🌱 How a Stonecrest child’s shooting is prompting a gun safety push

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• How a Stonecrest child’s shooting is prompting a gun safety push

Also on today's calendar: Stone Mountain Farmers Market and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 41.
• Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police say young girl expected to survive after accidentally shooting self in Stonecrest, father facing charges (11alive.com) — A young girl in Stonecrest is expected to survive after police say she accidentally shot herself at an apartment complex on Turnberry Place, and her father now faces criminal charges. DeKalb County Police are using the incident to remind residents that free gun safes are available at all precincts, including nearby locations in Lithonia, Tucker, and Decatur.
   

📸 Around Stonecrest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stonecrest

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Stone Mountain Farmers Market
  5135 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain GA 30083,
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Pop up Spaces Available
  New Black Wall Street Market , 8109 Mall Pkwy , Stonecrest
  11:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Stonecrest Library - Stonecrest Storytime Room
  11:00 am
• PINK LEMONADE SERIES
  New Black Wall Street Market , 8109 Mall Pkwy , Stonecrest
  12:00 pm
• Walk It Out Wednesdays With Ranger Doffice
  Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve , 3787 Klondike Rd , Stonecrest
  4:00 pm
• CanServU: Cancer Support Group
  Stonecrest Library , Stonecrest Library Meeting Room , Stonecrest
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Pop up Spaces Available
  New Black Wall Street Market , 8109 Mall Pkwy , Stonecrest
  11:00 am
• Hot Chocolate Bar, Holiday Movie & Trivia Series
  Lithonia-Davidson Library -
  1:00 pm
• City Council Work Session (LIVE)
  3120 Stonecrest Blvd , Stonecrest
  10:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Lithonia Bulldogs vs Tucker Tigers
  Lithonia High School , 2440 Phillips Rd , Lithonia
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Park Ranger Storytime: Winter Wonderland
  Redan-Trotti Library, DeKalb County Public Library , 1569 Wellborn Rd , Lithonia
  11:00 am
• LEGO STEAM Challenge: A Pop of Color
  Redan-Trotti Library, DeKalb County Public Library , 1569 Wellborn Rd , Lithonia
  3:30 pm
• Miller Grove Wolverines vs Southwest Dekalb Panthers
  Miller Grove High School , 2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy , Lithonia
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A large fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex has destroyed several apartments.
  11:30AM on Dec 15: DeKalb County firefighters are on the scene of a large apartment fire. (Nextdoor )
• A late-night apartment fire in Gwinnett County displaced about 30 residents and damaged six units, with reports indicating that the smoke alarms were not working.
  5:29AM on Dec 15: A Gwinnett County apartment fire has displaced 30 people, according to officials. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Stone Mountain

• Georgia Men Pretend to Be Police Officers, Hold Driver at Gunpoint Until a Real Cop Pulls Up (motorbiscuit.com)
• Stranger Things filming locations in Georgia (b985.com)

Avondale Estates

• Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard (tucson.com)

Decatur

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-- The Patch AM Team

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