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🌱 12th Annual Doc Holliday Festival 2026 and 10 more events
Spotted on the Orchard Hill calendar: Commission Workshop Meeting
What's up Orchard Hill! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Commission Workshop Meeting at One Griffin Center
- 12th Annual Doc Holliday Festival 2026 at Griffin City Park
- 2026 2nd Saturday Concert Series at Park at Sixth
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 69.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees.
📸 Around Orchard Hill
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orchard Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- Commission Workshop Meeting →
One Griffin Center, 100 S Hill St, Griffin
9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- 12th Annual Doc Holliday Festival 2026 →
Griffin City Park, Municipal Park, 601 Camp Northen Rd, Griffin
10:00 am - 2026 2nd Saturday Concert Series →
Park at Sixth, J. William Edwards Pavilion, Downtown, Griffin
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
📣 Orchard Hill Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lamar County Board of Health Meeting →
Lamar County School System, 100 Victory Ln, Barnesville
12:00 pm - Famer's Market Saturdays in Lovejoy City Garden →
Whitley Engineering Inc, 516 Griffin St, Zebulon
10:00 am - LCHS Ring/Letter Jacket Orders, Parent Meeting
Lamar County LCHS
5:00 pm - Workshop 3 Value Added Production- Griffin GA →
University of Georgia - Food and Product Innovation Center, 405 Cowart St, Griffin
10:00 am - Ask A Lawyer
Griffin-Spalding County Library
10:00 am - Dodge County Varsity Football @ Lamar County →
Lamar County High School, 1 Trojan Way, Barnesville
7:30 pm - Barnstormer's Presents The Zac Brown Band Tribute... →
Barnstormer's Grill and Event Center, 349 Jonathans Roost Rd, Williamson
8:00 pm - Barnstormer's Presents The Zac Brown Band Tribute Experience *HOMEGROWN* →
Barnstormer's Grill and Event Center, 349 Jonathans Roost Rd, Williamson
8:00 pm - Bowdon Varsity Football @ Lamar County →
Lamar County High School, 1 Trojan Way, Barnesville
7:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Griffin. Apply here.
- University of Georgia posted a job opening for Assistant Director, S-SARE Program in Griffin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orchard Hill here.
🗞 Nearby News
Griffin
- The Local in Downtown Griffin Opens August 19 (thecitymenus.com)
- Insect fans are all abuzz about this week's pollinator count, which helps the ag industry bloom (griffindailynews.com)
- Carolyn Dent Bramblett Cook (griffindailynews.com)
Barnesville
- Rapper Lil Toonk Denied Bond in Fulton County Felony Murder Case (hypefresh.com)
Ok Orchard Hill! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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