🌱 Will Carnesville schools help fund a new sewer line connection?

Hey there, Carnesville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Carnesville schools help fund a new sewer line connection?

Also on today's calendar: Spring Vaccine clinic and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 60.
• Sunday: Breezy with some brightening, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Franklin Co Board of Education, County in Talks to Extend Sewer Line to CES, Middle School (921wlhr.com) — Carnesville Elementary and the nearby middle school could soon swap aging septic systems for a new county sewer connection, if Franklin County secures a federal infrastructure grant. School leaders are weighing whether to help fund water-source exploration on school property and how much to contribute toward a roughly $200,000 local match, with negotiations ongoing and no vote yet taken.
   

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📸 Around Carnesville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carnesville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Franklin County Lions vs Hebron Christian Lions
  Franklin County High School, 6570 GA-145, Carnesville
  5:55 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Spring Vaccine clinic
  NorthEast Georgia Animal Shelter (NEGAS) , 870 Bear Creek Rd , Lavonia
  10:00 am
• Porch Songs & Public Voices Festival
  Lake House Retreat Near downtown Hartwell , Carnesville
  12:00 pm

Monday April 20

• REGION TRACK MEET
  Franklin County High School , 6570 GA-145 , Carnesville
  4:00 pm

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📣 Carnesville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Kayaking 101
  Tugaloo State Park , 1763 Tugaloo State Park Road , Lavonia
  11:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Hike with a Ranger
  Tugaloo State Park , 1763 Tugaloo State Park Road , Lavonia
  1:00 pm
• BIG'N Bass Tournament Spring Trail 2026
  Gum Branch MEGA Ramp & Fishing Tournament Facility , 1352 Vanna Waller Rd , Hartwell
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Photography Guild
  Southern Hart Brewing Company , 350 E Howell St , Hartwell
  7:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Plant Identification Hike
  Victoria Bryant State Park , 1105 Bryant Park Rd , Royston
  10:00 am
• The Original Splitz Band (Sounds of MoTown / R&B)
  The Station of Hartwell , 43 Railroad St , Hartwell
  11:30 am
• The Original Splitz (sounds of Motown)
  The Station of Hartwell , 43 Railroad St , Hartwell
  7:30 pm
• The Original Splitz Band
  The Station of Hartwell , 43 Railroad St , Hartwell
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Carnesville. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Lavonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carnesville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lavonia

• Reminder: NEGAS Rabies Clinic This Weekend in Lavonia (921wlhr.com)
• Citizens Hear From Engineer on Lavonia's Planned Upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant (921wlhr.com)
• Drop-In Reception Planned for Retiring Lavonia City Manager Charles Cawthon (921wlhr.com)

Toccoa

• National Drug Take Back Day is May 2nd (wnegradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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