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🌱 How a 20-year Hatch license extension could shape Baxley’s future
Baxley, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Baxley! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a 20-year Hatch license extension could shape Baxley’s future
Today's riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A heavy p.m. t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Cloudy, a couple of t-storms, temps: high: 81, low: 73.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NRC renews Georgia Power's Plant Hatch license for 20 years (dailyenergyinsider.com) — Baxley’s Hatch Nuclear Plant has secured a 20-year license extension, keeping both reactors operating into the 2050s and ensuring long-term local jobs and tax base stability. Georgia Power says the Baxley facility remains central to providing reliable, affordable electricity as statewide demand grows, with Hatch and Vogtle together supplying nearly 30% of its 2025 energy production. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Short-Term Rental Property Meeting →
City of Douglas Calendar, 302 S. Madison Avenue, Douglas
10:00 am -
Dino Movie for Kids
Waycross-Ware County Public Library 401 Lee Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501
10:30 am -
Dino Storytime →
Wayne County Library, 759 Sunset Blvd, Jesup
10:30 am -
(TEL) Untamed Zoo →
Telfair County Library, 101 W College St, McRae-Helena
12:30 pm -
Taco ‘Bout a Good Time →
El Mezcal II, 135 W Hendry St, Hinesville
5:00 pm -
Legacy & Literacy: The 5-Week Wealth Experience →
Okefenokee Heritage Center, 1460 N Augusta Ave, Waycross
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State Holiday →
Mount Vernon, GA Calendar Mount Vernon, GA 30445 -
Offices Closed (Juneteenth) →
Emanuel County, GA Calendar Swainsboro, GA 30401 -
PBIS Subcommittee
Lyons Primary Lyons, GA 30436
7:15 am -
City Offices Closed - Holiday →
City of Douglas Calendar Douglas, GA 31533
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(DOD) Canasta and Mahjong →
Dodge County Murrell Memorial Library, 531 2nd Ave, Eastman
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Black Business Expo →
Liberty County High School, 3216 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Hinesville
10:00 am
Thursday June 18
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Retail Outsource Group posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Baxley. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Baxley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baxley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jesup
- Robert 'Bob' Jameson (thedariennews.net)
Lyons
- Juneteenth Jubilee Comes to Lyons (theadvancenews.com)
- Randy Smith: Chattanooga's Sports Voice Silenced (chattanoogan.com)
Vidalia
- Citizens Come Together To Keep Vidalia Clean (theadvancenews.com)
- 0 Centerbrook Rd Lot 11, Vidalia, GA 30474 (redfin.com)
- Vidalia Celebrates Juneteenth With Weekend of Events (theadvancenews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An egg (Thank you LaJean D. for sending it in!)
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