🌱 Jury now decides fate in 2024 Palmetto road‑rage shooting

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• Jury now decides fate in 2024 Palmetto road‑rage shooting

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 76.
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2024 Palmetto road rage shooting case now in jury's hands (mysuncoast.com) — Jurors are now weighing the case of Vincent Steele, charged in a 2024 Palmetto road‑rage shooting that injured a pregnant woman whose twins ultimately survived. Prosecutors say Steele escalated a minor crash into gunfire, while he testified that he feared the other driver was about to shoot him, after a collision he claims left him dazed in a ditch.
   

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📸 Around Palmetto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palmetto

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Saturday August 8

• 2026 Back-to-School Jam!
  Virgil Mills Elementary Palmetto, FL 34221
  5:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Ukulele Jam Session: Level 2
  Palmetto Branch Library - Florida Auditorium, Palmetto Branch Library
  3:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Ukulele Jam Session: Level 3
  Palmetto Branch Library - Florida Auditorium, Palmetto Branch Library
  3:00 pm
• City Commission/CRA Workshop & City Commission/CRA Board Meetings →
  Palmetto Calendar, 516 8th Ave W, Palmetto
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Artwalk Weekend! Saturday Night 11am-4pm →
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce 12th Street West, Bradenton, FL
  11:00 am
• Education & Workforce Committee Meeting
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce 215 Manatee Ave. W Bradenton School Board Building
  12:00 pm
• Back To School Night
  Virgil Mills Elementary Palmetto, FL 34221
  4:00 pm
• BTS Back-to-School night
  Palm View Elementary School Palmetto, FL 34221
  5:00 pm
• L.R. Johnson K-8 Back to School Night
  Johnson-Wakeland School of International Baccalaureate Bradenton, FL 34208
  5:00 pm
• Woody’s River Roo Pub & Grill →
  WOODY’S RIVER ROO PUB, GRILL & TIKI BAR, 5717 18th St E, Ellenton
  5:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Guided Relaxation Circle
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce 5312 Holmes Blvd Holmes Beach, 34217
  5:00 pm
• Artwalk Weekend! Friday Night 6pm-9:30pm →
  Manatee Chamber of Commerce Village of the Arts, 12th Street West, Bradenton, FL
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Honeywell posted a job opening for ISC Production Supervisor (Assembly - 3pm - 11pm) in Palmetto. Apply here.
• Dominium Management Corporation posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Reef at Riviera in Palmetto. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmetto here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bradenton

• Fried chicken chain buys Bradenton property (businessobserverfl.com)
• Florida Lotto for Wednesday, Aug. 5, at $6 million. Numbers, results (palmbeachpost.com)
• Inside Bishop Animal Shelter: County responds to community concerns, acknowledges work still needed (tampabay28.com)

Ellenton

• Teenage suspect in DeLand double murder is arrested in Ellenton (mysuncoast.com)

Sarasota

• This Is The Top-Ranked Hospital In Sarasota-Bradenton: U.S. News (patch.com)
• Water-Main Break Shuts Down Section Of Busy Sarasota-Area Road: Sheriff (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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