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🌱 How a welfare check at a Guyton home exposed years of abuse

Guyton, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • How a welfare check at a Guyton home exposed years of abuse

Today's riddle: These are the 3 unwritten rules of life ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warmer with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Crocker Timeline: Father could be put to death for murders, burial of Effingham County kids (wjcl.com) — A long-running Effingham County child abuse and murder case centers on a Guyton home where two siblings were found buried in their backyard after a welfare check. The piece walks through years of investigations, charges, plea deals, and recent heavy sentences, with prosecutors still pursuing the death penalty for the children’s father and others as new hearings and a press conference unfold.
   

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  • JoCakes By Josephine is truly a staple in our home!
    Every cake I’ve had has been beautifully made, and full of flavor. You could can tell she puts real care and passion into her work. Not only are… (Nextdoor North Effingham)
  • Attention Guyton Farmers Market Vendors!
    We’ve all experienced it. Some weekends are full and thriving, while others have only a handful of vendors show up. I have created a facebook group… (Nextdoor Central Effingham)
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  • RDSolutions posted a job opening for Store Scanning Specialist in Rincon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Guyton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • ‘This is certainly not justice': Father avoids death by pleading guilty to kids' murders (courttv.com)
  • Irish newcomer brings intrigue to Gamecocks; Clemson turns to Texas in 2028 pursuit at QB (postandcourier.com)

Rincon

  • Stand Up for America Day Pageant Crowns 2026 Winners in Port Wentworth (savannahceo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 1)2)3) (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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