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🌱 Oakwood woman jailed after homeowner finds stranger wearing her clothes
Oakwood, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Oakwood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Oakwood woman jailed after homeowner finds stranger wearing her clothes
Also on today's calendar: 62nd Annual Independence Day Celebration – Laurel Park and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• S. Hall woman jailed on burglary, other charges (wgtjradio.com) — An Oakwood woman is being held in the Hall County Jail after deputies say a homeowner returned to a house on Athens Highway and found a stranger inside wearing her clothes and going through her belongings. Investigators allege the woman bathed with an outdoor hose, ate food, and broke a vase before being detained. She now faces burglary, theft, and criminal trespass charges. 
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62nd Annual Independence Day Celebration – Laurel Park →
Laurel Park, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy, Gainesville
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PEACHTREE POINT PAVILION & AMPHITHEATER, 7000 Lanier Islands Pkwy, Buford
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8:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Curious Saturdays
Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville, GA, 30501, United States
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Frog Feeding
Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
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Exhibit B Pop - Up @ Midland Market →
Midland Greenway, 682 Grove St, Gainesville
4:00 pm -
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Treetop Quest Gwinnett, 2020 Clean Water Dr, Buford
10:00 am -
Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys Weekly [07/05/2026] →
Video Game Trader LLC, 1350 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
4:00 pm -
Seeds to Snacks Summer Camp
Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
Saturday July 4
Sunday July 5
Monday July 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Flowery Branch
- 6013 Silverbell Dr, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 (redfin.com)
- Buford Hot Tub Moves Spike Near Lake Lanier This June (cincinnati.com)
- Falcons 2026 training camp preview: Defensive line (statenews.net)
Gainesville
- Mike Klein hosting Fourth of July concert in Gainesville to formally announce his candidacy (floridapolitics.com)
- Don Arepacho in Gainesville receives a 68% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
- Georgia County Launches Public Microchip Scanning Stations to Help Lost Pets (ladyfreethinker.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: When it is turning into a driveway! (Thank you Dana J. for sending it in!)
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