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In today's newsletter:
- Where to find the six new water stations on the Longleaf Trace
- How a Hattiesburg parking mishap turned into a dramatic SUV rollover.
- Hattiesburg American's prison-death reporting just helped win a national award.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sweltering heat, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 98, low: 74.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Longleaf Trace installs new water fountains with safety measures to avoid vandalism (wdam.com) — If you use the Longleaf Trace in Hattiesburg, you'll now find six new vandal-resistant water bottle filling stations along the 43-mile trail to help you stay safe and hydrated. After public complaints when old fountains were removed, the Trace board installed secure, closeable dispensers and may add more locations over time. 
2. Two Good Samaritans Tried To Save A Driver In A Dangling Sequoia And Dropped Him Off A Ledge (carscoops.com) — Emergency crews from Hattiesburg police, fire, AAA Ambulance, and USM campus police responded after a Toyota Sequoia slipped off a supermarket parking lot ledge and flipped into a drainage channel. Two bystanders trying to help accidentally tipped the SUV, but the driver escaped with only minor injuries. The incident highlights how risky improvised rescues can be around heavy vehicles.
3. The Marshall Project Wins NABJ Salute to Excellence Award (themarshallproject.org) — Hattiesburg readers may recognize the Hattiesburg American's role in an award-winning investigation into homicides in Mississippi prisons that uncovered dozens of unpunished killings. The Marshall Project and partner outlets' reporting spurred a proposed oversight bill and a pledge to reopen nearly 50 homicide and undetermined death cases, drawing national recognition from the National Association of Black Journalists.
4. Hattiesburg student participates in summer law camp (hubcityspokes.com) — A Hattiesburg student, Samaria Parker, joined 33 other Mississippi teens and college students for an intensive two-day Future Lawyers camp in Brandon, observing real court proceedings and practicing negotiations and mock trials. Judges, attorneys, and professors shared career advice, scholarship opportunities, and hands-on contract and trial exercises aimed at inspiring more young Mississippians to pursue legal careers.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hattiesburg
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- FCA mtg in gym
Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:40 am - Varsity Football/ Jamboree @ Gulfport 7:00
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:00 pm - Varsity Football Jamboree/Stadium
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:00 pm - Boys/Girls Golf @ Columbia
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
8:00 am - OGMS Volleyball vs Purvis @ home (gym)
Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
5:00 pm - 9th/JV Football @ Petal
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
6:00 pm - JV/V Vball VS Brandon/ Vball Facility
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
5:00 pm - Boys Golf @ Pine Creek (TBA)
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
8:00 am
Friday August 21
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Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JV/V Vball vs Petal /Vball Facility
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
5:00 pm - FCA mtg in gym
Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:40 am - Varsity Football/ Jamboree @ Gulfport 7:00
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:00 pm - Varsity Football Jamboree/Stadium
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
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I am a trapper/rescuer and I view my hobby of trapping just as some view fishing. Cast, wait, pull in when you have something. I'm not signing up… (Nextdoor Gambit) - Meet Kai 🥰
She is looking for her forever home. She was in a foster to adopt that unfortunately did not work out (due to no fault of her own). Kai is suuper… (Nextdoor Kamper Ave)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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