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Vidalia, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Vidalia! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Vidalia camera audit led to charges against a sergeant.
Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 72, low: 60.
- Monday: A shower possible, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vidalia, Georgia, Police Audited Their Own Flock Cameras, Flagged a Sergeant, Then Called the GBI — Now He Faces Two Misuse Counts (theautowire.com) — Vidalia police discovered possible misuse of their Flock license plate cameras during an internal audit and asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to step in, leading to charges against a former sergeant. Investigators say the system was accessed multiple times for non-law-enforcement purposes, and the Middle Judicial Circuit district attorney will now decide whether to formally pursue the counts. 
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- Obituary - Gary L. Johnson (statesboroherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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