🌱 How Hope Village could change life after recovery for Bainbridge women

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hope Village could change life after recovery for Bainbridge women

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jenkins advocates for Hope Village (thepostsearchlight.com) — A Bainbridge leader with Hope Farms is rallying local support for Hope Village, new transitional apartments to help women leaving addiction and crisis programs stay in safe, stable housing. With 52 women already graduated from the Bainbridge campus, the project will pair affordable units with financial counseling, parenting classes, and faith-based life skills to help residents become independent.
   

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📸 Around Bainbridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bainbridge

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Wednesday May 6

• Spring Football Game vs. Brooks County High School
  Centennial Stadium , Bainbridge, GA 39819, USA
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Honor Banquet
  Bainbridge High School BAINBRIDGE, GA 39819
  6:00 pm

Monday May 11

• FFA: Banquet
  Bainbridge High School Cloud Livestock Facility, Bainbridge, GA 39817, USA
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Awards Day - WBP - PreK
  Jones-Wheat Elementary School WBP
  8:30 am
• Awards Day - JWP - PreK (A)
  Jones-Wheat Elementary School WBP
  8:30 am
• Scholarship Night
  Bainbridge High School BAINBRIDGE, GA 39819
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Awards Day - JWP - K (A)
  Jones-Wheat Elementary School WBP
  8:30 am
• Awards Day - WBP - 1st Gold
  Jones-Wheat Elementary School WBP
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday May 12

• Miller County–Spring Creek Health Activities →
  Spring Creek Health, 304 W Pine St, Colquitt
  10:00 am

Saturday May 23

• Brown Goose Duo at Southern Philosophy Brewing: Bainbridge, GA →
  Southern Philosophy Brewing, 114 E Broughton St, Bainbridge
  8:00 pm

Tuesday May 26

• Library Toddler Time →
  Gilbert Gragg Library/Southwest Georgia Regional Library, 301 S Monroe St, Bainbridge
  10:00 am

Saturday May 30

• Dukes & Boots/R&B Brunch →
  AoA Event Center, 114 Mc Griff Ave, Attapulgus
  9:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND CAT ALERT!
  is this your pet? Pet was found on 2026-05-03T04:00:00 near Bainbridge, GA For more details about this pet or to contact the finder, click here:… (Nextdoor Flint River Heights)

• Circle K posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative, Full or Part Time in Bainbridge. Apply here.
• Kohl's Corp. posted a job opening for Part-Time Store Merchandising Associate in Bainbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bainbridge here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Colquitt

• South Ga. burn ban reduced (moultrieobserver.com)
• See ALL Georgia 6A high school football schedules for 2026 (highschoolfootballamerica.com)

Cairo

• Something Good: Grady Co. kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month with 5K (walb.com)

Newton

• Weather Alert: Flood Watch issued and potential for strong storms tomorrow (monroelocal.org)
• JDA hears update on Rivian plant (covnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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