🌱 How Oakwood police helped crack this South Hall pseudoephedrine theft case

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In today's newsletter:

• How Oakwood police helped crack this South Hall pseudoephedrine theft case
• Suspect in killing near Oakwood tracked down hours away in Augusta

Also on today's calendar: Saved To Tell My Story: The Life of George Rishfeld — Jewish Hall and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 87, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• FBPD: Robbery suspect arrested (wgtjradio.com) — Oakwood residents should know that Flowery Branch police, working with Oakwood Police, arrested a local couple after a pseudoephedrine theft on Spout Springs Road. Investigators say the husband is connected to a prior similar case handled by Oakwood officers, highlighting ongoing cooperation between nearby departments on South Hall theft investigations.
   

• Accused killer captured after hiding out at Augusta motel, wanted for killing ex in Hall County (theaugustapress.com) — Oakwood-area readers should know a suspect in a deadly Hall County shooting just outside Oakwood has been captured at a motel in Augusta after a weeklong search. Investigators say he’s now back in Hall County facing murder charges in the killing of his former partner at a local convenience store.
   

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📸 Around Oakwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 25

• Die Laughing Comedy @ Blue Door ( Gainesville, GA ) →
  Blue Door, 107 Bradford St NE, Gainesville
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday July 26

• Saved To Tell My Story: The Life of George Rishfeld — Jewish Hall →
  Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St NE, Gainesville
  2:30 pm

Saturday August 1

• Boots and Buckles Benefit →
  The Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 312 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Gainesville
  6:00 pm
• Back in Time - Tributes →
  Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St SW, Gainesville
  8:00 pm
• SORROW 2 SEVEN →
  852 1/2, 852 Main St SW, Gainesville
  8:00 pm

Monday August 3

• HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
  Flowery Branch High School, 4450 Hog Mountain Rd, Flowery Branch
  4:00 pm
• V & JV-VOLLEYBALL (HOME)
  Flowery Branch High School, 4450 Hog Mountain Rd, Flowery Branch
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• V -VOLLEYBALL (AWAY)
  Flowery Branch High Jackson County High School, 152 Jaxco Jct, Hoschton, GA 30548
  5:00 pm

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📣 Oakwood Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• River Forks Explorer
  Hall County Government River Forks Park and Campground - 3500 Keith Bridge Road Gainesvi
  9:30 am
• Frog Feeding
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
  10:00 am
• Discovering New Plants: IPEP Lecture & Nursery Tour
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville, GA, 30501, United States
  10:00 am
• Garden Chef Demos: Pamela Askerneese-Henry
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Oakwood. Apply here.
• RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Associate in Oakwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Flowery Branch

• Umbrella Roofing Formalizes 24-Hour Emergency Leak Response in Sugar Hill (desmoinesregister.com)
• Which Falcons will be free agents in 2027? Bates, Tagovailoa headline list. (ajc.com)
• The 'grief of losing him is constant' (wgtjradio.com)

Gainesville

• Richmond County SWAT arrests man wanted on Gainesville murder warrants (wrdw.com)
• Reward offered in fatal Gainesville shooting on July 3 (fox5atlanta.com)
• AC Service That Actually Keeps a House Cool (breakingac.com)

Winder

• Teen Pleads In School Shooting That Killed 4 At Apalachee High: Report (patch.com)

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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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