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🌱 How a late‑night Cana welfare check turned deadly for deputies
Cana, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Cana! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a late‑night Cana welfare check turned deadly for deputies
Also on today's calendar: The Society of Moon & Star Pattern Glass Show.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Puckett now being held in NRV Regional Jail in Dublin (pcpatriot.com) — A man now jailed in Dublin faces multiple serious charges after a late‑night incident in Cana that left one Carroll County sheriff’s deputy dead and another wounded. Authorities say the suspect fled from his Fancy Gap Highway home, sparking a multi‑agency manhunt across the region before his capture in Surry County, North Carolina. The injured deputy is reported in stable condition. 
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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