🌱 Why Carver Elementary’s gym was suddenly closed and scrubbed clean

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• Why Carver Elementary’s gym was suddenly closed and scrubbed clean

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 42.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 66 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bat droppings trigger cleanup of Wadley school gym (wrdw.com) — Parents and students in Wadley should know Carver Elementary’s gym has been professionally inspected, cleaned, and sanitized after reports of possible bat droppings, and officials say it’s now safe to use. The Jefferson County School District closed the gym during the investigation and remediation, and they’ll keep monitoring the building because bat droppings can carry germs and a fungus that causes histoplasmosis.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Vidalia Boys Varsity Basketball @ Swainsboro
  Swainsboro High School , 689 S Main St , Swainsboro
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Burke County Bears vs Silver Bluff Bulldogs
  Burke County High School (BCHS) , 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway , Waynesboro
  5:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Deadline to Contest December 2 Runoff Results (If Necessary)
  Emanuel County, GA Calendar , 105 S Main Street , Swainsboro
• Commission Meeting
  Emanuel County Magistrate Court , 125 S Main St , Swainsboro
  6:00 pm
• DEA Boys Varsity Basketball @ Edmund Burke Academy
  Edmund Burke Academy , 403 GA-56 , Waynesboro
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Keep Emanuel Beautiful Meeting
  Franklin Memorial Library , 331 W Main St , Swainsboro
  5:30 pm
• Burke County Bears vs Oglethorpe County Patriots
  Burke County High School (BCHS) , 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway , Waynesboro
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Third Penalty Goes into Effect for 2025 Unpaid Property Taxes
  Emanuel County, GA Calendar , 101 S Main Street First Floor , Swainsboro
  8:00 am

Tuesday December 23

• Library Board Meeting
  Emanuel County, GA Calendar , 331 West Main Street , Swainsboro
• Emanuel County Hospital Authority Meeting
  Emanuel County, GA Calendar , 117 Kite Road , Swainsboro

Saturday December 27

• SGA Girls Varsity Basketball @ Brentwood
  Brentwood School , 725 Linton Rd S , Sandersville
  3:30 pm

Monday December 29

• RTCA Boys Varsity Basketball @ Brentwood
  Brentwood School , 725 Linton Rd S , Sandersville
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bartow

• Two charged after Powell woman found dead in Georgia (wate.com)

Swainsboro

• Peebles speaks to Veterans (thecrossroads.news)
• Goodman speaks to Kiwanis (thecrossroads.news)
• 11 GA Hospitals Among Best In U.S. In New Forbes Ranking (patch.com)

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