🌱 What investigators are still asking Manchester residents after Sunday’s fatal shooting

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• What investigators are still asking Manchester residents after Sunday’s fatal shooting

Today's riddle: What do you call a country with pink cars? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 70.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• One Person Dead, One Charged With Murder (hhjonline.com) — A person was fatally shot Sunday afternoon on Martin Luther King Drive in Manchester, and another individual is in custody facing a murder charge. Manchester Police and the GBI are still actively investigating, with officers having secured the scene, detained those involved, and urged anyone with information to contact local authorities. Names of those involved have not yet been released.
   

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Monday July 20

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 17

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Saturday July 18

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  11:30 am
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Monday July 20

• HCHS Football Acclimation Week
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  7:30 am
• HCHS Volleyball Workouts
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  8:30 am
• July 20 thru 24 Junior Citizens Service Camp Ages 9-12
  Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site 401 Little White
  8:30 am
• Dino Play Day →
  Harris County Public Library, 7511 GA-116, Hamilton
  11:00 am
• Zoning Commission Meeting (Public Hearing #1) →
  Thomaston, GA Calendar, 106 E Lee Street, Thomaston
  12:30 pm
• Creekside Braves Game
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
  6:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• HCHS Baseball Workouts Gym Weight Room
  Harris County High School Hamilton, GA 31811
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Members Needed - We have a FREE Diploma or Degree just for you! in Manchester. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

LaGrange

• LaGrange Mayor's Summer Reading Club Final Event Planned for Saturday, July 18 at LaGrange Art Museum (thecitymenus.com)
• Five Below opens 2,000th store in LaGrange, Ga. (wtvm.com)
• LaGrange Academy volleyball becomes a true family affair for... (lagrangenews.com)

Hogansville

• Man wanted for Hogansville road rage shooting arrested for separate shooting on I-85, deputies say (wrbl.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pink carnation (Thank you Janet M. for sending it in!)
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