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🌱 What LaGrange police say happened during gunfire on Baldwin Street
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Good day LaGrange! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What LaGrange police say happened during gunfire on Baldwin Street
- How a LaGrange-raised comic turned a childhood gift into a career
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📰 News we're reading
• Man arrested on drug and assault charges after LaGrange shooting incident (wrbl.com) — LaGrange police are investigating gunfire that struck two residences on Baldwin Street and led to the arrest of a man now facing drug, obstruction, and aggravated assault charges. Officers first responded around 3 a.m. Sunday, later linking the suspect to multiple rounds fired at occupied and unoccupied homes, and are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Hutcheson or submit an anonymous Tip411 message. 
• Dontee' Ray: The Man Behind the Laughs, the Characters, and the Calling (sheenmagazine.com) — A nationally touring comedian who now calls Atlanta home spent part of his childhood in LaGrange where family first noticed his knack for commanding a room. Dontee' Ray, known as The Don Megga and Sherman the Sugar Daddy, has built a long-running career blending thoughtful punchlines with crowd-pleasing characters while adapting from improv stages to digital sketches without losing his focus on connection and laughter.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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