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🌱 How a Dora worker became central to a deadly Walmart confrontation
Dora, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Dora! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Dora worker became central to a deadly Walmart confrontation
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 72.
- Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Autistic Teen Shot Man To Death With Gun He Got For His Birthday After Argument In Walmart (littlethings.com) — A young man who works for a furniture company in Dora has been granted bond after being charged in a deadly shooting that began with an argument at a nearby Walmart. Testimony described how the confrontation moved from the store to a restaurant parking lot, where the victim was shot, and detailed the teen’s autism diagnosis, home life, and strict conditions if he is released. 
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- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Sumiton, Alabama in Sumiton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Jasper
- Jasper mayor reveals results of community survey (mountaineagle.com)
- Jasper Police searching for vehicle believed to be involved in trailer theft (wbrc.com)
- Drug trafficking arrest made following two-day drug sting operation (mountaineagle.com)
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- Navy sailor dies in Monday crash on I-65 near Dodge City (cullmantimes.com)
- All-star teams continue tournament runs (hartselleenquirer.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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