🌱 How you can support immigrants detained near Lumpkin this October

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can support immigrants detained near Lumpkin this October

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Athens religious organizations to host Resisting Detention Centers workshop (redandblack.com) — A free Oct. 10 workshop in Athens will help residents learn how to resist and respond to immigrant detention, with a special focus on those held at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin. Led by El Refugio director Amilcar Valencia and local interfaith groups, the session invites people of all backgrounds to explore practical, compassionate ways to support detained immigrants and their families.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Hodges Field Ultralight Fly-in (4GA0) →
  Hodges Field, Old Stage Rd, Andersonville
  7:00 am
• Coffee and Connect- The Columbus Stocking Strangler by William Rawlings →
  Harris County Public Library, 7511 Georgia Highway 116, Hamilton
  10:30 am
• Fingerprinting 101 with the Harris County Sheriff's Office →
  Harris County Public Library, 7511 Georgia Highway 116, Hamilton
  1:00 pm
• Serve & Sip Thursday's at The Yard →
  The Yard, 1432 5th Ave, Columbus
  5:00 pm
• 🏈ECHS JV Football vs Bainbridge
  Early County High School BLAKELY, GA 39823
  5:00 pm
• Serve & Sip Thursdays at The Yard →
  The Yard, 1432 5th Ave, Columbus
  5:00 pm
• 🥎ECHS Softball vs Seminole County
  Early County High School BLAKELY, GA 39823
  5:00 pm
• HCHS Volleyball (V) vs. Columbus/ Houston Co @ home
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:00 pm
• MS Football vs Baconton
  Pataula Charter Academy EDISON, GA 39846
  5:30 pm
• HCHS Football (JV) @ East Coweta
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:30 pm
• 🏐ECHS Volleyball vs Kendrick
  Early County High School BLAKELY, GA 39823
  5:30 pm
• HCHS Football (9th) vs. East Coweta @ home
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Perry Brothers Oil Co, Inc. posted a job opening for Richland Gas N Go Cashier in Richland. Apply here.
• Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Electrician Maintenance - 1st Shift (Days) - RVI Cuthbert, GA in Cuthbert. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lumpkin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plains

• 'Jimmy wouldn't want that to end': Annual concert honors Jimmy Carter's legacy ahead of 102nd birthday (walb.com)

Dawson

• Clutch hitting leads to Softball POW awards for three (blitzsportsga.com)

Columbus

• Columbus Police to host Faith & Blue Unity Prayer Walk (wrbl.com)
• Columbus Trade Center to host Dolly Parton tribute this weekend. (ledger-enquirer.com)
• Columbus pickleball facility faces $1.7 million funding gap as city council weighs options (wrbl.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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