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🌱 Why a salty Union City burger landed a worker in jail
Union City, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Union City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a salty Union City burger landed a worker in jail
- Why an election center in Union City drew a major FBI raid
Also on today's calendar: Union City's Light Up the Night Festival.
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 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 94, low: 75.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Judicial Follies: Microlaw (advocate-news.com) — One of the quirky legal stories highlighted involves a Union City McDonald’s worker who was jailed overnight after a police officer complained a hamburger was overly salty and made him ill. The column revisits several oddball cases from around the country to show how the legal system sometimes reacts in surprising ways. 
• FBI directs hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia's 2020 presidential election (ajc.com) — Union City’s Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center was the site of an FBI raid tied to a major investigation into Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The bureau is assigning more than 200 analysts nationwide to review hundreds of records each, underscoring how central Fulton County—and this Union City facility—are to the probe.
📸 Around Union City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Real Teen Talk Series →
Gladys S. Dennard Library at South Fulton, 4055 Flat Shoals Rd, Union City
1:30 pm
Saturday July 11
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Other local events
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FCS Board Meeting
Wolf Creek South Learning Center
4:30 pm -
Union City's Light Up the Night Festival →
5047 Union St, Union City
6:30 pm
Thursday July 16
Saturday July 18
📣 Union City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Atlanta Braves Block Party →
The Battery Atlanta, 800 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta
4:00 pm -
JULY 4TH OUTDOOR CELEBRATION - SHAMROCK PARK - TYRONE →
Shamrock Park
6:00 pm -
Michael Blackson →
City Winery Atlanta, Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue NE, Atlanta
7:00 pm -
Dxmn Its Hot Fest →
West Manor Park, 3240 W Manor Cir SW, Atlanta
2:00 pm -
Frozen the Broadway Musical at The Legacy Theatre →
The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Rd, Tyrone
2:00 pm -
Cinderella-Theater →
City of South Fulton Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd SW, Atlanta
2:30 pm -
Jesse Ruben Live at Mado Amphitheater →
Mado Amphitheater, 1234 Mado Lp, Palmetto
7:00 pm -
Sunday Variety Series at Academy Theatre →
Academy Theatre, 599 N Central Ave, Hapeville
8:30 pm -
Financial Literacy Class →
Palmetto Branch Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy, Palmetto
4:30 pm
Saturday July 4
Sunday July 5
Monday July 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m a barber here in the Fairburn/Atlanta area, and I’ve been out giving free haircuts to those in need on the streets.
Every cut is a small step toward hope. Follow my journey as I bring a little dignity back, one haircut at a time. (Nextdoor Dodson Woods) - The City of South Fulton would like to wish Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs a happy birthday today!
Thank you for your leadership, vision, and heart for the City of South Fulton. Your commitment continues to move our city forward. Wishing you a… (Nextdoor )
- DHL Express USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler in Union City. Apply here.
- GXO posted a job opening for Production Technician Supervisor - 2nd Shift in Union City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Union City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairburn
- Boil water advisory lifted in 2 metro Atlanta cities after power outage impacts pumping station (wsbtv.com)
- How Aventure Aviation Became a Global Aviation Brand (atlantamagazine.com)
- Running back outlook: WVU rebuilding its running back corps (wvnews.com)
College Park
- Attorney general responds to complaints about special College Park city council meeting held in Savannah (cbsnews.com)
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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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