🌱 Why is a Fort Valley-area slaughterhouse under intense scrutiny now?

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• Why is a Fort Valley-area slaughterhouse under intense scrutiny now?

Also on today's calendar: Holiday 5K, & 10K at North Peach Park, Byron, GA (52) 30.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 30.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• VIDEO: Workers Apparently Tormented Cows for Fun (peta.org) — Residents should know that disturbing video allegedly shows cows being abused at Georgia’s Best Processing just outside Fort Valley, with at least one Peach County student reportedly involved. PETA has asked Peach County Schools to boost humane-education efforts and urged local law enforcement and state agriculture officials to investigate and consider charges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Valley

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Thursday December 18

• Fort Valley City Council Regular Meeting
  City of Fort Valley, 204 W Church St, Fort Valley
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Christmas and New Years Holidays
  Peach County Fort Valley, GA 31030

Saturday December 27

• Holiday 5K, & 10K at North Peach Park, Byron, GA (52) 30
  461 W White Rd , Byron
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• 4:00 pm - Ribbon Cutting Middle Georgia Diagnostic Lab
  Robins Regional Chamber , 1550 Watson Blvd , Warner Robins
  4:00 pm
• Academy of Classical Education vs Clifton Ridge Middle
  Academy for Classical Education ACE , 5665 New Forsyth Rd , Macon
  5:00 pm
• The Grinch Bar Crawl
  Fall Line Brewing Co. , 567 Plum St , Macon
  6:00 pm
• Muay Thai Youth
  Miller Martial Arts/American Top Team Warner Robins , 405 SR 96 Suite 700 , Bonaire
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Kathleen Madigan
  The Piedmont Grand Opera House , 651 Mulberry St , Macon
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Dream Big 2026: A Vision Board Party for Teens & Families
  Succeed Cowork , 1302 Watson Blvd , Warner Robins
  2:00 pm
• Kali Dance Presents: Royal Holiday
  The Piedmont Grand Opera House , 651 Mulberry St , Macon
  3:00 pm
• Macon Mayhem vs. Quad City Storm
  Macon Coliseum , 200 Coliseum Dr , Macon
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Cookies & Cocktails: Macon’s best Christmas Cookie Competition
  Switch Macon , 470 1st St , Macon
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The estimated clear time for traffic incident is now 12:40 PM.
  11:02AM on Dec 17: All lanes on SR 11 N/S at Crestview Church Rd. are blocked due to police activity, with an estimated clear time of 12:00 PM. (Nextdoor )

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Positions - YOUR NEW LIFE WORKS WITH US!! in Fort Valley. Apply here.
• Fort Valley State University posted a job opening for CDEP Summer Counselor in Fort Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Byron

• PRESS RELEASE: Byron Elementary Wins in State-Wide Math Contest (middlegatimes.com)
• Peach County Toy Drive returns to help families this holiday season (41nbc.com)
• Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores December 8-12 (41nbc.com)

Warner Robins

• Closing arguments set for man accused of killing 24-year-old outside Warner Robins convenience store (13wmaz.com)
• After losing home to fire, Warner Robins family says thieves emptied their storage unit (13wmaz.com)
• LOUD Security Systems completes acquisitions, certification and HQ investment (macon.com)

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