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🌱 How Hurricane Helene pushed one local into serving Swainsboro full-time

Swainsboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Swainsboro! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hurricane Helene pushed one local into serving Swainsboro full-time
  • Swainsboro grieves graduates and father lost in freak highway accident
  • Swainsboro linebacker emerges as top target for Florida Gators

Today's riddle: Where do you learn how to make ice cream ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Saluting one of our heroes: Jacob Helmly (emanuelcountylive.com) — A Swainsboro Fire Department firefighter, Jacob Helmly, shares how Hurricane Helene and his family’s firefighting legacy led him to serve Emanuel County full-time. He explains the wide range of emergencies local firefighters handle and stresses how rewarding it is to help appreciative Swainsboro-area residents every day.
   

• Georgia high school graduates Kencerio Walker and Nykeria Johnson, dad killed after tree smashes into car (amedpost.com) — Swainsboro is mourning two recent Swainsboro High School graduates and a father killed when a falling tree struck their car on Highway 56 South in Burke County. The young couple had just celebrated graduation, and James Walker previously worked at Emanuel Medical Center. Friends, former co-workers, and school officials across the area are sharing tributes and holding vigils in their memory.
   

• Who could be the next commit for Florida Gators 2027 class? (usatoday.com) — A standout Swainsboro High School linebacker, Ja’Bios Smith, is drawing major attention as one of Florida’s top 2027 recruiting targets after a strong season for the Tigers. The Gators are competing with Texas Tech, Texas and South Carolina for his June 17 decision. His rise puts both Swainsboro and its football program on the radar of national recruiters.
   

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  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(04195) - 126 S. Main St., in Swainsboro. Apply here.
  • Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Material Handler Employee Jobs in Swainsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Swainsboro here.

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  • Bartow County schools cut chronic absenteeism rate nearly in half (thegeorgiasun.com)

Ok Swainsboro! 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: Sundae School (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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