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In today's newsletter:

• Why south Bibb won't get its new early voting site this year.
• Deputies seek tips after deadly Forsyth Road hit-and-run in Macon.
• See which Macon teams stayed undefeated in Week 1 action.

Also on today's calendar: Macon Bubbles & Bites Brunch Crawl: 3rd Annual.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 96 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bibb elections board approves early voting location for 2027 election (macon.com) — Macon-Bibb's elections board has approved a fourth early voting site, but it won't open until 2027 despite calls to help south Bibb residents sooner. For now, early voting will remain limited to Theron Ussery Park, Elaine Lucas Senior Center and the Macon Mall office, all north of Eisenhower Parkway, as officials cite timing concerns ahead of November's election.
   

2. UPDATE: Coroner identifies man killed in pedestrian hit-and-run on Forsyth Road in Macon (41nbc.com) — Authorities have identified 30-year-old Clint Parrish as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run early Saturday on Forsyth Road in Macon, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. The case marks the county's 14th pedestrian death this year, and investigators are asking anyone with information about the driver who left the scene to contact the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
   

3. Macon HS football scoreboard: Stratford, Tattnall, Mount de Sales all win again (macon.com) — Macon high school football kicked off its first full weekend with Stratford, Tattnall and Mount de Sales all improving to 2-0, despite lightning delays across the city. The Bibb County Gridiron Classic also opened, highlighted by Central snapping a nearly three-year losing streak against Greenville. Here's how every Macon-area team on the scoreboard fared.
   

4. Learn about 'trinket trading,' the collectible swap at a Macon coffee shop (macon.com) — A Macon-made "Trinket Trading Box" at Village Coffee and Hello Boba invites you to swap small treasures instead of shop, right in Ingleside Village and downtown Macon. Creator and Macon native Brisa Gamboa says the free boxes have quickly become a community-driven way for locals and visitors to connect through tiny collectibles. She's already eyeing a third box in North Macon.
   

📸 Around Macon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Goo Goo Dolls →
  Atrium Health Amphitheater, 3657 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Macon Bubbles & Bites Brunch Crawl: 3rd Annual →
  Cashman's Pub, 370 Cherry St, Macon
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• 5:30 pm - Youth Leadership Kick Off Reception
  Robins Regional Chamber Sonny Watson Health Sciences Building Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins Campus 80 Cohen Walker Drive Warner Robins, GA 31088
  5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• 11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Sacred Journeys Wellness Center
  Robins Regional Chamber 109 Westcliff Blvd #2 Warner Robins, GA 31093 (They share a parking lot with National Exterminator. Please drive through their parking lot. Sacred Journeys is in the tan colored cape cod style building.)
  11:00 am
• McKenzie Reed →
  Hilton Garden Inn Warner Robins, 207 Willie Lee Pkwy, Warner Robins
  5:30 pm
• 6:00 pm - Military Affairs Dinner
  Robins Regional Chamber Century of Flight Building Museum of Aviation 1942 Heritage Blvd. Robins AFB, GA 31098
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• 8:30 am - Youth Leadership Robins Region Class
  Robins Regional Chamber 1228 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
  8:30 am
Thursday August 27
• 8:30 am - Board of Directors Meeting
  Robins Regional Chamber Chamber Office
  8:30 am
Friday August 28
• 11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Nora Dental
  Robins Regional Chamber 2762 Watson Blvd Centerville, GA 31028
  11:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Perry Farmers Market →
  Perry Farmers Market, 801 Main St, Perry
  9:00 am
• Wartown Showcase 2026 →
  Reverb Room, 1758 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Centerville Seniors – Community Room →
  Centerville Community Room, 300 Church St, Centerville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I know that we don't all have the time to do so, but please try to read to your kids.
  Encourage them to read outside of school. As an instructor, young people are reading less and less, and it is creating adults who cannot read. Please… (Nextdoor Bass Rd)
• Work at the DG on Houston rd in the back..
  she showed up and hasn't left to someone but she's walking up to every customer that comes to the store. She's super nice so I don't think she is a… (Nextdoor Jones Rd)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Macon. Apply here.
• Surge posted a job opening for Custodian in Macon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macon here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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