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In today's newsletter:

  • Good Samaritan's quick actions help residents escape Lawrenceville house fire
  • Why a Gwinnett judge twice denied bond for two Warner brothers

Also on today's calendar: Open House This Sunday! 2-4pm! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A t-storm in the afternoon, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Good Samaritan helps save lives after metro Atlanta house fire (wsbradio.com) — A passerby in Gwinnett County helped save several residents by calling 911 and pounding on the door of a Lawrenceville home that caught fire early Friday, waking three people who escaped. Firefighters then rescued another person from the basement; two victims were hospitalized in critical condition, and five residents were displaced as investigators probe the fire's cause.
   

• Denied bond twice, community calls for release of Warner Brothers (kiss104fm.com) — A criminal case involving brothers Armani and Camari Warner is unfolding in Gwinnett County, where they've twice been denied bond after a June confrontation with a neighbor. Their attorney plans to invoke Georgia's Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine laws, while a Gwinnett magistrate judge has already criticized the neighbor's actions in a related civil case, leaving the family's future and a planned college start in limbo.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

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  • Knock on the door saves sleeping residents from Lawrenceville fire, crews say (11alive.com)

Grayson

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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