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🌱 How a Blackshear farmer helped crack a nationwide farm equipment scam

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What's up Blackshear! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Blackshear farmer helped crack a nationwide farm equipment scam

Also on today's calendar: Pierce County Bears vs West Laurens Raiders and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Romanian fugitive caught in Washington state after year on the run, will be sent back to Georgia (wsbtv.com) — A Pierce County farmer in Blackshear first alerted authorities to a suspicious online farm equipment dealer, sparking a nationwide fraud investigation. Now, a Romanian suspect accused of helping steal more than $600,000 from buyers has been captured in Washington state and will be brought back to Georgia for trial, with local investigators credited for exposing the fake Blackshear-based business.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Jesup

  • Weather Stops Play Between Golf Powers at Frederica (coastalgeorgiasports.com)
  • Infamous drug dealer prison inmate disappears between Miami and Georgia (miamiherald.com)
  • Wayne County residents seek information on data centers ahead of city vote (wtoc.com)

Folkston

  • New incentive program aims to boost food-animal vet care in Georgia (wsbtv.com)

Ok Blackshear! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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