Morning Show Notes - Wednesday, August 3rd

-John bought a refurbished Oreck vacuum cleaner and saved hundreds of dollars over the price of a new one. The things runs very well and makes the carpet look great. We talked about refurbished products that you've bought and loved. You can join the conversation on the 88.3 WAFJ Facebook page.

-MAU Workforce Solutions is hosting a job fair today: Details

-The South Carolina Sales Tax Holiday is this Friday August 5th through Sunday, August 7th. Click here to see what you can buy tax-free.

-John's family tried the new Marco's Pizza on Fury's Ferry Road in Augusta. They have great pizza with plentiful toppings and even let you have extras baked into the crust!

-Ground turkey contaminated with salmonella is making people sick around the country, including Georgia, but no recall has been issued. Read more

-Sara Oliver of North Augusta shared Grandma Gene's Potatoes with us this morning in Simple Cooking. If you'd like the recipe, see the post above this one.

-Coming up Thursday: John will chat with Dalton Diehl, the lead singer of Samestate, at 7:10 and 8:40. This is one of the bands playing at the Back to School Bashes on August 16th and 17th.