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🌱 Deputies seek tips on homicide witnesses who frequent Waynesboro area
Waynesboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Waynesboro! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Deputies seek tips on homicide witnesses who frequent Waynesboro area
- How new federal funds could bolster Waynesboro’s Burke Medical Center
Also on today's calendar: Robert Toombs Christian Academy at Edmund Burke Academy and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 67.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4 people wanted for questioning in 2023 Lumpkin Road killing (wrdw.com) — Richmond County deputies are looking for four people they want to question about a 2023 homicide and say one of them is known to frequent the Waynesboro area. Investigators are asking anyone who sees these individuals or knows where they are to contact the sheriff’s office. The case involves a Lumpkin Road shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead. 
• Over dozen Georgia hospitals to receive funds to avoid closing, keep staff (wsbtv.com) — Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro is set to receive new federal grant funding aimed at helping rural hospitals keep their doors open and retain staff. The money comes from a national program championed by Sen. Jon Ossoff and will support essential services like emergency and inpatient care. Several other small Georgia hospitals will also benefit from the grants.
📸 Around Waynesboro
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★ Featured events ★
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MDSA Varsity Football @ Edmund Burke Academy →
Edmund Burke Academy, 403 GA-56, Waynesboro
7:30 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
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City Council Meeting →
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Food Truck Downtown Event →
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Lady Bears vs Butler/Westside (Away)
Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta
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Varsity Lady Bears vs Hephzibah/Cross Creek (Away)
Burke County High School Hephzibah, GA 30815, USA
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Bears Football vs Hephzibah High School (Away)
Burke County High School, 4558 Brothersville Rd, Hephzibah
7:30 pm -
Robert Toombs Christian Academy at Edmund Burke Academy →
403 GA Highway 56 S., Waynesboro
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Brier Creek Bee Club →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lady Bears vs Butler/Westside (Away)
Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta
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Varsity Lady Bears vs Hephzibah/Cross Creek (Away)
Burke County High School Hephzibah, GA 30815, USA
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Bears Football vs Hephzibah High School (Away)
Burke County High School, 4558 Brothersville Rd, Hephzibah
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Fall Golf Tournament →
Hephzibah GA
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Apparel Team Supervisor in Waynesboro. Apply here.
- Southern Company posted a job opening for Refueling Supervisor- Vogtle 3&4 in Waynesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waynesboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hephzibah
- Georgia Supreme Court upholds Augusta DJ murder conviction (augustachronicle.com)
Augusta
- VA awards $13 million grant to build veteran's cemetery in Augusta (wfxg.com)
- FBI details crime rate drops in Augusta-Richmond County (wfxg.com)
- Cool Stuff to Do in Augusta: Arts in the Heart Literary Lounge (theaugustapress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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