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Andersonville, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Andersonville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How one volunteer is preserving every story at Andersonville National Cemetery
Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• One man's quest to 'keep the memory alive' at Andersonville National Cemetery (gpb.org) — Andersonville readers can learn how longtime volunteer Kevin Frye has spent years photographing and cataloging more than 14,000 graves at Andersonville National Cemetery to help families connect with their Civil War and military ancestors. In a detailed conversation on the cemetery grounds, he shares moving stories behind specific headstones and explains why preserving each name and story from Andersonville’s past matters so deeply to him. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ESS posted a job opening for ESS Permanent Custodian in Americus. Apply here.
- Georgia Southwestern State University posted a job opening for Part Time Graduate Program Nursing Faculty (100% Online Program) in Americus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Andersonville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oglethorpe
- LOCAL ROUNDUP: MOAS Bark & Wine scheduled for August (theoglethorpeecho.com)
- Strong Storms Possible Across Metro Atlanta Friday as Scattered Thunderstorms Expected (cobbcountycourier.com)
Americus
- Americus City Council approves budget ordinance (americustimesrecorder.com)
- SGTC names Michelle McGowan new Vice President for Economic Development (wrbl.com)
- Willie Lee Harris Jr. (leesburg-news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)
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