🌱 Police Investigate Tent Fire + Atlanta Gas Prices Remain The Same

Hello, everybody. I'm here with your Tuesday edition of the Smyrna-Vinings Patch newsletter, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Clouds yielding to sun. High: 70 Low: 43.

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Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. Police are investigating a fire in a homeless encampment that resulted in the death of one homeless man. Around 1:00 a.m. Monday morning, police responded to a fire near Interstate 75 and Earnest Barrett Drive. Police arrived at the scene of a burning tent; after extinguishing the fire, firefighters found a dead body inside. It is currently unclear if this was an act of foul play. The case remains under investigation. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. The gas price in Georgia has not changed in the last week from the average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. The current price of gas is seven more cents than a month ago and 74 cents less than it was a year ago. The fear of recession, fortunately, did not change the gas price like it did oil, with oil running about $70 a barrel. The current price of gas in Cobb County is an average of $3.207, around a cent less than state averages. (Cobb County Courier)
3. A big birthday was celebrated Friday as Clara Bridges, or "Mama Bridges" to some, celebrated her 102 birthday in northwest Atlanta. Bridges has lived a full life from serving in the army to going to nursing school and working as a pediatric nurse at Grady hospital — she even had the opportunity to meet a young teen with big dreams, Dr. Martin Luther King. As a special gift for Bridges, she had the honor of meeting Bernice King, King's youngest child, who attended her birthday party thrown by the community and sang her happy birthday. (WSB Atlanta)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

• Connection Pros Business Networking, At Keller Williams Realty Cityside (8:00 AM)
• Pack Committee Meeting, At Bethany United Methodist Church (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Attention Smyrna Elementary students: Order your 2022-2023 yearbooks! If you purchase before Mar. 31, they cost $35. If you order after, they will cost $40. The final day to order is Apr. 30. (Smyrna Elementary PTA via Facebook)
• Come support your local high school as Campbell will be facing off against East Coweta High School tonight (Mar. 28) at 6:30 p.m. The game will be taking place at Campbell high school on the baseball field. (Campbell High School via Facebook)
• Join the Smyrna Business Association tomorrow (Mar. 29) for coffee and connections at Smyrna First United Methodist from 8:00-9:00 a.m. If you cannot make this event, don't worry — there are more to come next month! (Smyrna Business Association via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.