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🌱 What security footage from an Athens sober home allegedly revealed

Athens, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Athens! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What security footage from an Athens sober home allegedly revealed

Also on today's calendar: Ciao Bella, Athens! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid; a little morning rain, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Athens man indicted for murder in connection with death of sober living roommate (kltv.com) — An Athens-area sober living home is at the center of a murder case after a Henderson County grand jury indicted a Dallas man in connection with his roommate’s disappearance. Investigators say security video from the Athens residence shows suspicious cleanup activity before the man was reported missing; the suspect remains jailed on a $1 million bond.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 24
  • HS JV, V Baseball vs. Mineola @ Eustace
    Eustace ISD Eustace, TX 75124
    4:30 pm
    • Saturday April 25
  • Hike with a Ranger
    Purtis Creek State Park PurtisCreekStatePark Map&Directions
    9:00 am
    • Saturday May 2
  • Drifted Harmony at The Dock
    The Dock , 4728 TX-198 , Malakoff
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • April 20–24 is National Work Zone Awareness Week!
    Be sure to listen to Dave. Here's how to keep everyone safe in work zones: – Slow down and follow posted signs – Put your phone away – Don’t… (Nextdoor )
  • Boating is complicated.
    Renewing with TxT isn’t. Knots, ropes, gear… there’s enough to manage while you're on the water. So keep your boat registration renewal simple with… (Nextdoor )
  • My Goodwill posted a job opening for Production Associate in Athens. Apply here.
  • PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athens here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Van Zandt County residents say crumbling roads are an ongoing problem and car repair bills are piling up (wfaa.com)

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  • Baseball Notebook: Grapeland's Owens, Troup's Huml take weekly honors (tylerpaper.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Athens

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