Wildlife Education: Georgia DNR opened its 37th annual Give Wildlife a Chance poster contest for K-5 students, urging kids to create art on the theme “Wildlife Great and Small: We Need Them All!” with entries submitted through local schools before advancing to the State Botanical Garden in Athens. Heat & Storm Outlook: Southeast Georgia, including Bulloch County and Statesboro, faces dangerous heat Saturday with a heat index near 103, followed by a late-Saturday to Monday increase in showers and thunderstorms as a weak cold front moves in. Data Center Pushback in Augusta: Augusta’s final public meeting on a proposed data center ordinance is set for 6 p.m., with draft rules aimed at future projects (like setbacks, noise limits, and closed-loop cooling) while a planned QTS site near Haynes Station is treated differently. DeKalb Data Center Fight: A south DeKalb film studio, Shadowbox Studios, is appealing a June zoning decision that blocked a large data center plan, as opponents cite power, water strain, noise, and neighborhood pollution concerns. Wildlife & Community: Tucker residents packed a meeting to discuss a proposed Embry Hills residential development, highlighting how local land-use decisions shape nearby green space. Invasive Species Watch: Georgia officials confirmed the first detection of pasture mealybug, raising concerns for farmers and local agriculture.