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Thursday September 17th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

What's up Baldwin! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deadly pedestrian crash at Baldwin truck stop raises safety concerns
  • Why Baldwin's principal was removed after a loaded gun was found

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman struck, killed by semi-truck at Baldwin truck stop parking lot (jacksonville.com) — A woman in her late 20s was struck and killed Tuesday evening by a turning semi-truck in the parking lot of the Love's Travel Stop at I-10 and U.S. 301 in Baldwin. Jacksonville authorities say the driver didn't see her, and the death adds to a rising toll of pedestrian fatalities in Duval County and Northeast Florida this year.
   

• Parents raise concerns after loaded gun found in Baldwin Middle-Senior High principal's car (firstcoastnews.com) — Parents at Baldwin Middle-Senior High are voicing serious concerns after Duval County school police found a loaded, holstered gun in Principal Michael Smith's car while it was parked on campus. The superintendent has reassigned Smith home, cited prior non-firearm allegations, and said district leaders will temporarily oversee the school while the investigation and court process move forward.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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