🌱 How a thermal drone and Summerville officer stopped a prison smuggling run

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In today's newsletter:

• How a thermal drone and Summerville officer stopped a prison smuggling run

Also on today's calendar: Bruch with Santa at Croft (McLemore).

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 38.
• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 60 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Suspect Arrested Near Hays State Prison After Drone-Assisted Search Uncovers Large Contraband Cache (coosavalleynews.com) — A drone-assisted search near Hays State Prison led local officers, including an off-duty Summerville Police officer, to arrest a man suspected of bringing a large stash of contraband toward the facility. Deputies recovered marijuana, tobacco, phones, tools, and other items in the nearby woods, and the Atlanta suspect now faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges tied to alleged prison smuggling.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Centerpiece Workshop
  Cloudland at McLemore Resort Lookout Mountain, Curio by Hilton, Rising Fawn
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Bruch with Santa at Croft (McLemore)
  243 Cloudland Dr , Rising Fawn
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting
  Rome, GA Calendar , 102 North Floyd Park , Rome
  12:00 pm
• Rome Floyd County Development Authority
  800 Broad St , Rome
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Transportation Policy Committee Regular Meeting
  Rome, GA Calendar Rome, GA 30161
  10:00 am
• Leads Group - LaFayette
  LaFayette-Walker County Public Library , 305 S Duke St , LaFayette
  12:00 pm
• Alcohol Control Commission Regular Meeting
  Rome, GA Calendar , 601 Broad Street , Rome
  5:00 pm
• Memory Lane Dementia Support Group “Home for the Holidays”
  The Spires at Berry College , 600 Eagle Lk Trl NW , Rome
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Model Middle School vs Summerville Middle School
  Model Middle School , 164 Barron Rd NE , Rome
  4:30 pm
• Coosa Eagles vs Fannin County Rebels
  Coosa High School , 4454 Alabama Hwy , Rome
  4:30 pm
• Rome Swiming/Diving vs Coahulla Creek, River Ridge, Cartersville
  Rome High School , 1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE , Rome
  5:30 pm
• Swim vs. Coahulla Creek / River Ridge / Cartersville
  Rome High School , 1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE , Rome
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Trion

• Man Taken Into Custody Near Hays State Prison - WEIS (weisradio.com)

LaFayette

• Who Went Home on 'The Road' Tonight? See Who Was Eliminated and Who Made the Finale! (parade.com)
• Ohio men's basketball secures thrilling 88-83 OT win over St. Bonaventure (athensmessenger.com)

Rome

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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