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🌱 When can you meet Wild Adventures’ rare lemur triplets?

Valdosta, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Valdosta? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When can you meet Wild Adventures’ rare lemur triplets?
  • How a late double sent Valwood baseball to the state finals
  • Why a 720-acre data center has Valdosta neighbors on edge

Also on today's calendar: Advanced Oil Painting and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What can you catch but not throw? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Critically endangered lemur gives birth to rare set of triplets at Georgia zoo (amedpost.com) — New red ruffed lemur triplets are thriving at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, where the critically endangered species is part of an important conservation program. Visitors will soon be able to see the fluffy youngsters up close and learn how the park’s breeding efforts support one of the world’s rarest lemur populations.
   

• Skinner's RBI double lifts Valiants to state championship series (valdostadailytimes.com) — Valdosta-area fans just watched Valwood’s baseball team punch its ticket to the GIAA Class AAA state championship series, thanks to Josh Skinner’s clutch two-run double in a wild Game 3. Playing at Browning Field in Hahira, the Valiants battled through multiple lead changes before their seniors and a strong relief outing from Cody Smith closed out Pinewood Christian. Valwood now prepares for a title showdown with Deerfield-Windsor.
   

• WATCH: "It's Their Houses Today, But Could Be Our Home Tomorrow", South GA Resident Sounds Alarm On Data Center Expansions; "Overwhelming", Says Valdosta Resident; Two SW GA Counties Pause AI Data Cen (georgiarecord.com) — Valdosta residents are pushing back hard against a proposed 720-acre data center near local neighborhoods, citing worries over water use, the environment, and quality of life. Two packed town halls this spring showed strong opposition, while nearby Decatur and Thomas counties have already paused new data center projects. Locals are now weighing home-buying and rebuilding decisions amid ongoing uncertainty.
   

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    Anyone have inexpensive starts they can share? Also looking for Seven Sisters climbing rose starts. Currently building planters to house plants as I… (Nextdoor Kimberly Drive/Dellwood)
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    WALLACE CARE OVER 30 CORNER OF OAK ST AND NORTHSIDE (Nextdoor Knight Academy Rd)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A cold (Thank you Stanley G. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Valdosta

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