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🌱 Patch AM: GA Mass Shooting Of 12: Teen Arrested, Bond Ruling For 2 Suspects

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Greetings Macon! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Teen charged as adult after Carolyn Crayton Park mass shooting
  • How a Macon woman's pain battle is shaping a federal health report

Also on today's calendar: Cannonball House's Fall Bazaar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GA Mass Shooting Of 12: Teen Arrested, Bond Ruling For 2 Suspects (patch.com) — Macon residents are learning more about Sunday's mass shooting at Carolyn Crayton Park, where 12 people were wounded during a late-night party at the skate park. A 15-year-old, now charged as an adult, and four other suspects face multiple aggravated assault counts, with some held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center and the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center.
   

• Macon woman says insurer denied rehab for chronic pain in new Ossoff report (wgxa.tv) — A Macon woman says her insurer repeatedly denied doctor-recommended rehab for chronic pain stemming from serious injuries, leaving her struggling to afford follow-up care. Her story appears in Sen. Jon Ossoff's new report on Georgians facing delayed or denied treatments, as experts criticize prior authorization hurdles and federal changes are proposed to better protect patients' access to medically necessary care.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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