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In today's newsletter:

• Is your Midway tap water affected by these elevated lead tests?
• How does Midway's gas price stack up against Hinesville today?

Also on today's calendar: CSM Cancer Foundation 2026 HOPE Fundraising Gala Sneaker Ball and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Nice with sunny intervals, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 77, low: 71.
• Saturday: Some rain, with a high of 79 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Midway homes test positive for elevated lead in water; city says issue likely isolated to aging pipes (wtoc.com) — Two Midway homes have tested above federal action levels for lead in tap water, prompting a citywide advisory and precautionary switch to bottled water in Liberty County schools. City officials believe aging home pipes, not the broader system, are to blame but are awaiting final lab results and promise to alert residents immediately if the problem is more widespread.
   

• Cheapest gas stations in Hinesville (fultonneighbor.com) — Drivers in and around Midway can compare gas prices across nearby stations, including a Shell on East Oglethorpe Highway in town. The list, based on Gas Buddy data, ranks the cheapest options from Hinesville to Ludowici and Glennville so you can decide whether it's worth the short drive for a better deal.
   

📸 Around Midway

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Midway

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Richmond Hill Farmers Market →
  J F Gregory City Park, 521 Cedar St, Richmond Hill
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• CSM Cancer Foundation 2026 HOPE Fundraising Gala Sneaker Ball →
  Richmond Hill City Center, JF Gregory Park, 520 Cedar St, Richmond Hill
  6:00 pm
• Haunted Trail: The Outbreak →
  Fort McAllister State Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd, Richmond Hill
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Picnic at Dorchester Academy →
  Dorchester Academy, 8787 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• The Stampede 'Grown n Sexy' →
  11239 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway
• Scrap Tire Amnesty Day →
  Liberty County Community Complex, 9397 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Yin Yoga →
  St. Joseph's/Candler Facility, 3866 Belfast Keller Rd, Richmond Hill
  11:00 am
• BI- JV/V Softball @ South Effingham
  South Effingham High School, 1220 Noel C Conaway Rd, Guyton
  5:00 pm
• BI- JV/V Flag Football @ Richmond Hill
  Richmond Hill High School, 500 Wildcat Blvd, Richmond Hill
  5:00 pm
• BI- JV Football @ Richmond Hill
  Richmond Hill High
  5:00 pm
• BI- Cross Country @ Three Rivers Classic
  Liberty County Schools, 93 Collins St, Hazlehurst
  5:30 pm
• LCHS Football Vs Long
  Liberty County Schools Hinesville, GA 31313
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Product/Event Demonstrator in Midway. Apply here.
• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Assistant Manager MIT in Richmond Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Midway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Richmond Hill

• Preview: Richmond Hill v. Colquitt County (bryancountynews.com)

Hinesville

• Drake's Rep Denies Rumor That He Fathered Canadian Singer's Baby (sandrarose.com)
• Picnic at Dorchester Academy to Pair Live Blues with History at One of Georgia's U.S. Civil Rights Trail Sites (savannahtribune.com)
• How did Jaguars' win, and Lil Duval, boost Raines football? Find out (news-journalonline.com)

Fort Stewart

• How Danny Rojas rewrote the transition to civilian life (fortworthreport.org)
• Motorcyclist hits 130 mph during chase in south Georgia (wsbtv.com)

Ok Midway! 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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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