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🌱 Lady Dawgs head to Vidalia—can this rematch sharpen their playoff edge?

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  • Lady Dawgs head to Vidalia—can this rematch sharpen their playoff edge?
  • What Dot Foods' big volunteer award means for its Vidalia operation
  • Why a new podcast is probing a Vidalia man's mysterious death

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Some rain, with a high of 76 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two more warm-up games for Lady Dawgs this week (emanuelcountylive.com) — ECI's Lady Dawg softball team is heading to Vidalia on Wednesday for a tune-up rematch with the Indians as they gear up for next week's GHSA state playoffs. As region champions, they'll host the first playoff round, and this Vidalia trip is one of two final games they're using to sharpen pitching and hitting before the postseason.
   

• Lora Decker named DOT Foods Volunteer of the Year at Mount Sterling location (muddyrivernews.com) — Dot Foods has honored Illinois employee Lora Decker with its 2025 Dorothy Tracy Volunteer of the Year Award, highlighting the company's emphasis on community service across its locations, including the distribution center in Vidalia. While the recognition centers on work in Illinois and Idaho, it underscores the broader volunteer-focused culture that also shapes how Dot Foods and Dot Transportation engage in the Vidalia community.
   

• A new series recounts the mysterious death of a long-time Hilton Head resident (islandpacket.com) — A true-crime podcast is revisiting the 2008 death of heart-transplant recipient Sonny Graham, who bought a house and later died by suicide in Vidalia after marrying his donor's widow. The Apple TV series "Heart" explores his life, the unanswered questions around his death, and whether emotional trauma can be passed along with an organ transplant.
   

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