Community Cleanup and Free Document Shredding Kick Off at Nine
Perry, GA · September 19, 2026
Grab a pair of work gloves or an armful of old filing boxes before your morning coffee gets cold. Between cleanup volunteers fanning out from Sam Nunn Boulevard and the steady hum of industrial shredders, the town is getting a top-to-bottom refresh today.
The Lead
Heritage Oaks Park transforms into a bustling civic staging ground this morning as the city's annual fall Trash Dash and Community Shred Day launch side by side at 9:00 AM. Organized through the Stormwater Management Division, the dual effort tackles neighborhood clutter and sensitive paperwork before autumn winds kick into gear.
Volunteers arriving between 9:00 and 10:00 AM receive trash grabbers, safety vests, and route assignments targeting roadsides and drainage corridors across town. Every bag collected will be weighed at the park at noon to establish an official haul tally for neighborhood teams. Meanwhile, licensed Shred-It trucks on-site allow residents to destroy up to four banker boxes of personal records free of charge. City organizers will publish the final haul tonnage and neighborhood rankings online by early evening.
Local Pulse
Panthers Drop Hard-Fought Region Football Clash Schools Perry looks to rebound next Friday against rival Warner Robins after falling behind early during last night's home test.
Watson Boulevard Demolition Clears Commercial Lots Business Crews finished razing vacant commercial buildings yesterday, preparing adjacent sites for two incoming drive-thru restaurant locations in Warner Robins.
Fire Department Hosts Morning Agility Challenge Safety Davis Farm Station 2 welcomes twenty walk-in participants this morning to test physical stamina across seven real firefighter stations.
Today's Outlook
- High 94°F · Low 67°F — Rain showers (27% chance of precipitation)
- Keep an umbrella handy for stray showers while tackling outdoor chores in the afternoon heat.
What's On Around Town
Today
Perry Trash Dash Heritage Oaks Park, 9:00 AM–Noon · Free Grab clean-up gear and help sweep roadside litter across town.
Perry Shred Day Heritage Oaks Park, 9:00 AM–Noon · Free Safely dispose of up to four banker boxes of personal documents.
Train Like a Firefighter Davis Farm Fire Station 2 (150 Commodore Dr), 10:00 AM · Free Test your physical stamina on seven real firefighter agility stations.
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man The Grand Opera House (651 Mulberry St), Macon, 8:00 PM · $45 Screening followed by an intimate solo storytelling set from the keyboardist.
Tomorrow
- Bird Walk on Sweet Gum Trail Museum of Arts and Sciences (4182 Forsyth Rd), Macon, 10:00 AM–Noon · Paid
- The Happy Days Tour Douglass Theatre (355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), Macon, 2:00 PM
- Macon Market stARTup Studios (1055 Riverside Dr), Macon, Noon–5:00 PM · Free
Monday
- Hearing on Proposed Property Tax Rate Warner Robins City Hall (700 Watson Blvd), Warner Robins, 6:00 PM · Free
- Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra The Grand Opera House (651 Mulberry St), Macon, 7:30 PM · $30
Spotlight & Story
- Patio 901
- W.D. Day opened a dry goods mercantile on this downtown corner in 1870, later transformed into the marble-countered Perry Loan and Savings Bank. After a 2008 fire gutted the interior, the roofless masonry became an open-air gathering courtyard where string lights hang between the surviving brick walls.
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