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🌱 Where Grovetown families can send Christmas trees instead of the curb
Also check out No Cure, Fromjoy, Surfaced on the Grovetown Patch calendar
Cheers Grovetown! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Grovetown families can send Christmas trees instead of the curb
- How a Grovetown search home tied into a major gang raid
- Can Grovetown flag football be the team to end Greenbrier’s dynasty?
Also on today's calendar: Sip & Pour Experience - An Intentional Pour and 4 more events.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Grovetownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 61, low: 33.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fish habitat and goat feed: Things to do with your trees after Christmas (augustachronicle.com) — If you’re in Grovetown, you can schedule Boy Scout Troop 643 to pick up your live Christmas tree on Jan. 4 or drop it at Barnyard Buddies on Columbia Road, where goats will happily recycle it. The article also highlights a Corps of Engineers program using trees to build fish habitats at Thurmond Lake. 
• Raids in Augusta, Grovetown target Youngins With Money street gang (augustachronicle.com) — Grovetown residents should know local police joined Richmond County deputies in a major drug and gang operation that included a search on Candleberry Drive in Grovetown. Officers seized large amounts of marijuana, meth, and cash, and arrested several alleged members of the Youngins With Money gang tied to regional narcotics trafficking.
• Greenbrier flag football cemented itself as a dynasty. What's next? (augustachronicle.com) — Grovetown flag football fans should know Greenbrier just secured its third straight GHSA Division 2 state title, cementing itself as the Augusta-area program to beat. With standout underclassmen returning, Greenbrier’s dynasty looks strong, and the article notes Grovetown and Lakeside as rising local challengers that could soon threaten the Wolfpack’s dominance.
📸 Around Grovetown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grovetown
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★ Featured events ★
- No Cure, Fromjoy, Surfaced
Grantski Records, 1151 Broad St, Augusta
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Sip & Pour Experience - An Intentional Pour
Create Space , 102 2nd Ave , Grovetown
7:00 pm - Trivia Night
Top Dawg Tavern - Augusta, GA , 2821 Washington Rd , Augusta
7:00 pm - Perfect Animal
Savannah River Brewing Co. , 813 5th St , Augusta
7:00 pm - Volunteer Work Day
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park , 1858 Lock and Dam Rd , Augusta
9:00 am - Grovetown Depot Ribbon Cutting and Open House
Grovetown, GA Calendar , 103 Old Wrightsboro Road , Grovetown
2:00 pm - Holiday Soiree
Marion Hatcher Center - Historic Event Venue in Augusta, GA , 519 Greene St , Augusta
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Grovetown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Charter Review Committee Meeting
Augusta Calendar , 535 Telfair St Lee N. Beard Commission Chamber , Augusta
10:00 am - Eisenhower Lakes Golf Club Youth on Course
Eisenhower Lakes Golf Club , 537 Range Rd. , Fort Eisenhower
12:00 pm - Charter Review Committee Work Session
Augusta Calendar , 535 Telfair St Room 492 Augusta Municipal Building , Augusta
1:30 pm - Let's Do It
Friedman Branch Library , 1447 Jackson Rd , Augusta
2:00 pm - Homeschool- History of Christmas Traditions
Mistletoe State Park , 3725 Mistletoe Road , Appling
2:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Three separate data center proposals are coming before the Columbia County Planning Commission in 2026 – at the same Jan.
15 meeting. https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/business/2025/12/16/developers-propose-data-centers-for-three-columbia-county-technology-parks… (Nextdoor Crawford Lake) - Good evening neighbors, don’t forget to book your holiday braids.
Located in Grovetown Use code : WNTSZN shanamour.styleseat.com (Nextdoor Hidden Creek)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Grovetown. Apply here.
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Leader in Grovetown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grovetown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harlem
- We tried Crumbl's new Grinch-themed cookie. Good? Or stink, stank, stunk? (augustachronicle.com)
Martinez
- Local teen Hamilton Coleman named to 2026 U.S. National Junior Team (wfxg.com)
Evans
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