🌱 Why a Statham man was arrested over a downtown Athens parking sign.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Statham man was arrested over a downtown Athens parking sign.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Athens Flock camera vandalized with spray paint, police report (augustachronicle.com) — A recent Athens-Clarke police report notes that a 32-year-old man from Statham was arrested in downtown Athens after allegedly damaging a new Park Pass QR code sticker used for app-based parking payments. In a separate case, officers are also investigating vandalism of a Flock license-plate reader camera on Tallassee Road, part of a broader pattern of similar incidents in Georgia and other states.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Cruise-In Bethlehem Varsity →
  Bethlehem Varsity, 410 Exchange Blvd, Bethlehem
  4:00 pm
• JCHS Varsity Flag Football
  Morgan County High School
  5:30 pm
• WJMS Football
  Jackson County High School
  6:00 pm
• Jammy Buffet →
  Georgia Theatre, 215 N Lumpkin St, Athens
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• 2026 Sporting Clays Tournament
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce, 6 Porter St, Winder
• JCHS Varsity Volleyball
  Apalachee High School
  5:00 pm
• JCHS JV Volleyball
  Apalachee High School
  5:00 pm
• JCHS Varsity Softball
  Walnut Grove High School
  5:30 pm
• JCHS JV Football
  North Oconee High School
  5:30 pm
• JCHS 9th Football
  Jackson County High School, 152 Jaxco Jct, Hoschton
  5:30 pm
• S.G. Goodman @ 40 Watt →
  40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Barrels & Brews →
  Winder GA

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our Wichita got out this morning his tag has a number on it.
  Please call 706-248-3944, He usually stays in our Neighborhood, Jackson Drive off Hammond Rd, Sometimes he wanders on to Broad street off Hammond,… (Nextdoor Statham)
• Hey I hope all is well!
  With the storms moving through our area I wanted to offer anyone interested with a complimentary roofing inspection for peace of mind. I will provide… (Nextdoor Ashland)

• KFC posted a job opening for Cook in Jefferson. Apply here.
• GPS Hospitality | Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Jefferson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Statham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bogart

• College Football's Best Offense Belongs to Resurgent SEC Power Under New Head Coach (newsbreak.com)

Jefferson

• Who to Call? (businessradiox.com)

Athens

• SAU Fish and Wildlife Club welcomes new biology faculty with a black-light bug survey (txktoday.com)
• Chris Cole named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (sicemdawgs.com)

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