🌱 Want a steady USPS job right here in Palmetto?
Palmetto, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Palmetto! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want a steady USPS job right here in Palmetto?
Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 71.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Looking For New Career Opportunities? Mail Handler Assistant Could Be Right for You (usps.com) — USPS is hiring Mail Handler Assistants for its main processing facility in Palmetto, offering $19.02 per hour with benefits and advancement opportunities. Interested residents can attend an in-person hiring fair at the Goodwill Opportunity Center in Newnan on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where staff will answer questions and help with applications. 
📸 Around Palmetto
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
🗓
Upcoming Events in
Palmetto
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
★ Featured events ★
-
Machine Knitting 101 with Ms. Pam →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
6:00 pm
Monday August 31
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
-
Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
10:00 am -
Literary Club Meeting →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
11:00 am -
Saturday Food Give Away →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
11:00 am -
The Palmetto Adult Book Club →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
6:00 pm -
FCS Board Work Session
Palmetto North Learning Center
12:30 pm -
Face 2 Face - Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel →
Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City
7:30 pm -
District 4 International Cultural Festival →
Wilkerson Mill-Farris Park, 8095 Wilkerson Mill Rd, Palmetto
2:00 pm -
Mambo, Latin Jazz & Beyond →
The Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Rd, Chattahoochee Hills
7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 19
📣 Palmetto Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
-
Exercise is Medicine →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 1 LaGrange Street, Newnan
11:30 am -
Crochet →
Newnan, GA Calendar, 1 LaGrange Street, Newnan
1:30 pm -
Ribbon Cutting: J. Alexander's
Fayette Chamber of Commerce J. Alexander's
3:00 pm -
Pep Squad-Gym
East Coweta Middle Senoia, GA 30276
4:00 pm
Monday August 31
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Palmetto PatchAM possible:
- Level Up Games — (770) 497-0202
Click here to show your appreciation! 💚
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- DHL International GmbH posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Fairburn. Apply here.
- Syncreon America, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist (NE) in Fairburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmetto here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairburn
- Portman declares village-style project finished in south Atlanta suburbs (urbanize.city)
- Rebuilding the Marsh: Coach Thomas Howard Bolsters SSU Offense with Dynamic 2026 Recruiting Class (savannahherald.com)
Union City
- Two Mexican men in US illegally charged after Union City meth lab bust (11alive.com)
- AirLife Georgia 14 honors 10 years of lifesaving service in Blairsville (verticalmag.com)
- Football Power Rankings: Week Two (Powered by Porter Insulation) (blitzsportsga.com)
College Park
- Hungry Goats Help Uncover Historic Black Cemetery in Georgia (nbcpalmsprings.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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.