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🌱 Early Co Senior Activities and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Dougherty County–Albany Area YMCA Fitness Classes on the Lumpkin Patch calendar
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- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 88, low: 63.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Early Co Senior Activities →
Blakely Senior Center, 310 Meadowbrook Dr, Blakely
9:00 am - Dougherty County–Albany Area YMCA Fitness Classes →
Albany Area YMCA, 1701 Gillionville Rd, Albany
9:00 am - Lee County–Lee Branch YMCA →
Lee Branch YMCA, 316 Robert B Lee Dr, Leesburg
9:00 am - Low Impact Aerobics →
Central Baptist Church, 1618 W. 3rd Ave, Albany
10:00 am - Senior Stretch & Yoga →
Central Baptist Church, 1618 W. 3rd Ave, Albany
11:00 am - Men's Dementia Caregivers Support Group →
Margaret Jo Hogg Dementia Support Center, 229 N. Jackson St., Albany
12:00 pm - Diamond Painting →
Harris County Public Library, 7511 Georgia Highway 116, Hamilton
3:30 pm - Bainbridge at Dougherty →
Dougherty High School, 1800 Pearce Ave, Albany
5:00 pm - Spencer at Columbus →
Columbus GA
5:00 pm - Early County Bobcats Volleyball at Sumter County →
Americus GA
5:00 pm - Columbus at Spencer →
1000 Fort Benning Rd, Columbus
5:00 pm - CCEC Literacy Family STEAM Night
Chattahoochee County, 140 Merrell St, Cusseta
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CHSGa posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide - PRN - Day/Evening in Cuthbert. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Cuthbert. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lumpkin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Plains
- People travel near and far to enjoy Plains Peanut Festival parade (americustimesrecorder.com)
- Norwegian visitor comes to Plains Peanut Festival seeking family (americustimesrecorder.com)
Dawson
- Dawson driver recounts Walnut Street collapse after months of complaints about road conditions (albanyherald.com)
Columbus
- 100 Muscogee County Prison inmates earn GEDs, trade certifications (wtvm.com)
- Organizations Unite to Host 4th Annual Safe Sleep for Babies Symposium (columbustimes.com)
- This Columbus boutique is moving to Wynnton Road, joining a bigger midtown makeover (ledger-enquirer.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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