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Waynesboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Waynesboro! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Vogtle near Waynesboro became America’s largest nuclear power plant
Also on today's calendar: Southeast Bulloch Varsity Football @ Burke County and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 8 of the largest nuclear power plants in the United States (morningoverview.com) — Waynesboro-area residents are now neighbors to the nation’s largest nuclear power plant, as Plant Vogtle’s four reactors near town collectively provide about 4.5 gigawatts of power. A new national overview of major U.S. nuclear stations spotlights Vogtle’s recent expansion, its delays and cost overruns, and its growing role in supplying electricity across Georgia and the broader Southeast. 
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Statesboro JV Football @ Burke County →
Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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Other local events
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Varsity Lady Bears vs RCTM/Butler (Away)
Burke County High School Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, 3200B Augusta Tec
5:00 pm -
Bears Football vs Statesboro (Away)
Burke County High School Statesboro High School, 10 Coach Lee Hl Blvd, Statesboro, GA 30
7:30 pm -
Varsity Lady Bears vs Heph/Westside (Away)
Burke County High School Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta, GA 30907, US
5:00 pm -
Varsity Lady Bears vs Butler/Cross Creek (Away)
Burke County High School Lumpkin Rd - Butler High School, Augusta, GA 30906, USA
5:00 pm -
Bears Football vs Southeast Bulloch (Home)
Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Wa
7:30 pm -
Southeast Bulloch Varsity Football @ Burke County →
Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro
7:30 pm -
Jones County Varsity Football @ Burke County →
Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro
7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Friday September 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Varsity Lady Bears vs RCTM/Butler (Away)
Burke County High School Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, 3200B Augusta Tec
5:00 pm -
Georgia School for Innovation and Classics (GSIC) vs Westminster Of Augusta Wildcats →
Georgia School For Innovation And The Classics, 5073 Storey Mill Road, Hephzibah
6:00 pm -
Bears Football vs Statesboro (Away)
Burke County High School Statesboro High School, 10 Coach Lee Hl Blvd, Statesboro, GA 30
7:30 pm -
Varsity Lady Bears vs Heph/Westside (Away)
Burke County High School Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta, GA 30907, US
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Tuesday September 1
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Hephzibah
- Telecommunications tower proposed along Milledgeville Road, liquor store along Windsor Spring (theaugustapress.com)
- Judge vacates Hephzibah mother's murder conviction, life sentence in son's death (wrdw.com)
- Threat call prompts evacuation at Hephzibah Middle School (wrdw.com)
Augusta
- Augusta Commission rolls back millage rates to offset rising property values (wfxg.com)
- Women To Watch: Patty Galvan Proctor (wjbf.com)
- Augusta Regional Airport to begin parking expansion, temporary lot closure amid construction (wjbf.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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