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  • What a $23.6M verdict means for care at PruittHealth-Fitzgerald.

Also on today's calendar: Balcony Club Presents Practical Magic 2 Dinner & a Movie.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 72.
  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SGA Family speaks after jury awards $23.6M in PruittHealth nursing home lawsuit (walb.com) — A Georgia jury has ordered PruittHealth-Fitzgerald and related companies to pay $23.6 million over the death of longtime Fitzgerald teacher and coach John D. Owens Jr., who spent his final months at the local nursing home. The case, tried in Gwinnett County, centered on alleged unprescribed medications, understaffing, and violations of residents' rights, and could influence how nursing homes in Fitzgerald and across Georgia handle staffing, oversight, and family communication.
   

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