🌱 How Adel figured into a $320,000 multi-state Walmart theft spree

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In today's newsletter:

• How Adel figured into a $320,000 multi-state Walmart theft spree
• Where you can catch this 100-scoring dessert truck near Adel

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Serial shoplifters whose targets included Walmart stores in Hall Co. sentenced (wgtjradio.com) — Two serial shoplifters who hit Walmart stores across eleven states, including a stop in Adel in September 2022, have been sentenced to long prison terms in Georgia. Prosecutors say the pair stole about $320,000 in merchandise, with thefts stretching from New England to the Deep South and several Georgia communities before investigators finally tied the cases together.
   

• Restaurant Report: Dead roaches found at Albany establishment, Tifton food truck gets 100 (walb.com) — A Tifton-based dessert truck that regularly visits Adel just earned a perfect 100 on its food safety inspection, while an Albany cafeteria scored an 85 with several violations. Dairy Kingz, known for its over-the-top funnel cakes and ice-cream creations, travels to Adel for school events, games, and festivals, giving local families a new, highly rated option for fair-style treats.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• CrossFit with Chrisha →
  Freedom I Fitness Center, 4851 Burrel St, Moody Air Force Base
  11:00 am
• A Softball vs Coffee @ PG
  Hahira Middle School Hahira, GA 31632
  4:00 pm
• Softball (A) @ HMS (Coffee)
  Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta, GA 31605
  4:00 pm
• 8th FB @ Pine Grove
  Hahira Middle School Hahira, GA 31632
  4:30 pm
• 8 Football @ PGM (HMS)
  Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta, GA 31605
  4:30 pm
• VHS Volleyball @ Valdosta - Varsity and JV only
  Valdosta High School, 4590 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta
  5:00 pm
• Brooks County at Colquitt County →
  Norman Park GA
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Hahira Honey Bee Festival →
  Hahira GA
• CFA Biscuit Sales
  Grove Market
  7:30 am
• First Friday: Haunted Club →
  The Moody Field Club, 4251 George St, Moody AFB
  3:00 pm
• Hahira Historical Society Fish Fry →
  Hahira Historical Society, 116 E Lawson St, Hahira
  4:30 pm
• First Friday Game Night →
  Moody Field Club, 4251 George St, Valdosta
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• First Commerce Credit Union posted a job opening for Contact Center - Customer Service Representative (Bilingual - Spanish Required) in Adel. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Hahira. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Adel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hahira

• Flu shots available at health department (valdostadailytimes.com)
• Buzz on Over to the Hahira Honey Bee Festival Friday and Saturday (southgatv.com)
• VSU promotes police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie with National Night Out Oct. 6 (valdostadailytimes.com)

Moultrie

• Hall of Fame: Helms a superb Packer, Diving Tiger, Volunteer (moultrieobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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