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- How West Point's Kia plant is powering America's hybrid surge
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📰 News we're reading
• Hybrids claimed a record 16 percent of new US vehicles sold, and the two brands growing fastest in the segment now hold nearly one in eight of every hybrid sold (gcn.com) — Kia's fast-growing hybrid lineup now includes the 2027 Telluride Hybrid, which has begun rolling off the line at the Kia Georgia plant in West Point, underscoring the town's role in the national auto market. The story explains how hybrids reached a record 16% of new U.S. vehicle sales, reshaping competition among major automakers and signaling strong ongoing demand for gas-electric models. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Point
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- Baby History →
Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum On Main, 136 Main St, LaGrange
11:00 am
Tuesday October 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Talisman Garden Club →
118 Church Street, LaGrange
9:30 am - Mental Health First Aid Training →
200 Main St, 200 Main Street, LaGrange
9:30 am - Launch Pad →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
10:00 am - Free After School Tutoring →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
3:00 pm - Teen Time →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
4:00 pm - Candidate Forum →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
4:00 pm - Raising Resilient Families →
200 Main St, LaGrange
6:30 pm - Strange LaGrange: A Walking Tour →
LaGrange GA
7:00 pm - Plan A Health - Mobile Free Health Clinic →
LaGrange Memorial Library, 115 Alford Street, LaGrange
10:00 am - Monster Cake Decorating Class — Baking with Becca! →
Piney Woods Farm, 485 Hudson Road, LaGrange
10:00 am - Launch The Future →
2170 W Point Rd suit 3, LaGrange
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Adient posted a job opening for Production Seat Assembler - Night Shift in West Point. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
LaGrange
- Congressman Brian Jack delivers $1.88 million to LaGrange College for STEM and workforce program (wrbl.com)
- Fokker shares a Troup student success story (lagrangenews.com)
- LaGrange presents proposal to turn over animal shelter opera... (lagrangenews.com)
Hogansville
- Hogansville goes green with recycling center (lagrangenews.com)
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