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🌱 A Warner Robins plant closes as 140 new jobs go elsewhere
Warner Robins, Georgia Patch AM: a 5 min readWhat's up Warner Robins! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- A Warner Robins plant closes as 140 new jobs go elsewhere
- What new security changes are coming to Warner Robins High School?
- How will 168 lost Anchor Glass jobs impact Warner Robins families?
Also on today's calendar: Perry Farmers Market and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 96, low: 66.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Georgia getting new food packaging manufacturing plant, adding 140 jobs (savannahnow.com) — Workers in Warner Robins just learned a local manufacturing facility is closing, even as the state celebrates a new Cirkla food-packaging plant bringing 140 jobs to Gainesville. The story contrasts the loss in Warner Robins with the promise of new high-tech manufacturing positions elsewhere in Georgia, highlighting shifting job opportunities residents may watch closely. 
2. Parents relieved by Houston County's plans to install metal detectors at schools (13wmaz.com) — Houston County schools are rolling out metal detectors at all middle and high schools, including Warner Robins High, just a week after a student was injured in an on-campus shooting. Parents from Warner Robins say the move brings relief and hope for more preventative safety steps, while the district also adds security guards and plans procedures over the next four to eight weeks.
3. Anchor Glass closure in Warner Robins cuts 168 jobs (macon.com) — Anchor Glass is permanently closing its Warner Robins manufacturing plant, immediately halting production and cutting 168 local jobs while employees receive severance pay. City and county leaders are organizing support, including a September 10 job fair and workforce services, as workers from Warner Robins and Houston County grapple with sudden layoffs and search for new careers.
4. SUPRA Sword Master G ij,j =0 Thoth Unveils A HBCU STANDING STRONG: Fort Valley State University (mahoganyrevue.com) — Warner Robins gets a meaningful mention in Fort Valley State University’s long civil-rights-era history, as a more recent president opened the university’s Warner Robins campus to expand access to higher education. The piece traces FVSU’s journey from a school founded by formerly enslaved people to a modern HBCU producing top graduates in STEM, agriculture, and teaching.
5. UPDATE: I-75 box truck chase began after Macon domestic dispute, deputies say (41nbc.com) — A box truck chase that started after a Macon domestic dispute sped down I-75 into Houston County, where it ended near Russell Parkway with the driver arrested. Warner Robins Police and other local agencies helped manage the dangerous pursuit, in which deputies say the driver swerved, braked suddenly, and forced other motorists to dodge the truck before he was taken into custody.
📸 Around Warner Robins
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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McKenzie Reed →
Hilton Garden Inn Warner Robins, 207 Willie Lee Pkwy, Warner Robins
5:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
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5:30 pm - Youth Leadership Kick Off Reception
Robins Regional Chamber Sonny Watson Health Sciences Building Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins Campus 80 Cohen Walker Drive Warner Robins, GA 31088
5:30 pm -
11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Sacred Journeys Wellness Center
Robins Regional Chamber 109 Westcliff Blvd #2 Warner Robins, GA 31093 (They share a parking lot with National Exterminator. Please drive through their parking lot. Sacred Journeys is in the tan colored cape cod style building.)
11:00 am -
6:00 pm - Military Affairs Dinner
Robins Regional Chamber Century of Flight Building Museum of Aviation 1942 Heritage Blvd. Robins AFB, GA 31098
6:00 pm -
8:30 am - Youth Leadership Robins Region Class
Robins Regional Chamber 1228 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
8:30 am -
8:30 am - Board of Directors Meeting
Robins Regional Chamber Chamber Office
8:30 am -
11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Nora Dental
Robins Regional Chamber 2762 Watson Blvd Centerville, GA 31028
11:00 am -
Perry Farmers Market →
Perry Farmers Market, 801 Main St, Perry
9:00 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
📣 Warner Robins Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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5:30 pm - Youth Leadership Kick Off Reception
Robins Regional Chamber Sonny Watson Health Sciences Building Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins Campus 80 Cohen Walker Drive Warner Robins, GA 31088
5:30 pm -
11:00 am - Ribbon Cutting Sacred Journeys Wellness Center
Robins Regional Chamber 109 Westcliff Blvd #2 Warner Robins, GA 31093 (They share a parking lot with National Exterminator. Please drive through their parking lot. Sacred Journeys is in the tan colored cape cod style building.)
11:00 am -
6:00 pm - Military Affairs Dinner
Robins Regional Chamber Century of Flight Building Museum of Aviation 1942 Heritage Blvd. Robins AFB, GA 31098
6:00 pm -
8:30 am - Youth Leadership Robins Region Class
Robins Regional Chamber 1228 Watson Blvd, Warner Robins, GA 31093
8:30 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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- Good morning my good people.
Have a fantastic day today. Stay focused be kind be purposeful (Nextdoor Russell Pkwy-Leisure Lake) - In need of help fostering or rehoming my elderly father’s dog.
She is very sweet. House and Crate trained. Up to date on vaccines. TIA (Nextdoor Woodbridge)
- Houston County Board of Education posted a job opening for Custodian - Full Time Sub in Warner Robins. Apply here.
- Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Team Member - Mid Shift in Warner Robins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Warner Robins here.
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