🌱 How a $100,000 gift could strengthen Jackson’s local hospital care

Morning Jackson! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $100,000 gift could strengthen Jackson’s local hospital care
• How a Milledgeville meth ring ended with money bound for Jackson

Today's riddle: What do drummers say when they are tired? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• United Bank donates $100,000 to Sylvan Grove Medical Center (jacksonprogress-argus.com) — United Bank’s Jackson leadership has directed a $100,000 donation to Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center, helping sustain essential healthcare for Butts County residents. Through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program, the bank channels state tax dollars into the local rural hospital, supporting high-quality care close to home and reinforcing Sylvan Grove’s long-term stability for Jackson-area families.
   

• Federal drug investigation dismantles Atlanta to Milledgeville meth ring (fox5atlanta.com) — Federal investigators say a meth trafficking ring moving drugs from Atlanta hotels into Middle Georgia also routed drug money through Jackson. The final defendant has now pleaded guilty, with several co-conspirators already sentenced to long federal prison terms, highlighting how regional drug networks and associated weapons offenses can touch communities from Milledgeville to Jackson.
   

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📸 Around Jackson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jackson

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• JESUS MADE IT POSSIBLE GOSPEL EXPLOSION →
  Butts County Performance Arts Center, 405 Franklin St, Jackson
  3:00 pm

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📣 Jackson Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 22

• Stockbridge Community Input Meeting District 1
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Render Stockbridge 1 Hatcher Dr Stockbridge, GA 30281
  6:00 pm

Thursday July 23

• Ribbon Cutting for Advance Auto Parts #7873 [In-person]
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events 2484 Jonesboro Rd Hampton, GA 30228
  10:00 am
• GBC 2026 Innovation Summit
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Clayton State University Innovation Center 5823 Trammell Rd Morrow, GA 30260
  10:00 am
• SHRM Monthly Chapter Meeting
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Mercer University Regional Academic Center 160 Henry Parkway McDonough, Ga 30253
  11:30 am
• Tween Night →
  Locust Grove Public Library, 115 M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, Locust Grove
  5:00 pm
• Stockbridge Community Input Meeting District 2
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events The Green Front Cafe 112 2nd Street Stockbridge, GA 30281
  6:00 pm

Friday July 24

• Creative Writing Support Group →
  Locust Grove Public Library, 115 M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, Locust Grove
  11:00 am

Saturday July 25

• Free Health Fair →
  McDonough, GA Calendar
  11:00 am

Sunday July 26

• LOC FEST ATL 2026 →
  Alexander Park West, 110 Jonesboro Rd, McDonough
  12:00 pm

Monday July 27

• Gaming Hour →
  Locust Grove Public Library, 115 M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, Locust Grove
  5:00 pm

Tuesday July 28

• Henry Business Builders
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events 1709 Hwy 20W McDonough 30253
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Subway at the JP Travel Center is currently hiring.
  We are looking for someone who is at least 18 who is available to work 3-11pm. There are also other shifts for people under 18. Please reach out. I’m… (Nextdoor Mulberry & 3rd)

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Driver (Inside) in Jackson. Apply here.
• DHL International GmbH posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jackson here.

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🗞 Nearby News

McDonough

• Building the Energy Workforce of Tomorrow Through Energy Unplugged at Georgia Tech (gatech.edu)
• Obituary: Frank Crumpler, pastor and former Home Mission Board evangelism leader, dies at 90 (christianindex.org)

Forsyth

• Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores July 13-17 (41nbc.com)
• Verizon outage still inconveniencing Forsyth Road businesses and motorists (maconmelody.com)
• Monroe County Animal Shelter closure strains rescue organizations and community members ahead of reopening (13wmaz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I feel beat. (Thank you Marty R. for sending it in!)
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