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🌱 Why is Monticello suddenly pulling back from Facebook and other social media?

Monticello, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why is Monticello suddenly pulling back from Facebook and other social media?
  • How did Piedmont Academy’s Lady Cougars secure their latest region win?
  • Why are Monticello locals unsurprised by this terrifying DUI near-miss?

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 70.
  • Monday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City of Monticello unfriends social media: ‘We're getting so much negativity…' (themonticellonews.com) — Monticello’s city government is sharply scaling back its social media posts while it drafts a formal policy, after a wave of negative comments about recent annexations near Mine Lake. City Manager LaThaydra Sands told residents they’ll only share critical information for now, as citizens continue to question transparency and the council’s handling of potential industrial or data-center development.
   

• PAC softball records eighth victory (themonticellonews.com) — Piedmont Academy’s softball team, based near Monticello, notched its eighth win with a 9–3 victory over John Milledge Academy, powered by big nights from Annastyn Seymour and Sarah Ellen Stroud. The Lady Cougars now head to Windsor Academy Thursday and then host Flint River Tuesday evening, with both games carrying important region implications for local fans.
   

• ‘DUI Should Be Life in Prison': Georgia Driver Captures Terrifying Near-Miss on Highway (thenerdstash.com) — A viral TikTok video shows a swerving SUV narrowly avoiding a head-on crash on a Georgia highway, with commenters identifying the scene as Monticello and Jasper County. Locals in the comments say dangerous driving like this feels all too familiar, sparking debate over DUI penalties, bystander responsibility, and how often residents see similar behavior on area roads.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Do you know why scuba divers always fall backwards into the water?
    Because, if they fell forward they would land in the boat. Duh (Nextdoor Turtle Cove)
  • HES Facilities Management posted a job opening for Part Time General Cleaner (Jasper County School District) in Monticello. Apply here.
  • Jack's Family Restaurants | Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Monticello. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monticello here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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