🌱 M. Williams Road faces five-month closure starting Nov. 18

Morning Kentwood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• M. Williams Road faces five-month closure starting Nov. 18
• Kentwood teen arrested after ATV crash leaves passenger seriously injured

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• M. Williams Road bridge work in Kentwood starts November 18 with 5-month closure (wbrz.com) — Drivers in Kentwood’s Spring Creek area face an estimated five-month closure on M. Williams Road beginning Nov. 18 while crews replace a bridge. The closure is between LA 1054 and LA 38, with posted detours using those highways. The $707,000 project is federally funded, and work depends on weather.
   

• Tangipahoa Parish teen facing several charges in ATV crash investigation (wgno.com) — A Kentwood teenager was arrested after a Nov. 7 ATV crash on Green Farm Road left a 17-year-old passenger seriously injured. Deputies allege 18-year-old Mason Simpson was speeding when he lost control and the ATV overturned. Simpson and another passenger received hospital treatment, and he has since bonded out of jail.
   

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📸 Around Kentwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kentwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 22

• Native Seed Collecting Event →
  Sandy Hollow Campground, Oil Field Road, Kentwood
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• JSMS vs Bogalusa Basketball Game
  JSHS Gym
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• EL Family Meeting
  TPSS Technology Center, 795 S. Morrison Blvd, Hammond
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Firearm Safety Class for Families
  Tangipahoa Parish, 2575 Veterans Avenue, Hammond
  10:00 am

Monday November 16

• School Bus Driver Training (5 Day Training)
  TPSS Family and Community Event Center, 711 Coleman Ave, Hammond
  9:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Community Bus Tour
  TPSS Technology Center, 795 S. Morrison BLVD, Hammond
  8:00 am

Monday November 23

• Thanksgiving Holiday
  St. Helena Parish Greensburg, LA 70441
• Thanksgiving Holidays
  Tangipahoa Parish Amite, LA 70422

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Popeyes posted a job opening for Team Member in Kentwood. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Franklinton

• Covington police arrest man on two felony child exploitation charges (aprsttammany.com)
• Football Game Preview: Prairieville Hurricanes vs. St. Amant Gators (maxpreps.com)

Hammond

• Hammond Rotary invites families to 18th annual Movie Night Under the Stars (an17.com)
• Smalls Sliders Opens in Hammond, Louisiana (qsrmagazine.com)
• Gordon McKernan to give away 600 free bikes to Louisiana children (wafb.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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