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🌱 How an international drug scheme ended with prison time in Hephzibah

Hephzibah, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Hephzibah! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an international drug scheme ended with prison time in Hephzibah

Also on today's calendar: Trivia at Top Dawg Tavern and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 88, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chinese national arrested in effort to thwart drug imports through the Port of Savannah • The Georgia Virtue (thegeorgiavirtue.com) — A major federal drug investigation tied to the Port of Savannah also reaches into Hephzibah, where a local man previously received a lengthy prison sentence connected to the same supplier. Prosecutors say a Chinese national allegedly moved synthetic drugs into the Augusta and Savannah areas and planned far larger shipments, with U.S. and Chinese authorities now coordinating to seize cryptocurrency and pursue charges.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have a 7-year-old small black lab named " Bo" that escape from his pin yesterday morning and I have not been able to locate him...
    He was last seen own story. Mill road, close to the school.. He got his collar off, but he is chipped, and he has a cut under his eye.. If you're… (Nextdoor Mid Hephzibah)
  • Reach out to Gary for any work you might need.
    https://www.facebook.com/share/18bBEjvdjs/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Nextdoor Hunters Mill/Old Waynesbo)
  • Parker's Convenience Stores posted a job opening for Kitchen Manager - Store #125 in Hephzibah. Apply here.
  • Top Shelf Trivia posted a job opening for Music Bingo - Trivia - and Karaoke Host in Hephzibah. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hephzibah here.

🗞 Nearby News

Augusta

  • 2026 Candlelight Music Series temporarily locating to Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds (wjbf.com)
  • Augusta voters say yes to SPLOST, FLOST sales taxes (wrdw.com)
  • New planning director encourages Board of Zoning Appeals to offer input at upcoming zoning ordinance rewrite meetings (theaugustapress.com)

Grovetown

  • $380M Columbia County Hospital Seven Days From Occupancy, Opens in August (wgac.com)

Ok Hephzibah! 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: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hephzibah

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hephzibah

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