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🌱 Meet the Rincon couple Effingham just voted “Best Couple.”

Rincon, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Rincon! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Rincon couple Effingham just voted “Best Couple.”
  • How will OpenAI’s huge Rincon data center reshape Effingham County?
  • Rincon’s Goshen United Methodist marks 275 years of local ministry.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Rain, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Georgia & Josh Akins Named Effingham's Best Couple (effinghammagazine.com) — A longtime Rincon couple, Georgia and Josh Akins, have been voted Effingham’s Best Couple for their deep roots and community involvement where they both grew up. Living back in Rincon, they juggle Subway management, school transportation work, and running Effingham Elite Volleyball, all while raising two daughters active at Effingham County High School and celebrating local traditions.
   

• Data centers near the South Carolina Lowcountry (savannahnow.com) — A massive OpenAI data center complex is planned for the Rincon area of Effingham County, promising about 1,000 permanent jobs plus major new tax revenue for local schools and services. The project, however, is already drawing protests over water use, tax breaks, and how quietly it was approved, while nearby South Carolina counties wrestle with moratoriums and zoning fights over similar facilities.
   

• UM News Digest - October 9, 2026 (umnews.org) — Goshen United Methodist Church in Rincon is celebrating 275 years of ministry, marking a long history that stretches back to the early days of Methodism in Georgia. The congregation highlights generations of local faith, outreach, and community life just a short drive from Savannah, while other United Methodist news spans Kansas and Congo.
   

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💬 Chatter

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    Local movers to move items from storage unit on 21 in Springfield to house in Guyton. (Nextdoor Oxford)
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    possibly pet friendly if applicable good source of income clean people respectful in or around effingham he’s a manager at little ceasers in… (Nextdoor Reese Pines)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Ghost Pirates begin training camp in brand new practice facility (wsav.com)
  • Benny G Releases IN THE NOW, Co-Written With Sister Ella (broadwayworld.com)

Guyton

  • Effingham County school bus carrying high school students involved in afternoon crash (wtoc.com)

Ok Rincon! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rincon

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rincon

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.