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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $4 billion Audi plant could reshape jobs in Perry
  • Why Audi’s Perry rally appearance is rattling unions back in Germany

Also on today's calendar: Perry Gun and Knife Show and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Audi Lifts BMW Playbook With $4 Billion Georgia Plant (headlight.news) — Audi plans a $4 billion assembly plant in Perry that’s expected to create about 4,500 jobs and focus on high-end Q-series SUVs. Announced at a recent Trump rally in town, the project would break ground in 2027 and aims to reduce Audi’s tariff costs while anchoring a major new auto manufacturing hub in Middle Georgia.
   

• Audi CEO faces German backlash over US factory (americanbazaaronline.com) — Audi’s CEO is under fire in Germany for joining President Trump onstage in Perry, where they unveiled plans for a $4 billion factory near Macon expected to create about 4,500 jobs. While Georgia stands to gain a major SUV plant, German unions worry about job cuts at home and the optics of tying the project to U.S. campaign politics.
   


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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • You can heal your divides by talking more with people who disagrees with you.
    Lots of rage minus wisdom does not lead to resolution. (Nextdoor West Langston Road)
  • I’m inviting people who experience number sightings ie 111, 222, 333, 444 etc.
    Some people also sight other types of significant numbers like birthday, home address numbers. (Nextdoor West Langston Road)
  • Jack Link's - Link Snacks, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Specialist Weekend Nights in Perry. Apply here.
  • Red Lobster posted a job opening for Cook in Perry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perry here.

🗞 Nearby News

Warner Robins

  • Georgia Gas Prices Ease, But Remain Elevated (aaa.com)
  • US Presidents celebrate Halloween with iconic costumes, WH decor (usatoday.com)
  • Norristown's Asylon Lands $17 Million Securitas Deal for Robot Dogs and Drones (montco.today)

Fort Valley

  • Fort Valley State falls to Lane College 16-6 on homecoming (wgxa.tv)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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