🌱 Patch AM: How are two Lilburn residents tied to a major theft ring?

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In today's newsletter:

• How are two Lilburn residents tied to a major theft ring?
• How Lilburn’s 91-year-old golfer stole the show in Florida.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.
• Monday: Sunshine, temps: high: 52, low: 30.
• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 8 charged with RICO for thefts at major retailers in Georgia, Tennessee (wsbtv.com) — Two metro Atlanta residents from Lilburn are among eight people indicted in a multi-state retail theft and racketeering case involving major chains like Home Depot, Target, Walmart, and Lowe’s. State officials say organized shoplifting schemes like this cost Georgia businesses millions of dollars annually, underscoring ongoing concerns about retail crime affecting local communities.
   

• Judd Gibb, Gary Robison Win PGA Quarter Century Championship; Wendell Coffee Earns Half Century Title (pga.com) — Lilburn readers will appreciate that 91-year-old resident Bill Moser scored a remarkable hole-in-one at a PGA Winter Championship event in South Florida, playing through injuries from a pre-round fall. The tournament also crowned division winners Judd Gibb, Gary Robison, and Wendell Coffee, while other Georgia golfers delivered standout shots, highlighting how strongly local talent is represented on a national stage.
   

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  Discovery High School , 1335 Old Norcross Rd , Lawrenceville
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  Painting with a Twist , 178 E Crogan St Suite 230 , Lawrenceville
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• Mediumship for Beginners with Rosie Mack
  Stillwell's Emporium LLC , 945 Main St , Stone Mountain
  7:00 pm

Monday January 12

• StoryWalk® at Mason Mill Park
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• Alea Morren: Art as a Process
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My parents cat went missing on January the 6th.
  She was last seen playing in their yard. It’s the white house with the porch on the intersection of Wydella and Rickbridge, across from St.Martyrs… (Nextdoor Four Winds)
• If anyone has my cat please just let him go it’s been my worst 3 days I need him back now .
  Im panicking hopefully he comes back I’ll give a $50 reward if someone could find him (Nextdoor Hanarry Estates)

• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Tucker. Apply here.
• USA Jobs posted a job opening for Lead Warehouse Cleaner in Norcross. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lilburn here.

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