🌱 Free skating and concerts coming to Port Wentworth’s new VyStar Pavilion

Greetings Port Wentworth! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Free skating and concerts coming to Port Wentworth’s new VyStar Pavilion
• How did Port Wentworth restaurants score in recent health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Leanne Morgan.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Considerable clouds and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Port Wentworth to host 912 Community Day with ribbon cuttings, live music and free skating (savannahherald.com) — Port Wentworth is celebrating the grand opening of VyStar Pavilion and Ice Cove Arena with a free 912 Community Day on Saturday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 20 Anchor Park Blvd. Residents can enjoy ribbon cuttings, live music, kids’ activities, local vendors, food trucks, and free public ice skating on a first-come basis.
   

• No soap found in this restaurant's main kitchen during inspections (savannahnow.com) — Recent Chatham County health inspections included several Port Wentworth spots, such as Sumo Hibachi and Sushi on Highway 21 and a Waffle House on the same corridor. The report lists scores and inspector notes for many area restaurants, highlighting temperature, cleanliness, and handwashing issues that could matter when you’re deciding where to eat nearby.
   

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📸 Around Port Wentworth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Wentworth

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25

• Villain Arts Tattoo Convention →
  Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Dr, Savannah
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 27

• Leanne Morgan →
  Johnny Mercer Theater, 301 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah
  7:00 pm

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📣 Port Wentworth Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2

• MS Softball: Coastal vs STEM
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Paulson Softball Complex
  5:15 pm
• MS Softball: Godley K8 & OCS
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Paulson Softball Complex
  5:15 pm
• MS Football Jamboree
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Islands High Stadium
  5:30 pm
• MS Softball: Garrison vs Rice Creek
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Paulson Softball Complex
  6:45 pm
• MS Softball:Heese vs NHK8
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Paulson Softball Complex
  6:45 pm

Thursday September 3

• HS FB: Beach vs Groves
  Savannah-Chatham County School District Islands High Stadium
  7:00 pm
• Southeast Bulloch at New Hampstead →
  New Hampstead High School, 2451 Little Neck Rd, Bloomingdale
  7:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Present & Proud Friday - fave team jersey
  Coastal Empire Montessori Charter Savannah, GA 31405
• Charley Crockett →
  Johnny Mercer Theater, 301 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah
  7:00 pm
• HS Football: Windsor vs South Effingham
  Savannah-Chatham County School District SCCPSS Savannah High School Stadium
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone missing this pup?
  Found him at the tagged location just wandering in the heat (Nextdoor West Chatham)

• JEM Restaurant Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Pooler. Apply here.
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor in Pooler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Wentworth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pooler

• Fayetteville Stars & Guitars 2026 Artist 2: Cole Goodwin (wkml.com)
• Former Savannah Christian star Elijah Griffin takes podium ahead of sophomore season at Georgia (wjcl.com)
• Multiple winning lottery tickets sold in north Georgia over the weekend (cbs46.com)

Rincon

• Effingham Industrial Authority Approves OpenAI Tax Relief, $90M Deal (effinghamherald.net)
• Coastal Navigator — Effingham starts division of AI money (thecurrentga.org)
• Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections for August 31, 2026 (gapundit.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don’t you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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