🌱 Megan Danielle Goes On Tour + 4th of July Lunch At Local Jail

Hello Douglasville!

Like many of you, the Patch staff will be taking some time off for the Fourth of July. I’ll be back in your inbox after the holiday, but until then, here’s what’s happening in town today.

Today's briefing includes updates on:

• Megan Danielle Will Tour With Maddie Poppe.
• High-Speed Chase Injures Child.
• Chattahoochee River Closure Extended Due To Contamination.

But first, your local weather:

• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m.. High: 88 Low: 71.
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm. High: 86 Low: 70.

Here are the top five stories today in and around Douglasville:

1. Megan Danielle, Douglasville star of American Idol, announced that she will be going on tour with Maddie Poppe. The tour will include 15 stops across the U.S. but none in Georgia, for now. The summer tour will be Megan's first. (WSB Atlanta)
2. A Douglas County man was arrested yesterday after injuring a child in highspeed police chase in Lithia Springs. The driver of the chased vehicle was identified as Jaci Rashad Williams. He has been taken to the Douglas County Jail, while the injured child has been taken to the Children's Scottish Rite Hospital. (WSBTV)
3. A man from nearby Eastpoint diagnosed with dementia went missing Sunday. He is 75 years old. Ronald Lee Smith is Black, 6'3" tall, and weighs 196 lbs. He was last seen wearing black shorts and a white T-shirt about 8:30 a.m. around the 4000 block of Washington Road. Please call the Eastpoint Police Department at 404-761-2177 or call 911 if you have any information. (Fox5)
4. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has extended part of the closure of the Chattahoochee River. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper said the closure will be from the Chattahoochee Nature Center to all points downstream. The Hewlett Lodge Visitors Center with the hiking trails and picnic shelters will remain open as usual. No future date was given for the reopening of the river. (Fox5)
5. Today, Jul 4, the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta will bring a holiday lunch to the nearby Cobb County Jail for all the employees there who have to work. Rev. Joe Evans and Sheriff Craig Owens partnered up bring streaming church services to the inmates, and now in celebration of the success of the endeavor, the church will bring the hot lunch to the jail today. (Newsbreak)

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Today and tomorrow in Douglasville:

Tuesday, July 4

• Donuts And Alpacas at 1320 Dorris Rd, Douglasville (9:00 AM)
• Douglasville's The Big Bang 4th Of July Celebration 2023 at Arbor Place (5:00 PM)

Wednesday, July 5

• Preschool Storytime at Douglas County Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Elementary Craft & Story at Douglas County Public Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Karen Kennedy, a 30-year teacher with the Douglas County Georgia Schools, has been chosen Teacher of the Year. She is currently teaching at the ninth-grade literature at Alexander High School. Kenndy is the first to be highlighted by Douglas County Schools. (Douglas County Georgia Schools via Facebook)
• Mr. Stanton Williams is the featured staff member today of the SAY-Rodeo's "Meet the Team" series. Stanton and wife Sarah are the parents of 5 children between them: Colby, Cheyenne, Wyatt, Sam, and Joseph. (SAY-Rodeo via Facebook)
• These citizens, members of the Rising Men of Douglasville, addressed the class at the last meeting of the Youth Against Violence program. To learn more about The Rising Men of Douglasville, or for membership information, please contact Helen McCoy, of the Douglasville Police Department, at 678.293.1781. (Douglasville Police Department via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right! I'll see you around.

— Sean Peek

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