🌱 Meet the Palmetto student in WGTC’s perfect-score dental hygiene class
Palmetto, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Palmetto! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Palmetto student in WGTC’s perfect-score dental hygiene class
Also on today's calendar: LEGO Saturday! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WGTC's Dental Hygiene Class of 2026 Achieves 100% Pass Rate on CRDTS Exam (thecitymenus.com) — A Palmetto resident, Tiffany Coleman, is among West Georgia Technical College’s Dental Hygiene Class of 2026, which just earned a perfect 100% pass rate on the CRDTS clinical exam. The small cohort will graduate in May and, after national boards and licensure, be ready to work as registered dental hygienists in Georgia and beyond. 
📸 Around Palmetto
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Saturday Story Time at Birdhouse Coffee Room with Hills & Hamlets Bookshop →
Birdhouse Coffee Room, 10625 Serenbe Ln Unit A, Palmetto
9:30 am
Saturday May 9
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Other local events
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LEGO Saturday! →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
11:00 am -
Mother's Day Prix Fixe Lunch →
The Farmhouse, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Rd, Chattahoochee Hills
11:00 am -
FCS Board Meeting
Palmetto South Learning Center
4:30 pm -
Water Wonders! →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
5:00 pm -
Palmetto Book Club →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
6:00 pm -
Mobile Career Center at the Palmetto Library →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
10:00 am
Saturday May 9
Sunday May 10
Tuesday May 12
Monday June 1
Tuesday June 2
📣 Palmetto Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Georgia Renaissance Festival - Saturday →
Georgia Renaissance Festival, 6905 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn
10:30 am -
The Celtfather at Georgia Renaissance Festival →
Georgia Renaissance Festival, 6905 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn
10:30 am -
Georgia Renaissance Festival →
Georgia Renaissance Festival, 6905 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn
10:30 am -
FCS Board Meeting
Palmetto South Learning Center
4:30 pm -
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather: Georgia Renaissance Festival →
Georgia Renaissance Festival, 6905 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn
10:30 am
Saturday May 9
Sunday May 10
Tuesday May 12
Saturday May 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- DHL posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Palmetto. Apply here.
- Tommy Hilfiger posted a job opening for Shipping Office Supervisor in Palmetto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmetto here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairburn
- Boil water advisory lifted in Fairburn, South Fulton (11alive.com)
- BC lands 8th 2027 commitment with WR Armani Hill (on3.com)
Union City
- Person reportedly hit by train in Union City incident (11alive.com)
- Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County (vernonreporter.com)
College Park
- Muskegon boxer prepares for featherweight title fight (woodtv.com)
- Major delays expected across metro Atlanta as GDOT plans full closure of I-285 (wsbradio.com)
Ok Palmetto! 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: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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