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• How a roadside argument near Stone Mountain ended with a child shot

Also on today's calendar: Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF! and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm with some sun, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three arrested after young child shot in Stone Mountain during argument (11alive.com) — A young child was shot Sunday evening near the McDonald’s on North Stone Mountain Lithonia Road after an argument escalated into gunfire, and three people have now been arrested, according to DeKalb County Police. Investigators say the child, described only as “older than a baby,” was hit around 7 p.m., and police planned a Monday afternoon press conference to share more details with the community.
   

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Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC, 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday January 7

• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:15 am
• Stone Mountain Chess Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Southland Book Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Decompress with Perler Beads
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 6

• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Sensory Story Bins
  Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Preschool Yoga
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  11:30 am
• Homebuying Series
  Lithonia-Davidson Library -
  1:00 pm
• STEAM Tuesdays
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  4:00 pm
• Family Game Night
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Shout out to Samuel Britton.
  Nothing like anybody out here working and grinding to earn their keep. Brother posts about his work a lot and I vouch for his work at my house today… (Nextdoor Greater Rowland Allgood)
• UPDATE: FOUND!!
  THANK YOU NEXTDOOR PEOPLE!! **Have you seen "Chance", by chance? Please call me at 310-642-8625. Went missing yesterday afternoon. (Nextdoor Les Chateaux)

• All My Sons Moving & Storage posted a job opening for Movers/Helpers Wanted in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner. in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

• Are Nursing Homes Required to Report Falls in 2026? (sokolovelaw.com)
• Tucker community rallies to save Sherry's Produce (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Lilburn

• Family, Dog Displaced After Lilburn House Blaze (patch.com)

Lithonia

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