🌱 How license plate readers helped crack a deadly Conyers hit-and-run

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In today's newsletter:

• How license plate readers helped crack a deadly Conyers hit-and-run

Also on today's calendar: Rockdale Farmers Market and 2 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Resi M.!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oxford man charged in fatal Conyers hit-and-run crash (fox5atlanta.com) — A Conyers woman was killed in an early-morning hit-and-run on Dogwood Drive, and police say license plate reader technology helped them find a suspect vehicle and arrest a 52-year-old Oxford man within about 12 hours. Georgia State Patrol is leading the investigation with help from Conyers Police, who are still asking anyone with information to come forward.
   

📸 Around Conyers

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Conyers

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Rockdale Farmers Market →
  Wheeler Park, 1400 Parker Rd SE, Conyers
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Rockdale County Board of Education Meeting Regular Session
  Rockdale County 960 Pine Street NE, Conyers
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Listening & Learning Tour with Superintendent Dr. Johnson - RCHS Cl
  Rockdale County RCHS Theater, 1174 Bulldog Circle, Conyers, GA
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Independent Learning Day/Professional Learning Day
  Rockdale County Conyers, GA 30012
Sunday August 30
• Rockdale Farmers Market →
  Wheeler Park, 1400 Parker Rd SE, Conyers
  1:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Computer Basics for Seniors
  Salem-Panola Library -
  10:30 am
• Softball (V) vs Druid Hills →
  Lithonia High School Lithonia HS
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball (V) vs Gwinnett →
  Lithonia High School Discovery HS
  6:00 pm
• Rockdale County Board of Education Meeting Regular Session
  Rockdale County 960 Pine Street NE, Conyers
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Football (V) vs MLK Jr HS →
  Lithonia High School Hallford Stadium
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• Travel Club
  Salem-Panola Library -
  10:00 am
• Anime for Adults
  Stonecrest Library - Auditorium
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi Neighbors...
  I am in need of an GREAT exterminator for a rental property. Any suggestions is helpful. (Nextdoor Windsor Creek)

• Sprouts Farmers Market posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Conyers. Apply here.
• Tempur Sealy International, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor/Custodian-970113 1st Shift in Conyers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conyers here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lithonia

• Georgia: Recidivist Felon Gets 20 Years for Shooting Man Over $1 (lawenforcementtoday.com)
• Countdown To 2026 Indiana Football- 17 Days Daniel Ndukwe (hoosierhuddle.com)
• Lithonia man sentenced to life for 2025 gas station murder (11alive.com)

Stonecrest

• West Nile Virus found in 4 DeKalb mosquito traps (fox5atlanta.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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