baptistpress.com)

Blairsville

  • Where is Georgia's lowest point? Head to the beach to find it (savannahnow.com)
  • Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. Makes New Investment in United Community Banks, Inc. $UCB (marketbeat.com)

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Ok Helen! 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: Ketchup! (Thank you Gregory S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Helen

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Helen

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.