🌱 Man Dies From Gunshot Wounds At Green Cay Beach + Cocaine Bust

Good morning and I hope you're heading into a great weekend. Just the headlines today, but I guarantee each story is worth reading in full. And don't miss the weekend events line-up, including the first Seed and Plant Exchange of 2022.

And I believe this is the second weekend Miss Lucy's in Coral Bay is trying out a Saturday happy hour (starts at 4pm.) Check it out and make it a regular occurrence!

• "52-Year-Old Man Dies on Scene After Sustaining Multiple Gunshot Wounds at Green Cay Beach," via the VI Consortium.
• "Frenchtown Bust Leads to 2 Arrests on Cocaine Charges," via The Source.
• "Nomination of Delia Smith and others delayed by Sen. Tom Cotton," via the Virgin Islands Daily News.
• "Bryan Wants All Gov't Employees Back to the Office. 'I'm Getting Too Many Complaints of Phones Not Being Answered.'" Via the VI Consortium.

Today's weather: Afternoon showers. High: 80 Low: 72.

Saturday Events:

• Nursery Plant Sale (9:00 a.m.)
• Seed and Plant Exchange (10:00 a.m.)
• Making Gyotaku Fish Prints (11:00 a.m.)
• Happy Hour at Miss Lucy's in Coral Bay (4:00 p.m.)

Social Buzz:

• St. Croix Adult Education -- Now Registering! Adult Education Night High School Diploma Program Link: https://bit.ly/3cjIIbS Adult Education Day Program Link: https://bit.ly/33Ra4Ck AEFLA/GED Night Program Link: https://bit.ly/3kzCJTi" (Facebook)
• Friends of Virgin Islands National Park: "So you think you know St. John? Join us tomorrow for a fun game of Park Trivia! (Saturday, February 5, 6PM to 7:30PM AST)..." (Facebook)
• Attn: St. John! Co-Ed Baseball for ages 6-11 starts February 7th! Hosted by the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation. Pick up an application from our Recreational Center across from Human Services. (Facebook)
• Girls softball starts February 28th, 2022. Young Ladies from ages 6-10 can come down to Emile Griffith Ball Park Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Also hosted by the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation. Registration fee is $25.00. (Facebook)
• "It is with tears of disbelief streaming down my face and my heart swelling out of my chest with pride that I announce that I will be representing the Virgin Islands at the 2022 Olympic Games!" (Katie Tannenbaum- Virgin Islands Skeleton)

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