🌱 How did Thomasville volleyball earn home-court advantage for state playoffs?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Thomasville volleyball earn home-court advantage for state playoffs?
• How did Thomasville's VFW Post 4995 earn national All-American honors?

Also on today's calendar: Comedian Killer Beaz LIVE at Thomasville Center for the Arts and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy and comfortable, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
• Thursday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• THS volleyball cruises to Region Title; to host first round of State (timesenterprise.com) — Thomasville High's Lady Bulldogs volleyball team has swept their region with a 9-0 record and will host the first round of the state playoffs at home on Saturday, Oct. 17. Coach Jackie King credits strong teamwork and a tight-knit senior class that's grown with the program since middle school. The team closes regular-season play this week before learning its playoff opponent on Oct. 13.
   

• Allen-Cook VFW Post 4995 receives national All-American recognition (timesenterprise.com) — Thomasville's Allen-Cook VFW Post 4995 has earned the national Commander-in-Chief's All-American Award after surpassing membership and service goals, highlighting strong community involvement across Thomasville and Thomas County. Former commander Eddie Brown, Sr., the post's first African American leader, credits the entire membership and notes growing leadership roles for women. Eligible local combat veterans are invited to attend the post's monthly Saturday morning meetings to get involved.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Thomasville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Thomasville Annual Fly-in (KTVI) →
  Thomasville Regional Airport, 882 Airport Rd, Thomasville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Intro to Needle Felting with Jaime Moody →
  Thomasville GA
Wednesday October 14
• Silent Reading Hour →
  Farmer's Daughter Vineyards + Tasting Room, 106 North Broad Street, Thomasville
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Murder & Mayhem: Downtown History Walking Tour →
  Walgreens, 301 S. Broad St., Thomasville
  7:00 pm
• Comedian Killer Beaz LIVE at Thomasville Center for the Arts →
  Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E Washington St, Thomasville
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Quail Trail 5K →
  Thomasville GA
• Pelham Hornet Baseball Fundraiser →
  Country Oaks Golf Course, 6481 GA Hwy 122, Thomasville
  8:30 am
• Murder & Mayhem: Downtown History Walking Tour →
  Walgreens, 301 S. Broad St., Thomasville
  7:00 pm
• Billy Wayne Smith at Racks Bar & Grill →
  Racks Bar & Grill, 2613 E Pinetree Blvd, Thomasville
  9:00 pm
Monday October 26
• State of the Center Annual Meeting →
  Thomasville GA
  5:30 pm
• Literary Circle →
  Pasco Farmshop, 107 S Broad St, Thomasville
  6:00 pm
• ACOTAR Pajama Party →
  126 S Broad St, Thomasville
  9:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• A rankings shakeup: Eight new teams join the GPB Football Top 10s (gpb.org)

Moultrie

• Colquitt softball team faces busy week (moultrieobserver.com)
• First Fervent girls' conference draws nearly 300, emphasizes abiding in Christ (christianindex.org)

Bainbridge

• Willis Park hosts breast cancer awareness walk (thepostsearchlight.com)
• SRTC- Bainbridge Nurse Aide graduates honored in pinning ceremony (thepostsearchlight.com)
• Quarteto Nuevo Brings Music From Around the World to ABAC (bainbridgega.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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