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🌱 How will West Point’s new mural and land sale reshape downtown?
West Point, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning West Point! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will West Point’s new mural and land sale reshape downtown?
- What do EV policy changes mean for jobs at Kia’s West Point plant?
Also on today's calendar: Baby History and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 66.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Point approves downtown mural project (lagrangenews.com) — West Point’s city council has approved a new downtown mural celebrating the shoal spider lily and brown thrasher as symbols of the community’s natural beauty and diversity. Council members also authorized selling an unused portion of West 12th Street to West Point GA LLC, while retaining a utility easement, potentially paving the way for future development near downtown. 
• Georgia went all in on EV factories — then Trump pulled the plug (thecooldown.com) — Kia’s West Point factory is adapting its production mix as federal EV tax credits disappear and national policy shifts, putting more emphasis on hybrids than fully electric models. For West Point workers and residents, the plant’s flexibility to switch among gas, hybrid, and EVs could help protect local jobs, even as Georgia’s broader clean-manufacturing push faces uncertainty.
📸 Around West Point
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Inchon Landing: Discussion with Col. Gerry Tertychny →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford St, LaGrange
5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
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2026 Peachy Greens Chamber Golf Classic, presented by Marsh & McLennan →
LaGrange-Troup Chamber of Commerce, 111 Bull St, LaGrange -
Post-Harvest…Now What? with Helen Phillips
Hills & Dales Estate
10:00 am -
Baby History →
Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum On Main, 136 Main St, LaGrange
11:00 am -
Whiskey Myers with The Ransom Brothers →
Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd Park, 110 Smith St, LaGrange
7:00 pm -
Whiskey Myers →
Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd Park, 110 Smith St, LaGrange
7:00 pm -
Hills & Dales Estate 2026 Annual Lecture: Therapeutic Horticulture and the Benefits of Gardening →
Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills and Dales Dr, LaGrange
6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 26
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Thursday October 8
📣 West Point Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Strange LaGrange: A Walking Tour →
LaGrange GA -
The Art of Bookbinding: A Hands-On Fundraiser →
Troup County Foster Parent Association C.A.R.E. (Clothing and Resource Exchange) Center, 3683 Whitesville Road, LaGrange -
Chamber Book Club →
118 Church Street, LaGrange
8:30 am -
Living Land Fridays Homeschool Enrichment Program →
Piney Woods Farm, 485 Hudson Road, LaGrange
9:00 am -
Living Land Fridays Homeschool Enrichment Program Fall Session September - December →
Piney Woods Farm, 485 Hudson Road, LaGrange
9:00 am
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Glovis America, Inc. posted a job opening for West Point VPC Team - Forklift Operator in West Point. Apply here.
- Adient posted a job opening for Plant Controller in West Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Point here.
🗞 Nearby News
LaGrange
- 17-Year-Old Black Teen Who Had Just Graduated High School Killed in Labor Day Shooting (blacknews.com)
- Sue Jean Bozeman (thetylertowntimes.org)
- Interface sponsors sixth annual Match in the Patch Greenpowe... (lagrangenews.com)
Columbus
- 6th annual Fountain City Tattoo Expo in Columbus is coming up. What to know before you go (ledger-enquirer.com)
- 5th annual Tri-City Latino Parade returns to Columbus area. What to know if you go (ledger-enquirer.com)
- CSU students, counselor speak out during Suicide Prevention Month walk (wtvm.com)
Ok West Point! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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