🌱 Monkeypox Vaccines Available All Weekend + ADP Swim After Suspect

Good morning, Atlanta! Like many of you, the Patch staff is taking some time off for the holiday, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox on Monday morning. We'll catch up with you bright and early on Tuesday, but in the meantime, have a great Labor Day weekend!

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First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm or two. High: 83 Low: 70.

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Here are the top five stories today in Atlanta:

1. One person was stabbed at the Mall of Georgia outside of Atlanta yesterday. The suspect smashed jewelry counters at Macy's in an attempt to steal items when they stabbed a store employee. Police shot the suspect after he fled and was in the hospital with severe injuries as of Friday evening. (AM 920 The ANSWER)
2. The Georgia Department of Public Health will be offering monkeypox vaccines all weekend during the Atlanta Black Pride celebration. An additional 5,500 doses of the vaccine was provided to the state by the CDC. Vaccination events and locations can be found at the link. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
3. The Atlanta Police has reported success in recruiting officers outside of the Peach State. The police department's goal is to hire 250 officers for the force by the end of the year. An event in Miami last week brought 108 attendees and gave the department 66 potential hires. (11Alive.com WXIA)
4. A man was shot Thursday night in what officials believe was a targeted attack. The victim died on scene at the 3200 block of Lynfield Drive in Southwest Atlanta. Police say the investigation is ongoing and appears to be drug-related. (WSB Atlanta)
5. The Atlanta Police Department reported officers swam after a suspect on Aug. 25 and made a water arrest. Fleeing suspect Jetarvius Q. Thompson was arrested and charged with reckless driving, fleeing and eluding, obstruction, theft by receiving stolen vehicle, driving while unlicensed, and possession of tools to commit a crime. The suspect also had a warrant for his arrest for a murder in 2017. (City of Atlanta Police Department via Facebook)

Today in Atlanta:

• Free Museum Admission At Atlanta History Center (9:00 AM)
• Play The Animal Way At Zoo Atlanta (10:00 AM)
• Saturdays At The Wren's Nest At The Wren's Nest House Museum (11:00 AM)
• Hops & Flow Beer Yoga At Eventide Brewing (11:00 AM)
• BiteLines Food And Art Tour Of The Atlanta BeltLine At Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Adoptions fees for dogs and cats up to one year of age are waived through Sept. 4! Learn more here. (Atlanta Humane Society via Facebook)
• MARTA trains are operating on a special 12-minute schedule due to Dragon Con and the Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game today. Learn more about the schedules here. (MARTA via Facebook)
• Atlanta Public Schools is starting September off with National Attendance Awareness Month! Learn more about their campaign by reading their newsletter here. (Atlanta Public Schools via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all Tuesday for another update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.