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Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 10 Services You May Not Have Known Existed at Washington Memorial Library (macon-newsroom.com) — Washington Memorial Library in Macon-Bibb offers far more than book checkouts, from powerful genealogy resources and adult literacy programs to 3D printing, business support, and mobile services that reach neighborhoods across the county. Local families can tap free printing for students, special passes to Macon museums and Georgia parks, and even a 24-hour book locker at the downtown bus station.
2. Jon Pardi Had to Cancel Two Shows This Weekend Because He Was Sick (wuuqradio.com) — If you had tickets to Jon Pardi's Gamblin' Man Tour stop in Macon, that show is being postponed after the singer fell ill and paused two weekend dates. He says he wants to return at full strength, and organizers plan to announce new dates soon, so locals should hang onto their tickets and watch for updates.
3. Meet Miss Central Georgia's Teen Carrington Hayes: Platform, goals and future plans (41nbc.com) — A Macon teen, newly crowned Miss Central Georgia's Teen, is using her title to promote better oral health and deeper community involvement right here at home. She plans to visit local dental offices, mentor younger girls through the Belle Program, and says she wants to help "change Macon" through service and outreach during her year.
4. Fuel tax suspension leads to drop in Georgia gas prices (bigcountrynewsconnection.com) — Drivers in Macon are now paying about $3.90 for regular gas, among the highest prices in Georgia even after the governor's fuel tax suspension shaved roughly 33 cents off per gallon. The statewide break, driven by lower crude prices and policy relief, still leaves fuel notably higher than last year, so locals may want to plan travel and budgets accordingly.
5. 2 dead, dozens injured at Georgia block party shooting (abc4.com) — A deadly block party shooting in Vienna, about 50 miles south on I‑75, is drawing attention partly because it comes just a week after 12 teens were wounded at a Macon city park birthday gathering. With dozens injured and two killed in Vienna, the back‑to‑back incidents highlight ongoing concerns about gun violence affecting central Georgia communities, including Macon.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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