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🌱 Dougherty County Board of Education Mid-Month Board Meeting and 11 more events
Also, don't miss DCSS Board of Education Meeting on the Newton Patch calendar

Hello Newton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Cloudy with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 70.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dougherty County Board of Education Mid-Month Board Meeting →
Radium Springs Middle School 200 Pine Ave, Albany, GA 31701, USA
11:30 am - DCSS Board of Education Meeting
International Studies Elementary Charter School 200 Pine Ave., Albany, GA
11:30 am - MCHS Home Volleyball game against Colquitt Christian (V Tri-Match)
Mitchell County Elementary School Baconton, GA 31716
5:00 pm - MCHS AwayFootball Game against Hawkinsville
Mitchell County Camilla, GA 31730 - MCMS Home volleyball against Scintilla/Atkinson
Mitchell County Camilla, GA 31730 - MCHS Home Football Game against Randolph Clay
Mitchell County Camilla, GA 31730 - Fridays On the Flint →
Albany Civic Center, 100 W Oglethorpe Blvd, Albany
7:00 pm - Pelham Hornets Alumni Day →
Lebron Eubanks Park, 220 Cotton Ave SE, Pelham
11:00 am - All White Day Party →
PELHAM DEPOT - CITY HALL COMPLEX, 415 W Railroad St S, Pelham
3:00 pm - Thunder at the Theater- Fight Night →
The J. Lane Theater, 313 Pine Ave, Albany
6:00 pm - Mitchell County Varsity Football @ Pelham →
Pelham High School, 720 Barrow Ave SW, Pelham
7:30 pm - ALCA Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Byne Christian →
Byne Christian School, 2832 Ledo Rd, Albany
6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
Saturday September 12
Friday September 25
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "The car flipped over three times, and we hit a brick mailbox, but we were all okay in the end because before we even got in the car, I told everybody, 'Put your seat belts on.
'" Hear a teacher/ student duo from Dublin High School share how a classroom project turned into a valuable lesson of life or death! Ms. Ernestine… (Nextdoor )
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Camilla. Apply here.
- Aya Healthcare posted a job opening for Safety Officer in Camilla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Albany
- 'My kids are afraid': Albany mother says rodents, bats, and roaches have made her rental home unlivable (walb.com)
- Proposed group home draws concerns from Westtown neighbors (walb.com)
- Albany Commission will revisit downtown park project at October retreat (albanyherald.com)
Colquitt
- Peggy Ann Chambers (thepostsearchlight.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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