🌱 How Grovetown police lured and arrested suspected online child predators

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In today's newsletter:

• How Grovetown police lured and arrested suspected online child predators

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: 90s Hip Hop on Strings and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 61.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grovetown police arrest multiple child predators in undercover internet sting (wfxg.com) — Grovetown police teamed up with state investigators to run a multi-day undercover sting that led to multiple child-predator arrests and ongoing investigations across the CSRA. Officers say thousands of online interactions were monitored, with several suspects arriving in person to Grovetown-area meeting spots and now facing serious trafficking charges with no bond.
   

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Friday October 2
• Landon Talks and Mary Ryan Brown →
  Hardin Auditorium, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd, Evans
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Cloverleaf 4-H Community Club →
  105 Old Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Book Buddies Preschool Storytime →
  Grovetown Library, 105 Old Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown
  10:30 am
• Preschool Playdate →
  Grovetown Library, 105 Old Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown
  11:00 am
Thursday October 1
• 10/1/2026 BZA Meeting →
  Grovetown, GA Calendar, 103 Old Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• ATL Fashion Field Trip →
  Walmart Supercenter, 5010 Steiner Way, Grovetown
  7:00 am
Wednesday October 28
• Candlelight: 90s Hip Hop on Strings →
  Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St, Augusta
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• [Senior Program] - Quilting →
  Augusta Calendar, 2463 Golden Camp Rd., Augusta
  10:00 am
• [Senior Program] - Line Dancing →
  Augusta Calendar, 2540 Wheeler Rd., Augusta
  10:00 am
• Pickleball →
  Augusta Calendar, 2463 Golden Camp Rd., Augusta
  10:00 am
• English as a Second Language Class →
  7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans
  10:15 am
• Preschool Storytime →
  7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Harlem

• Spalding looks to grow from back-to-back losses (daily-tribune.com)

Martinez

• Cook wipes spoon with finger and then keeps stirring (thestate.com)
• CSRA community gathers for car show to benefit local business owner (wrdw.com)

Evans

• Ballet performance brings families together in Columbia County (wrdw.com)
• Mail-in voting is still an option for this year's midterms. Here's what voters should know. (wfxg.com)
• Brian Shirley Breaks Through with Jackson 100 Win a Brownstown (stlracing.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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