🌱 How a Sparks freshman topped speakers at a major regional debate

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• How a Sparks freshman topped speakers at a major regional debate

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 74.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ABAC TRIO Students Earn Second Place at Regional Academic Competition (tiftonceo.com) — A Sparks student, Evelin Del Angel, earned top overall speaker honors while helping Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s TRIO debate team secure second place at a major regional competition in Atlanta. Alongside teammate Josiah Marshall and alternate Melissa Rodriguez, the mostly underclassman group impressed judges with their poise and communication skills against older, more experienced opponents.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Adel. Apply here.
• Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Cake Decorator in Nashville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sparks here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Adel

• Trulieve Quality Supervisor in Adel, GA (syracuse.com)

Hahira

• School of Medicine names Dr. Matthew Varn as Valdosta campus associate dean (mercer.edu)

Moultrie

• Pidcock Invitational features full field (moultrieobserver.com)
• Loving Hands Ministry expands its mission (moultrieobserver.com)
• Roundabout plan moves forward on Hwy. 37 (moultrieobserver.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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