🌱 Patch AM: Fire Kills GA College Football Player In Stone Mountain: Reports

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In today's newsletter:

• Stone Mountain house fire claims life of 21-year-old college lineman
• How close is Stone Mountain’s pet pantry to running out of food?
• Why was Stone Mountain High added to a federal support list?

Also on today's calendar: Stone Mountain Farmers Market and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 58, low: 40.
• Friday: Windy with plenty of sun, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire Kills GA College Football Player In Stone Mountain: Reports (patch.com) — Stone Mountain residents are mourning 21-year-old college football player Izaiah Taylor, who died Monday when a Rock Cliff Court home caught fire. DeKalb County Fire Rescue said he was pronounced dead at the scene, and Georgia Military College issued a heartfelt statement honoring the student-athlete and offering condolences to his family, friends, and former teammates.
   

• As food insecurity rises in Georgia, a Stone Mountain pet pantry struggles to keep up with growing demand (cbsnews.com) — Stone Mountain pet owners facing hard times should know AARF Pet Central’s local pantry is struggling to keep its shelves stocked as demand for free pet food has doubled. With more neighbors, like a Stone Mountain resident caring for multiple strays, seeking help, the nonprofit is dipping into its retail supplies and asking the community for donations to keep pets fed.
   

• 6 DeKalb County schools removed from federal improvement list (fox5atlanta.com) — Stone Mountain families should know that Stone Mountain High School has been added to Georgia’s federal Targeted Support and Improvement list for extra help with students with disabilities. While six other DeKalb schools improved enough to exit CSI and TSI status, three—including Stone Mountain High—now qualify for additional support as the district works to boost outcomes.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

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

Sunday December 21

• 11th Annual Procrastinator's Pop-up
  4580 Lakeshore Dr, Pine Lake
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• The Pin-Up Girls
  ART Station Theatre , 5384 Manor Dr , Stone Mountain
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• M516 Holiday Mixer & Game Night
  D7 Lounge , 437 Hairston Way , Stone Mountain
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• A Soulful Christmas Conert in Lithonia!
  1704 S Stone Mountain Lithonia Rd , Lithonia
  4:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Acoustic at Cherokee Rose
  Cherokee Rose Restaurant , 975 Main St , Stone Mountain
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Stone Mountain Christmas
  Stone Mountain Park , 1000 Robert E Lee Blvd , Stone Mountain
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• CCS Nerd Yard Sale
  Charlies Collectible Show Inc , 6009 Memorial Dr Unit 14 , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am
• True Crime and Color
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  2:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• New Comic Book Day
  Infinite Realities - Comics, Games, & More , 5007 Lavista Rd , Tucker
  11:00 am
• Park Ranger Storytime: Winter Wonderland
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Holiday Gift Wrapping and Painting
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Meeting Room Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library -
  1:00 pm
• DIY Bath Bombs and Sugar Scrubs
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  1:00 pm

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• Stone Mountain Farmers Market — (770) 224-7535
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• Cmtkreations
  150$ Electrical Inspection full home Inspection stay safe
• Mastering Essential Living Skills with Arlene — (770) 595-7888
  Sewing is Fun Again! Sewing is fun again

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Christmas Eve at "The Village Church" 5312 W. Mountain St, Stone Mountain, GA —Doc Lawrence Read on Patch

• It is extremely cold out today.
  Just a quick neighbor reminder to check on the basics. Let faucets drip slightly, bring pets indoors, and make sure space heaters are used safely. If… (Nextdoor Scarbrough Square)
• I want to give a huge shout out to my realtor from LGI homes Pam +1 (404) 590-7033.
  I’m 34 years old and she helped me through hell and high waters to get approved for my first home!!!! I bought a house yall. The journey was hard but… (Nextdoor Mainstreet 1)

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Stone Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

• Pedestrian Dead In Tucker Crash Involving FedEx Truck: Report (patch.com)
• Tucker performance hall to open on New Year's Eve with Con Funk Shun hitting stage (wsbtv.com)
• DeKalb County police host drive-thru winter clothing donation event (wsbradio.com)

Avondale Estates

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

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-- The Patch AM Team

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