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🌱 How a Perry homicide suspect was tracked 1,500 miles away

Greetings Perry! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Perry homicide suspect was tracked 1,500 miles away
  • How can Perry residents help shape the city’s next five years?
  • How Perry family members are coping as the murder trial nears

Also on today's calendar: 37th Annual Perry Dogwood Festival (4/11-4/12) and 1 more event.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Perry or nearby? Post it to the Perry calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Warner Robins woman arrested in Colorado for Perry homicide (hhjonline.com) — Perry police are investigating a deadly March 12 shooting at Houston Lake Apartments that left one man dead, and a Warner Robins woman wanted in the case has now been arrested in Denver. Another suspect from Macon is already in the Houston County jail. Investigators are still asking anyone with information to contact Perry police or Macon Regional Crimestoppers.
   

2. Perry begins process to draft new 'comprehensive plan' to guide the city's future (13wmaz.com) — City leaders in Perry are launching a new, city-specific comprehensive plan that will guide growth, housing, transportation, and quality-of-life decisions for the next five years. Officials say community input will shape the vision, and the process—now in its outreach phase—must be completed by February 2027 to keep Perry eligible for key state funding.
   

3. A year later, Perry family still mourning after brutal trailer park killings (13wmaz.com) — Perry residents are marking one year since four family members were killed in a Gaines Drive mobile home, as the accused faces a June trial date. Loved ones are still grieving the loss of Beulah Robinson and her relatives, while prosecutors describe the case as one of Houston County’s most disturbing family-violence tragedies and plan to seek the maximum penalty if there’s a conviction.
   

4. Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores March 23-27 (41nbc.com) — If you eat or work in Perry, several local kitchens just earned top health scores, including Summerhill Elderliving Home & Care and numerous stands at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. This week’s Middle Georgia Restaurant Report Card lists detailed inspection results from March 23–27 so you can quickly check how your favorite spots performed.
   

5. Perdue Perry cook plant marks 406 days without a recordable incident (chattanoogacw.com) — Workers at Perdue Farms’ Perry cook plant have gone 406 days without a recordable workplace injury, a major safety milestone for one of the city’s largest employers. Company executives and local leaders, including the police chief and council members, gathered in Perry to celebrate the accomplishment and highlight the plant’s ongoing focus on sending all 500 employees home safely each day.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • All clear after bomb threat in Fort Valley, Georgia.
    5:50PM on Mar 30: Updated reports indicate the public is being allowed to return to the business, and lanes began to reopen. Some road disruptions… (Nextdoor )
  • ISO someone who is proficient in CapCut editing.
    I can use some help editing several videos. Yes I know there are YouTube videos, however I'm a kinesthetic learner! TIA!! (Nextdoor Parkway Dr)
  • Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Perry. Apply here.
  • Aspen Dental posted a job opening for Assistant Dental Office Manager in Perry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perry here.

Ok Perry! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Perry

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Perry

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.