🌱 Why a Winterville man’s truck crash sparked a DUI investigation

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• Why a Winterville man's truck crash sparked a DUI investigation

Also on today's calendar: Jammy Buffet and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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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: 93, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elderly man leaves SUV in roadway after Bogart wreck (onlineathens.com) — A recent Oconee County sheriff's report includes a crash where a 44-year-old Winterville man's truck was rear-ended at a Macon Highway intersection, prompting a possible DUI investigation of the other driver. The same report details separate incidents involving shoplifting at Walmart, a domestic dispute, an abandoned SUV after a deer strike, and a driver allegedly without insurance.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winterville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Marigold Farmers Market →
  Pittard Park, 115 Parkview Rd, Winterville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Jammy Buffet →
  Georgia Theatre, 215 N Lumpkin St, Athens
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Marigold Farmers Market →
  Pittard Park, 115 Parkview Rd, Winterville
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• The Brook & The Bluff →
  Georgia Theatre, 215 N Lumpkin St, Athens
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Matt Venuti Presents Sonocosmos →
  Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture, 373 North Church Street, Winterville
• Marigold Farmers Market →
  Pittard Park, 115 Parkview Rd, Winterville
  9:00 am
Monday October 12
• All Them Witches →
  40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Ax and the Hatchetmen →
  40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Biodiverse greenspace in urban areas →
  Larry Walker Room, 225 Herty Dr, Athens
  8:30 am
• Creative Housing Options Subcommittee →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 120 West Dougherty Street, Athens
  9:00 am
• Nature Ramblers →
  Shade Garden Arbor, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens
  9:00 am
• Advance Auto Parts Ribbon Cutting →
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, 246 W Hancock Ave, Athens
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Oak Steakhouse opens in downtown Athens in historic Holman building (onlineathens.com)
• Athens Orthopedic Clinic adds two specialists to expand access to orthopedic care (monroelocal.org)
• Hey, Nothing Can't Do Without Their Walrus Pedals (musicconnection.com)

Watkinsville

• Athens Crush to hold open tryouts (classiccitynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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