🌱 Patch AM: Dallas family loses teen in tragic Lake Eufaula accident

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• Dallas family loses teen in tragic Lake Eufaula accident

Also on today's calendar: Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 49, low: 32.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A trip to the lake turns into a tragedy (wdhn.com) — A 14-year-old boy from Dallas died after an accident at Lake Eufaula in Alabama, where authorities say he fell, hit his head, and ended up in the water. Local law enforcement note this is one of several recent fatalities at the lake and are urging visitors to follow safety rules and avoid drugs and alcohol as the investigation continues.
   

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Thursday January 1

• Over hills and dales we'll make our way, a Ranger-led Hike on this First Day
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site , 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road , Dallas
  9:30 am

Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC , 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW , Marietta
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Smyrna, Georgia (Rotary Club)
  ROTARY CLUB OF SMYRNA , 3180 Atlanta Rd SE , Smyrna
  12:15 pm
• A Country Christmas
  Pettit Creek Farms , 337 Cassville Rd , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closes @ 5 PM
  Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
• Municipal Court in Session
  Marietta, GA Calendar , 240 Lemon Street , Marietta
  9:00 am
• New Year’s Family Open Studio
  Booth Western Art Museum , 501 N Museum Dr , Cartersville
  10:00 am
• Gentle Yoga
  Cartersville Library Meeting Room , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville
  10:00 am
• Last Day Sunset Hike
  Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site , 813 Indian Mounds Road SE , Cartersville
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Years Day-City Hall & Marietta Power & Water Offices Closed - ALL DAY
  Marietta, GA Calendar Marietta, GA 30060
• New Year's Day
  Cartersville, GA Calendar
• Library Closed
  Bartow County Library System , 429 West Main Street , Cartersville

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🗞 Nearby News

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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