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🌱 How a Garner crash turned into a 13-mile, tireless escape
Good morning Garner! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Garner crash turned into a 13-mile, tireless escape
- How Garner elementary students are starting their day in a sensory gym
- Could your used car be tied to this multi-state theft ring?
Also on today's calendar: Garner Woman's Club Game Nights and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Garner? Post it to Garner photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sun followed by clouds, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 59, low: 54.
- Friday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 60 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Man accused of driving 13 miles with missing tires after hit-and-run on US 70 in North Carolina (myfox8.com) — Police say a driver from Garner hit an SUV on US 70 near Jessup Drive Sunday morning, injuring the other motorist and closing a lane. The man then allegedly drove nearly 13 miles toward Clayton on two missing tires before officers finally stopped him and took him to a hospital for a medical issue. 
2. Sensory gym opens to students at Wake County elementary school (cbs17.com) — Students at Swift Creek Elementary in Garner now have access to a new “Focus Factory” sensory gym designed to help them regulate emotions and get ready to learn each morning. About 18 children use specialized equipment like mini-trampolines and balance beams twice a week, and early feedback from teachers suggests the program is already improving behavior and classroom readiness.
3. Garner woman out thousands after buying stolen vehicle from CarMax in multi-state fraud case (wral.com) — A Garner woman is out thousands of dollars after learning the luxury car she bought from CarMax was actually stolen years ago and carried a fraudulent VIN. Raleigh police and Florida’s Polk County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a large multi-state theft ring tied to up to 200 allegedly stolen vehicles, including the one sold locally.
4. Virtual learning coming to one Wake high school after concerns from town, fire marshal (wral.com) — Crossroads FLEX High School students will shift to fully virtual learning starting Jan. 5 because fire marshal rules limit their current Cary building to 49 people. The Wake County school system plans to move the program next fall to the Garner Resource Education Center as a temporary home, and leaders say they’re working on ways to keep the school community together.
📸 Around Garner
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Cleveland Middle School vs Archer Lodge Middle School
Cleveland Middle School, 2323 Cornwallis Rd, Garner
4:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Business Owners Meetup (Cary, NC)
Mellow Mushroom , 4300 NW Cary Pkwy , Cary
11:30 am -
Boys'/Girls' Basketball @ North Garner (away)
Ligon Middle , 706 E Lenoir St , Raleigh
4:00 pm -
Garner Woman's Club Game Nights
Garner Woman's Club , 230 US-70 , Garner
6:30 pm -
Band & Strings Holiday Performance
Underwood Elementary , 1614 Glenwood Avenue , Raleigh
7:00 pm -
Winter Band Concert
South Garner High School
7:00 pm -
Mysti Mayhem
Rocco’s Raleigh NC , 565 Competition Rd , Raleigh
7:00 pm -
Dean Edwards
Goodnights Comedy Club , 401 Woodburn Rd , Raleigh
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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ACT Bootcamp- Juniors
Wake Early College of Health and Science , 2901 Holston Lane , Raleigh
9:00 am -
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell at Fiori Italian
Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar , 48 Flowers Xrds Wy , Clayton
6:30 pm -
The Nutcracker - Performance #2
Powell Elementary , 1130 Marlborough Rd , Raleigh
7:30 pm -
Merry Municipal Hot Cocoa with Santa
Clayton, NC Calendar Clayton, NC 27520
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good beautiful morning everyone.
Wishing you all a blessed day. Enjoy natures beauty (Nextdoor Hopedale) - Still looking for our boy, Melvin!
If anyone around the Southgate Drive, Cornwallis Rd, Shiloh Rd area sees him in your yard or on any camera please let me know! (Nextdoor Southgate)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Kitchen Leader in Garner. Apply here.
- Brian Hicks - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Associate - State Farm Agent Team Member in Garner. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garner here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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