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🌱 Patch AM: Will Augusta finally get a safe, modern skate park again?

And on the Augusta Patch calendar - Live Music from The Mod Squad at Top Dawg Tavern

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Greetings Augusta! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Augusta finally get a safe, modern skate park again?
  • Meet the five Richmond County teachers vying for top district honor
  • See how Richmond County students are turning robots into real-world skills

Also on today's calendar: Live Music from The Mod Squad at Top Dawg Tavern and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 71.
  • Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local advocate pushes for a skate park in Richmond County (wjbf.com) — Augusta skaters may finally get a dedicated park again, as local advocate Tyler Evans‑Martin presses the Augusta Commission and Parks and Recreation with grant ideas and potential sites like Bayvale Park. He's now pushing for formal meetings to hash out details, arguing a skate park would give riders a safe, legal place instead of streets and parking lots.
   

• Meet the five finalist for Richmond County's Teacher of the Year (augustachronicle.com) — Five standout Richmond County educators—from Cross Creek, Josey, Freedom Park, the Performance Learning Center and Richmond County Technical Career Magnet—are finalists for Teacher of the Year, highlighting the strength of Augusta's public schools. Several are local graduates of Augusta University or Paine College, and they're being recognized for boosting graduation rates, leading JROTC, and providing vital STEM and early intervention support.
   

• Students show off their tech skills at the RCSS Community STEAM Showcase (theaugustapress.com) — Richmond County students recently packed the HUB for Community Innovation on Chafee Avenue to show off robotics, coding and other STEAM projects supported by Augusta-area partners like Georgia Power and the Georgia Cancer Center. Educators say the hands-on showcase is boosting student achievement and even literacy, while helping parents see how classroom learning connects to real-world careers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Storytime →
    Columbia County, GA Calendar, 145 N. Louisville St., Harlem
    10:30 am
  • Softball vs HMS (Away)
    Stallings Island Middle School Harlem Middle School, 424 Hawes Br Pkwy, Harlem, GA 30814, USA
    4:00 pm
  • Young Makers →
    Columbia County, GA Calendar, 7022 EVANS TOWN CENTER BLVD, Evans
    4:00 pm
  • Spirit Night: Slim Chickens
    Martinez Elementary Slim Chickens, 4311 Washington Rd, Evans, GA 30809, USA
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus crashed yesterday, losing its entire load.
    Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed… (Nextdoor Mayo)
  • UPDATE: he's been found!
    Thank you neighbors! Our puppy Nimbus got out this morning. Please let us know if you found him! Thank you! (Nextdoor Shadowmoor)
  • Augusta Country Club Incorporated posted a job opening for Tennis Camp Counselor in Augusta. Apply here.
  • Sodexo posted a job opening for Stock Worker and Receiver in Augusta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Augusta here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Harlem dog kennel withdraws rezoning application to allow expansion (theaugustapress.com)
  • Aug 22 Running back Gault leads Evans High past Harlem 37-20 in season opener (aubellringer.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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