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🌱 Police still searching after high-speed chase crash at Gen. Screven
Hinesville, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Hinesville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Police still searching after high-speed chase crash at Gen. Screven
- How Georgia Southern’s research connects Hinesville to a rare Revolutionary artifact
- Kidnapping tied to Hinesville ends with trooper shooting in Appling County
Also on today's calendar: Liberty County ASYMCA Car Show and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Walthourville high speed chase ends in Hinesville wreck (wsav.com) — A high-speed chase from Walthourville ended with a crash at Gen. Screven and West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, sending a local driver to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the suspect fled on foot after the wreck, and Georgia State Patrol’s reconstruction team is now investigating while officers continue searching for the driver. 
• Georgia Southern Researcher Sheds New Light on One of America\'s Rarest Revolutionary War Artifacts (savannahceo.com) — Hinesville readers may be interested to know Georgia Southern’s Hinesville campus is home to research tied to a rare Revolutionary War drum. A university curator helped uncover the story of Benjamin Clark, a key military drummer whose decorated 1781 instrument and drum book shed new light on early American music and battlefield communication.
• GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Appling County, GA (einpresswire.com) — State investigators are reviewing an officer-involved shooting in Appling County that followed a multi-agency chase of a driver whose car was reportedly tied to a kidnapping in Hinesville. The suspect was shot after allegedly reaching toward his waistband, is in stable condition, and the reported kidnapping victim was safely recovered from the vehicle.
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★ Featured events ★
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Pre-K Summer Art Classes →
Hinesville Area Art Council, 102 S Commerce St, Hinesville
10:00 am
Tuesday July 28
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Other local events
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NO COURT SESSION JULY 29, 2026 →
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Liberty County ASYMCA Car Show →
Liberty Gymnastics at Liberty County YMCA POOL, 201 Marylou Dr, Hinesville
10:00 am -
Kiddom Training 6-8 Math Teachers
Liberty County Schools PAC - Banquet Rm
8:00 am -
Savvas Training (9-12 ELA Teachers)
Liberty County Schools Liberty County Performing Arts Center, 2140 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Hinesville, GA 31313, USA
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LCHS Softball @McIntosh County Academy
Liberty County High School MCA, Darien
5:00 pm -
LCHS JV Volleyball v Tattnall Co
Liberty County High School LCHS
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LCHS Softball v Statesboro
Liberty County High School LCHS
5:00 pm
Wednesday July 29
Saturday August 1
Monday August 3
Tuesday August 4
Thursday August 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kiddom Training 6-8 Math Teachers
Liberty County Schools PAC - Banquet Rm
8:00 am -
Savvas Training (9-12 ELA Teachers)
Liberty County Schools Liberty County Performing Arts Center, 2140 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Hinesville, GA 31313, USA
8:30 am -
LCHS Softball @McIntosh County Academy
Liberty County High School MCA, Darien
5:00 pm -
LCHS JV Volleyball v Tattnall Co
Liberty County High School LCHS
4:00 pm
Monday August 3
Tuesday August 4
Thursday August 6
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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