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🌱 How a $10 Lavonia clinic visit could save your pet’s life
Also, don't miss Hall of Fame Race on the Lavonia Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How a $10 Lavonia clinic visit could save your pet's life
- Lavonia man killed after SUV leaves Lankford Road and hits tree
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Franklin Co Health Dept. Confirms Rabies in Skunk (921wlhr.com) — Franklin County health officials have confirmed a rabid skunk near Stone Bridge Road and Highway 145 and urge anyone with possible contact to call the Health Department immediately. To help protect pets, the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter will hold a low-cost rabies clinic October 24 on Beaver Creek Road in Lavonia, with Lavonia Animal Hospital stressing how quickly rabies becomes fatal without vaccination. 
• Lavonia Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Monday (921wlhr.com) — A 78-year-old Lavonia resident, Freddie Swain Looney, died Monday after his SUV left Lankford Road in Hart County, struck a tree, and he was partially ejected. Authorities say he was not wearing a seatbelt, was taken to St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, and no driver impairment is suspected, underscoring safety concerns for Lavonia-area drivers on that roadway.
📸 Around Lavonia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lavonia
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★ Featured events ★
- Hall of Fame Race →
Lavonia Speedway, 6165 Lavonia Hwy, Lavonia
7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
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📣 Lavonia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- XC - BULLDOG CLASSIC @ HOME
Hart County High School Hartwell, GA 30643
5:00 pm - JV Football @ Madison Co.
Hart County High School Hartwell, GA 30643
5:30 pm - VARSITY FP SOFTBALL @ FRANKLIN CO
Hart County High School Hartwell, GA 30643
6:00 pm - WUGA →
57 Depot St., Hartwell
9:00 pm - Radio 80's Live at The Station of Hartwell →
The Station of Hartwell, 43 Railroad Street., Hartwell
6:00 pm - Varsity Football @ Stephens Co. *
Hart County High School Hartwell, GA 30643
7:30 pm - Hartwell Helps EXPO →
- Brandon Santini →
High Cotton Music Hall, 57 Depot Street, Hartwell - Oil Painting Class Series →
Arts Center of Hartwell, 338 E Howell St, Hartwell
6:00 pm - BOE Work Session
Boardroom, 121 Big A School Rd, Toccoa
5:30 pm - Spencer Heringa →
Cateechee Golf Club, 140 Cateechee Trail, Hartwell
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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- Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for 1st Forklift operator - $15hr in Lavonia. Apply here.
- Papa John's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Lavonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lavonia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hartwell
- Hartwell Elementary Teachers Receive Hart EMC Bright Ideas Grants (921wlhr.com)
- Hormel to acquire Brakebush Brothers chicken company (feedstuffs.com)
- Lucretia Hughes Klucken Seeks Petition Signatures for 2027 NRA Board of Directors Ballot – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
Toccoa
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (wnegradio.com)
- City of Toccoa hires Firm to update its Website (wnegradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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