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🌱 Alma man sentenced in sweeping South Georgia drug trafficking crackdown

Alma, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Alma man sentenced in sweeping South Georgia drug trafficking crackdown

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A strong afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
  • Monday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wheeler Correctional Inmate Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Scheme • The Georgia Virtue (thegeorgiavirtue.com) — An Alma resident, 28-year-old Roger Jenkins, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a large South Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy, followed by three years of supervised release. The operation, which also drew in Bacon County Sheriff’s Office investigators, funneled drugs into Douglas and surrounding communities and led to dozens of convictions, seized firearms, and cash.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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