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🌱 How Plains is spotlighted in today’s national “on this date” history

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  • How Plains is spotlighted in today’s national “on this date” history

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  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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📰 News we're reading

• Today in history, August 18 (usatoday.com) — One of today’s notable anniversaries highlights Plains as the birthplace of Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, who later became Rosalynn Carter, first lady and partner in the Carter family’s local peanut business. The broader piece is a national “today in history” roundup, but it gives Plains residents a moment of hometown pride in how their small town connects to major U.S. milestones.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Americus

  • Field Technician jobs hiring near Americus, GA at EchoStar (echostar.com)
  • Phoebe Among the First Hospitals in the World To Use Advanced Technology to Treat Irregular Heartbeats (albanyceo.com)
  • GSW president holds meet-and-greet at Horne Pecan (americustimesrecorder.com)

Leesburg

  • Hopson Named to 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List (ksuowls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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