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Newnan, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Newnan! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See why Linda West is being celebrated at Newnan City Hall
- Why a huge data center near a Newnan-area school has parents alarmed
- Remember when a $983 million Mega Millions ticket hit in Newnan?
Also on today's calendar: Flavor & Flow: Coffee and Matcha Expo and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Linda West is Newnan's Artist of the Month (thecitizen.com) — Newnan’s own City Hall is showcasing August’s featured Artist of the Month, Linda West, selected by the Newnan-Coweta Art Association. Her textured, jazz-inspired paintings are on display through September, and locals can also plug into NCAA’s monthly art meetings at the Harriet Alexander Art Center starting this month. 
• Exclusive: Nearly 1,900 U.S. Public Schools Within a Mile of a Data Center (goodmenproject.com) — A massive proposed data center project near Arnco-Sargent Elementary outside Newnan has neighbors worried about noise, traffic, pollution, and long-term effects on students. As Coweta County’s rezoning for Project Sail faces a lawsuit and petition drive, the story links local concerns to a national trend of data centers being built close to public schools.
• Mega Millions prize $60 million after Florida win. See winning numbers (coralspringsflnews.com) — Georgia lottery fans will note that one of the largest Mega Millions jackpots, $983 million, was won in Newnan in November 2025, putting the city on the game’s all‑time leaderboard. The article mainly tracks a new $60 million Mega Millions jackpot after a recent Florida win, explains drawing schedules, odds, prize rules, and lists other record-breaking jackpots.
📸 Around Newnan
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Luke Morgan - ACOUSTIC SHOW - Below The Neck →
Below The Neck, 11 N Court Square, Newnan
7:00 pm
Friday August 7
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Other local events
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V Football Scrimmage vs Villa Rica
Newnan High Drake stadium, 190 Lagrange St, Newnan, GA 30263, USA
7:30 pm -
Sunrise Run in the Parks →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 10 LaGrange Street, Newnan
7:00 am -
Lakeside Yoga →
Coweta Public Library 148 Pylant Street, Senoia GA 30276 US
9:00 am -
Flavor & Flow: Coffee and Matcha Expo →
Pine Rd, Coweta County Fairgrounds & Conference Center, Newnan
12:00 pm -
Exercise is Medicine →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 1 LaGrange Street, Newnan
11:30 am -
Crochet →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 1 LaGrange Street, Newnan
1:30 pm -
JV/V Softball @ Bowden/6:30
Newnan High Bowdon High School, 504 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108, USA
5:00 pm
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
📣 Newnan Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Toddler Storytime →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 1 LaGrange Street, Newnan
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Storybook Yoga →
Coweta Public Library 85 Literary Lane, Newnan GA 30265 US
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Mahjong for Beginners →
Coweta Public Library 85 Literary Lane, Newnan GA 30265 US
2:00 pm -
V Football Scrimmage vs Villa Rica
Newnan High Drake stadium, 190 Lagrange St, Newnan, GA 30263, USA
7:30 pm
Friday August 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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FOUND on August 4, 2026 in Newnan, GA 30263 near Chylacas Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder, view this pet… (Nextdoor Coweta Hills) - Snack Ideas
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Business of the Week: Medical Coach Guides Clients Through Medicare (thecitizen.com)
- $17K worth of merchandise stolen from Peachtree City Lululemon (wsbtv.com)
- Citizen of the Week: Megan Mulvey Turns Survival Into Hope (thecitizen.com)
Senoia
- Senoia's Thrift Graduates U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (thecitizen.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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