🌱 Highway 441 driver sideswiped twice near Bishop—what deputies found later

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• Highway 441 driver sideswiped twice near Bishop—what deputies found later

Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variably cloudy and pleasant, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Woman offers odd reason behind hit and run at Walmart: Oconee Blotter (onlineathens.com) — A recent Oconee County Sheriff’s Office blotter includes a Highway 441 hit‑and‑run in the Bishop area, where a Marietta driver says his car was struck twice by another Dodge. Deputies later found a matching damaged vehicle in Jasper County and plan to seek a warrant. The same report details several unrelated shoplifting and parking lot hit‑and‑run cases around local Walmarts.
   

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📸 Around Bishop

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 24

• Mermaid Meet & Greet →
  Oconee County Library, 1925 Electric Ave, Watkinsville
  11:00 am
• Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board Meeting →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 120 West Dougherty Street, Athens
  5:30 pm
• Shih Tzu Not Trivia →
  South Main Brewing, 1725 Electric Ave Suite 140, Watkinsville
  6:00 pm
• "Aqua Aerobics" at the Memorial Park Pool →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 293 Gran Ellen Dr., Athens
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 25

• Cybersecurity for Small Business Education Breakfast
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Oconee State Bank HQ
  8:30 am
• People Living in Recovery New Location Ribbon Cutting
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce 246 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
  12:00 pm
• Improv for Dementia Care Partners →
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Flying Squid Comedy 150 Fritz Mar Lane Athens, GA 30607
  2:00 pm
• Teen Dungeons & Dragons -- Summer Campaign →
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Location: Storytime room Library Branch: Athens-Clarke County Library
  6:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Risk Limiting Audit →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 2555 Lexington Road, Athens
• DAP Athens 5 Year Anniversary
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce 246 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
  10:00 am
• Open House Community Event Seniors Helping Seniors Athens
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce (Office located inside RAC Properties Building) 2891 Monroe Highway, Suite 205, Bogart, Georgia, 30622
  10:00 am
• Classic City Gem & Mineral Show!
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce The Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Golden Pantry Food Stores posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Bishop. Apply here.
• RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Watkinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bishop here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Watkinsville

• Watkinsville mayor celebrates children and community connectiveness in ribbon cutting at new pedestrian bridge (oconeeenterprise.com)
• Extra Special People celebrates 40 years serving people with disabilities (wtoc.com)

Athens

• First annual Classic City Juneteenth Music & Arts Festival in photos (onlineathens.com)
• Mayor-elect Dexter Fisher discusses making history as the first Black mayor in Athens (wuga.org)
• Falling gas prices ahead of July 4th (wsbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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