🌱 What led to the deadly shooting on Southport Road Sunday night?

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• What led to the deadly shooting on Southport Road Sunday night?

Also on today's calendar: Austin Byrd and 1 more event.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 54, low: 47.
• Thursday: Rain and a t-storm; breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• TBI Probes Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Maury County Following DA's Request (hoodline.com) — State investigators are examining a deadly officer-involved shooting on Southport Road in Mount Pleasant after a Maury County deputy encountered a BOLO suspect from Lawrence County. The TBI is gathering evidence and witness statements and will present its findings to the district attorney, who will decide whether the deputy’s actions were legally justified.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Maury County Park, 1018 Dr, Columbia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Early Dismissal
  Spring Hill High School , 1 Raider Ln , Columbia
  7:45 am

Saturday December 20

• A MULEHOUSE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS
  Maury Alliance Chamber of Commerce , 106 W 6th St , Columbia
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Austin Byrd
  Puckett's Restaurant , 15 Public Square , Columbia
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Ribbon Cutting: Parks Motor Sales, Collision and Repair
  Maury Alliance Chamber of Commerce , 120 Ashwood Avenue , Columbia
  2:00 pm
• SSMS 6th Boys Basketball @ Grassland
  Grassland Middle School , 2390 Hillsboro Rd , Franklin
  4:00 pm
• SSMS JV Girls Basketball vs. Grassland
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  4:00 pm
• PMS Basketball vs FMS @ PMS
  Page Middle School , 6262 Arno Rd , Franklin
  4:00 pm
• GMS Basketball @ SSMS
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  4:00 pm
• SSMS JV Boys Basketball vs. Grassland
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  5:00 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
  Spring Hill, TN Calendar , 199 Town Center Parkway , Spring Hill
  5:30 pm
• SSMS Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Grassland
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Columbia Fire & Rescue crews have responded to and controlled a structure fire near Owen Avenue and Hatcher Lane.
  5:23PM on Dec 14: Columbia Fire and Rescue crews responded to a structure fire impacting traffic in the Owen Avenue and Hatcher Lane area. (Nextdoor )

• AtWork posted a job opening for Production Worker in Mount Pleasant. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Mount Pleasant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Pleasant here.

🗞 Nearby News

Columbia

• Columbia awarded violent crime intervention grant (mainstreetmediatn.com)
• Proposed Columbia water rate increase for new infrastructure clears first vote • Tennessee Lookout (tennesseelookout.com)
• Red Cross Urges Blood, Platelet Donations (mainstreetmediatn.com)

Spring Hill

• Histoplasmosis cases rise in Spring Hill (mainstreetmediatn.com)
• Morning Pointe Senior Living Recognizes 2025 Community Honors (chattanoogan.com)

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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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