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🌱 Crisp Academy Varsity Softball @ Deerfield-Windsor and 11 more events
Make time for Southwest Georgia Academy at Baconton Charter on the Newton Patch calendar

Morning Newton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy and comfortable, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Crisp Academy Varsity Softball @ Deerfield-Windsor →
Deerfield-Windsor Middle & Upper School, 2500 Nottingham Way, Albany
4:00 pm - Southwest Georgia Academy at Baconton Charter →
Baconton Charter, 260 E Walton St, Baconton
7:30 pm - Dougherty County Board of Education Regular Meeting →
Dougherty Comprehensive High School, 200 Pine Ave, Albany
6:30 pm - DCSS Board of Education Meeting
Dougherty Comprehensive High School, 200 Pine Ave., Albany
6:30 pm - PSAT (10th/11th Grades) →
255 Fuller Street, Camilla
8:00 am - Flint River SWCD Monthly Meeting →
Stripling Irrigation Research Park, 8207 Georgia 37, Camilla
9:30 am - Varsity Softball State Tournament →
255 Fuller Street, Camilla - Teacher Workday - Student Holiday →
255 Fuller Street, Camilla - Workshop 4 Marketing- Griffin GA →
Innovate Hub, 2303 Dawson Rd Ste 102, Albany
10:00 am - School Holiday →
255 Fuller Street, Camilla - Picture Retakes for K3 - 11th & Senior Off Campus Pictures →
255 Fuller Street, Camilla
8:00 am - One Act Play Community Performance →
Flint River Auditorium, 108 S. Harney Street, Camilla
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
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Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Monday October 19
Thursday October 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Camilla. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Camilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Albany
- 'We want accountability': Family of Albany church elder files $2.5M claim over Dougherty County EMS response, alleges falsified records (walb.com)
- Voters ask, candidates answer: What to know about the governor's town hall debate (atlantanewsfirst.com)
- StormTeam 3: Rainy, windy, cooler first half of new work week (wsav.com)
Leesburg
- Colquitt softball team faces busy week (moultrieobserver.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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