🌱 How Lithia Springs parents are responding to a serial child-molestation suspect

Morning Lithia Springs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Lithia Springs parents are responding to a serial child-molestation suspect

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Authorities seek man accused of molesting 9 children (fox5atlanta.com) — Parents in Lithia Springs are on edge as Cobb and Douglas authorities search for a tall man in his 30s accused of molesting at least nine children along the Thornton Road corridor. Local residents describe tightening supervision and planning safety gatherings while deputies circulate hundreds of warning flyers and investigators work to identify the suspect from surveillance images.
   

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📸 Around Lithia Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lithia Springs

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Friday May 8

• Olfactory Opulence: How Moths Influenced Perfume
  Sweetwater Creek State Park, 1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs
  3:30 pm
• Evening Ecology Hike
  Sweetwater Creek State Park, 1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs
  5:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• Paws on the Lawn Vaccine Clinic →
  Douglas County, GA Calendar, 2083 Fairburn Rd, Douglasville
  10:00 am
• Evening Kayak Paddle
  Sweetwater Creek State Park, 1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Olfactory Opulence: How Moths Influenced Perfume
  Sweetwater Creek State Park, 1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs
  3:30 pm
• Evening Ecology Hike
  Sweetwater Creek State Park, 1750 Mount Vernon Road, Lithia Springs
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Olfactory Opulence: How Moths Influenced Perfume
  Sweetwater Creek State Park 1750 Mount Vernon Road Lithia Springs, GA 30122
  3:30 pm
• Evening Ecology Hike
  Sweetwater Creek State Park 1750 Mount Vernon Road Lithia Springs, GA 30122
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• Literature II EOC - Part 3
  Chapel Hill High School Douglasville, GA 30134
  8:00 am
• Chipotle Fundraiser
  North Douglas Elementary School, 9380 The Landing Dr, Douglasville
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball Tryouts
  New Manchester High School Douglasville, GA 30134
  4:00 pm
• Spring Band Concert
  New Manchester High School Douglasville, GA 30134
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kenco posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk in Lithia Springs. Apply here.
• Securitas Inc. posted a job opening for Data Center Shift Supervisor in Lithia Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lithia Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Austell

• Six Flags Over Georgia turns Holiday in the Park into a full-scale seasonal transformation (attractionsmagazine.com)

Douglasville

• Cobb high school Habitat coalition kicks off 2026 season (eastcobbnews.com)
• On this Date: G3 Founder Josh Buice Placed on Leave (ministrywatch.com)
• Juvenile In Multiple Vehicle Break-Ins Arrested In Douglas Co. (patch.com)

Mableton

• Scouts Remove 16 Bags of Trash From Cooper Lake Road in Mableton (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Cobb County Government: A Quiz (cobbcountycourier.com)

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Ok Lithia Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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