🌱 What changes with Springfield’s new municipal court judge on the bench?

Hello Springfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What changes with Springfield's new municipal court judge on the bench?
• How a $4.8M grant just made school meals free for all

Also on today's calendar: Whiskey Myers and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City of Springfield Taps Peed as New Municipal Court Judge • The Georgia Virtue (thegeorgiavirtue.com) — Springfield has appointed retired Superior Court Judge F. Gates Peed as its new municipal court judge, replacing longtime judge Grady Reddick after a formal application process. Peed brings decades of experience from the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit and continues to serve as a Senior Judge, meaning Springfield residents will see a very seasoned jurist overseeing local municipal cases.
   

• Effingham County students to eat free this school year thanks to $4.8M OpenAI grant (wtoc.com) — Families in Springfield and across Effingham County won't pay for school meals this year, as a $4.8 million OpenAI grant is covering free breakfast and lunch for all 14,148 students. District leaders say the one-year funding eases household budgets immediately, especially for those who didn't previously qualify for free or reduced meals, though its continuation beyond this school year is uncertain.
   

📸 Around Springfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Empire Comic Con/Kevin Sorbo VIP →
  Mars Theatre, 106 S Laurel St, Springfield
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Council Planning Retreat →
  City of Springfield Council Chambers, 130 S Laurel St, Springfield
  5:00 am
Monday September 14
• Data Centers, Energy & Our Community: What's at Stake? →
  Mars Theater, 106 S Laurel St, Springfield
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Transportation Advisory Board Meeting →
  Effingham Administration Complex, 804 S. Laurel Street, Springfield
  9:30 am
• Board of Commissioners Meeting →
  Effingham Administration Complex, 804 S. Laurel Street, Springfield
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• HOME BUYER HOMEWORK: CLASS IS IN SESSION →
  103 Travelers Drive, Springfield
• Fishing Rodeo →
  Clarence E. Morgan Recreation Complex, 1750 GA Highway 21 S, Springfield
  7:00 am
Monday September 28
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting →
  City Hall, 130 S. Laurel Street, Springfield
  1:00 pm
Friday October 2
• October First Friday →
  Mars Theatre, 106 S Laurel St, Springfield
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Whiskey Myers →
  Vystar Pavilion, 20 Anchor Park Boulevard, Port Wentworth
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Planning & Zoning Board Meeting →
  City Hall, 130 S. Laurel Street, Springfield
  2:00 pm
• Public Hearing of the Planning & Zoning Board →
  City Hall, 130 S. Laurel Street, Springfield
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GrayWolf posted a job opening for QA-QC Manager in Rincon. Apply here.
• Ameris Bank posted a job opening for Teller in Rincon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rincon

• Effingham County family displaced after fire tears through home (wtoc.com)
• Bird haven near OpenAI (thecurrentga.org)
• 10 Georgia Places Where Abandoned Mills, Factories, and Towns Left Something Behind (myfamilytravels.com)

Guyton

• Guyton City Council votes to increase millage rate for first time in 17 years (wtoc.com)
• South Effingham Softball Walks Off Glynn Academy on Martin's Homer (effinghamherald.net)
• Guyton man arrested after over a dozen guns, 150lbs in drugs seized from home (wtoc.com)

Ok Springfield! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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