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🌱 Grovetown faces a longer wait for Horizon South Parkway relief

Grovetown, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Grovetown faces a longer wait for Horizon South Parkway relief
  • Grovetown approves Newmantown Road water upgrades, pauses lawn care restrictions
  • Teens charged after swing ride injuries at Grovetown fair

Also on today's calendar: Grovetown Gun and Knife Show and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Comfortable with some sun, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: Cooler with plenty of sun, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, but cool, with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Grovetown businesses and commuters growing frustrated with Horizon South Parkway construction (wfxg.com) — Horizon South Parkway construction is expected to continue into early 2028, leaving Grovetown commuters and businesses facing a longer wait for relief. Residents describe longer trips and difficult bicycle access, while one store reports slower business. Columbia County says utility work is finished, with curb, gutter and roadbed work underway before paving.
   

2. Grovetown City Council votes in favor of water improvement project, tables limits on home-occupied lawncare businesses (theaugustapress.com) — Grovetown approved a $1.314 million bid to upgrade water lines along Newmantown Road, well below the city's original estimate. Federal CARES Act money will cover this first phase, designed to increase water capacity. Council also delayed proposed restrictions on new home-based lawn care businesses until December.
   

3. Deputies say two 13-year-olds were warned not to grab each other on a Georgia fair swing ride. Then the swings collided, and a woman left by ambulance (newsbreak.com) — A woman left by ambulance and two children received treatment for minor injuries after swing seats collided at Grovetown’s Columbia County Fall Fair. Deputies charged two 13-year-olds with being unruly, alleging they grabbed and twisted their swings despite warnings. A mother who filmed the incident questioned whether the ride itself contributed.
   

4. Golden Apple: LaTonia Grant (wjbf.com) — At Grovetown Elementary, LaTonia Grant connects math lessons to real-life spending to help students understand how different calculations work together. The gifted-and-talented teacher works with second through fifth graders and collaborates with colleagues to meet students' needs, hoping her lessons eventually help them contribute to their community.
   

5. USA TODAY Sports Super 10 Georgia high school flag football rankings, Week 8 (usatoday.com) — Grovetown moved up to No. 6 in the USA TODAY Sports Super 10 Georgia flag football rankings as teams entered the final week of the regular season. The team stands at 16-1, with its only loss to top-ranked Greenbrier of Evans, which remains unbeaten at 17-0.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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