🌱 Patch AM: How a Watkinsville RaceTrac murder case ended in conviction

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Watkinsville RaceTrac murder case ended in conviction

Also on today's calendar: Off the Clock Comedy.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 54, low: 30.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former UGA football player convicted of murder in RaceTrac slaying (onlineathens.com) — A former University of Georgia football player has been convicted of murder in the 2021 shooting of clerk Elijah Wood at the RaceTrac gas station in Watkinsville, following a brief jury deliberation in Oconee County Superior Court. Sentencing is set for Thursday morning, with prosecutors detailing extensive evidence linking the defendant to the late-night killing that deeply affected the local community.
   

📸 Around Watkinsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watkinsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• An Evening of Storytelling & Comedy with Stormy Daniels
  40 Watt Club, 285 W Washington St, Athens
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Off the Clock Comedy
  The Globe , 199 N Lumpkin St , Athens
  8:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Thursday
  OCAF Art Center & Rocket Hall , 34 School St , Watkinsville
  10:00 am
• "Jolly Jamboree" at Lay Park
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 297 Hoyt St. , Athens
  6:00 pm
• "Adult Karate" at Heard Park
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 400 McKinley Dr. , Athens
  7:00 pm
• Christmas with John Berry
  The Classic Center , 300 N Thomas St , Athens
  7:00 pm
• Good Grief Trio
  Hendershot's , 237 Prince Ave , Athens
  7:00 pm
• Jim Lauderdale
  Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - Univ Area by IHG , 500 College Ave , Athens
  7:30 pm
• Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Jingle All the Way
  University of Georgia Performing Arts Center , 230 River Rd , Athens
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• "12 Days of Christmas Countdown" Virtual Program
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar Athens, GA 30601
• Arena District Steering Committee
  Conference Room 301 , 301 College Avenue , Athens
  9:00 am
• CANCELLED- Arena District Steering Committee
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar , 301 College Avenue , Athens
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anybody know of any place that hauls off scrap metal for free?
  Have an elliptical that weighs a few hundred pounds, mostly metal, just trying to get rid of it at this point. Any ideas? (Nextdoor Elder Rd/Maxey Rd)
• OCONEE CO SHERIFF: The median at 316 and Mcnutt Creek is closed due to pipeline work.
  You will be unable to cross. nixle.us/GWXL7 Tuesday afternoon at sunset (Nextdoor East Side Watkinsville)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Watkinsville. Apply here.
• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for customer service in Watkinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Athens insurance agent announces bid for Clarke County BOE seat (onlineathens.com)
• Athens-Clarke County Planners Propose Regulations for Data Centers (flagpole.com)
• Athens GA Live Music Presents: Volt, Faye Webster, Obscurity and More (flagpole.com)

Bogart

• Former Georgia assistant coach Richard Bell dies at 88 (fox5atlanta.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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