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🌱 Milner community to lay Harold Arthur Ethridge Jr. to rest
Milner, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Milner! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Milner community to lay Harold Arthur Ethridge Jr. to rest
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Harold Arthur Ethridge, Jr. (barnesville.com) — Milner residents are invited to honor Harold Arthur Ethridge Jr., whose burial will follow his September 3 funeral in Milner Baptist Church Cemetery. The longtime Griffin native, retired from Dixie Pipeline, is remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend known for his generosity, warm spirit, and love of golf. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Knit/Crochet Club
Griffin-Spalding County Library
1:00 pm -
Fourth Grade Grandparent's Luncheon on the Grounds
Lamar County Barnesville, GA 30204
11:15 am -
District: Family Success Series - School Safety
Lamar County BOE
8:30 am -
5th Grade Grandparent's Luncheon on the Grounds
Lamar County Barnesville, GA 30204
12:00 pm -
Small Business Navigator
Griffin-Spalding County Library
6:00 pm -
Siblings Grandparent's Luncheon on the Ground
Lamar County Barnesville, GA 30204
12:00 pm -
Mahjongg at the Library
Griffin-Spalding County Library 800 Memorial Drive, Griffin, GA 30223
1:30 pm -
Bowdon Varsity Football @ Lamar County →
Lamar County High School, 1 Trojan Way, Barnesville
7:30 pm -
Famer’s Market Saturdays in Lovejoy City Garden →
Whitley Engineering Inc, 516 Griffin St, Zebulon
10:00 am -
Homecoming Experience with Maranda Curtis →
The Griffin Auditorium, 234 E Taylor St, Griffin
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Labor Day Holiday
Moore Griffin, GA 30223 -
Staff Professional Development
Lamar County Barnesville, GA 30204
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Barnesville. Apply here.
- U-Haul posted a job opening for Facility Housekeeper in Griffin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milner here.
🗞 Nearby News
Barnesville
- Weekday Adventures in the Heart of Georgia (8/31-9/3) (middlegatimes.com)
Griffin
- Griffin community rallies to send supplies to Congo (griffindailynews.com)
- City of Griffin commissioners approve $5.1 million in purchases for police department (griffindailynews.com)
- Up and Away: The Future of Georgia Airports (georgiatrend.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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