2 Gunned Down After Online Sale Meet-Up | Patch PM

A teen is in custody after two men were shot to death when they drove to Walton County to finalize an online sale. Plus, no highway construction is planned over the Memorial Day weekend to ease traffic problems, and five of the top beaches in Georgia to visit. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Tuesday, May 23, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

Two men are dead and a juvenile is in custody after the victims reportedly went to southern Walton County to conclude an online sale, and were killed, authorities believe. A report of a car wreck led officials to believe that the two apparent victims were already dead before the car crashed; they were shot multiple times. A juvenile was in custody, but investigators believe more people were involved in the shooting: Two Dead, One Arrested In Strange Walton County Shooting

Memorial Day weekend is right upon us, which means summer is just around the corner. From Tybee Island to the Cumberland National Seashore, Patch has some suggestions for amazing beaches that could be your summer vacation spot: Memorial Day 2017: Top Georgia Beaches

To help ease jam-packed highways expected over the Memorial Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation will suspend construction-related lane closures starting Friday: Memorial Day Weekend 2017: GDOT Restricts Lane Closures

A new poll in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race shows Democrat Jon Ossoff opening a lead over Republican Karen Handel a month before the election. The poll shows Ossoff in front 51 percent to 44 percent, the largest projected lead in the race thus far: 6th District Race: New Poll Shows Ossoff With 7-Point Lead Over Handel

More Georgia headlines:

• Johns Creek Wins Appeal in State Semifinal Baseball Game
• Kennesaw School Honors Acworth Teen Killed In Tree Fall
• Atlanta Rolls Out Summer Food Service Program
• Longtime School Leader Named CCSD 'Game Changer'
• 'WOW!' House: Indoor Pool, 24-Seat Theater In Snellville
• Gwinnett Gang Leader Violently Extorted Local Businesses

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