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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Rewearing the 'G' (uga.edu) — On fall Saturdays, Athens fills with Georgia football fans whose spending supports local restaurants, hotels, and shops but also fuels fast-fashion waste. Local vintage store Dynamite Clothing and student advocates urge fans to choose secondhand and recycled red-and-black gear, showing how Athens residents can save money, stand out on game day, and reduce textile waste year-round.
2. Search underway for suspect in fatal Athens shooting (fox5atlanta.com) — Athens police are searching for 24-year-old Kendrick Faust after a fatal shooting early Sunday on Thumpa Avenue that killed 33-year-old Athens resident Tre Foster. Investigators haven't released a motive, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or an Athens-Clarke County detective, with rewards offered for tips leading to an arrest.
3. ITA Collegiate Wheelchair Tennis Singles Championships Come to a Close In Cincinnati - Finalists Now Head to Athens (wearecollegetennis.com) — Athens will host the NCAA Division I Individual Championships in November, where top collegiate wheelchair tennis players just crowned in Cincinnati will compete for national singles titles. The event at the University of Georgia will bring standout men's and women's qualifiers, adding high-level adaptive tennis to an already major collegiate tennis week in town.
4. Athens religious organizations host Resisting Detention Centers workshop (redandblack.com) — Athens faith groups recently hosted a "Resisting Detention Centers" workshop to help residents understand how immigration detention and ICE actions are affecting local families. Around 40 people from multiple congregations gathered to hear from immigrant advocates, discuss ending local cooperation with ICE, and explore how Athens communities of faith can support detained immigrants and their loved ones.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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