🌱 How investigators traced a missing child to safety in East Point

Good morning East Point! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How investigators traced a missing child to safety in East Point
• How a former East Point officer's retrial could reshape local trust
• How East Point's ER closure fuels a $200 million hospital fight

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Child sex trafficking victim safely recovered in East Point (fultonneighbor.com) — A juvenile sex trafficking victim has been safely recovered in East Point after investigators tracked online ads across metro Atlanta. Fulton County Sheriff's Office, working with federal partners, located the child here and moved her to a secure facility for care and services. One suspect has been arrested, though officials are withholding details while the investigation continues.
   

• Officer used badge, authority to sexually assault women while on duty, prosecutor says (wsbtv.com) — A former East Point police officer is back on trial in Fulton County, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while on duty, including minors. Jurors are hearing emotional testimony and weighing complex DNA evidence after a previous trial ended in a partial mistrial. The outcome could shape local trust in policing and accountability in East Point and across Fulton County.
   

• Atlanta presses Fulton County for $200 million to complete new hospital (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Local healthcare access remains a concern after Wellstar's East Point emergency room closed in 2022, pushing more pressure onto Grady and a proposed new southwest Atlanta hospital. Atlanta wants Fulton County to add $200 million so a billion‑dollar replacement hospital can move forward, while county leaders point to other major investments already made in South Fulton and Union City.
   

📸 Around East Point

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Tuesday September 1
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Thursday August 27
• Virtual Senior Parent Night
  Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Curriculum Night 2026
  Columbia Middle School
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Volleyball Practice
  Westlake Main Gymnasium, Auxillary Gymnasium
  3:30 pm
• Varsity Cheer Practice
  Westlake TBA
  3:45 pm
• Drill Practice
  Westlake Practice Football Field
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Softball vs. Dunwoody
  Midtown High School Dunwoody High School, 5035 Vermack Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338, USA
  5:00 pm
• Board of Appeals Meeting →
  City of Hapeville - 700 Doug Davis Drive Hapeville GA 30354
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Football vs. North Atlanta
  Midtown High School Eddie S. Henderson Stadium, 929 Monroe Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
  6:00 pm
• Board of Appeals Meeting - Canceled →
  Hapeville Calendar, 700 Doug Davis Drive, Hapeville
  6:00 pm
• Annual Title I Cluster Meeting
  Westlake Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Howard University Marching Band
  Westlake Auditorium
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is it any groups on here that doesn't have everyone begging for breakfast and brunch?
  I'll love to meet people that just like to be respectful, conversational, nice and understanding. I'm even interested in making the community better… (Nextdoor Parkside at Camp Creek)
• How do we go about scheduling bulk pick up?
  The telephone numbers are all non working for East Point. Unsure what is going on but East Point customer service is really poor compared to a few… (Nextdoor Headland)

🗞 Nearby News

College Park

• Section of I-285 to be fully closed again this weekend. See routes (thestate.com)
• Clip Of Kelsey Plum Throwing Adult S-x Toy Into The Stands Is Blowing Up Online [VIDEO] (totalprosports.com)
• Priced Out of Intown Atlanta? The Suburbs Newcomers Are Moving to in 2026 (newpelican.com)

Hapeville

• Sidney Starr Denied Bond as Teenage Accuser's Mom Speaks Out (urbanhollywood411.com)

Atlanta

• Dolly Parton's film legacy has deep roots in Georgia (wsbtv.com)
• Georgia Supreme Court says it will no longer handle the bulk of state murder appeals (atlantanewsfirst.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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