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In today's newsletter:

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

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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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  • 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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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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