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Quincy, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to learn to grow better blackberries right here in Quincy?
  • Why is Quincy getting its third police chief in three years?
  • Quincy family tragedy resurfaces as brother reaffirms childhood courtroom testimony

Also on today's calendar: Dine & Discover: Florida’s Historic Capitol and the Democratic Process and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with partial sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Media Alert: UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Hosts Blackberry Field Day (ufl.edu) — A free Blackberry Field Day is coming to the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy on Thursday, June 18, offering hands-on demos in planting, pruning, and fertilizing. Space is limited, and residents can see how researchers grow better berries for farms, markets, and home gardens across Florida.
   

• Gretna police chief appointed to be Quincy's next chief (wtxl.com) — Quincy is getting a new police chief next week, as longtime Gretna law enforcement leader Brian Alexander takes over the city’s top policing job on June 15. He’ll be Quincy's third chief in under three years, following two recent firings, while Gretna begins searching for his replacement.
   

• Man whose childhood testimony jailed his mother spoke out after 18 years, but he agreed to the interview under one strict condition (attackofthefanboy.com) — A tragic 2007 drowning in a Quincy swimming pool is revisited as now‑adult AJ Hutto reaffirms the childhood testimony that helped convict his mother of murder. He insists he wasn’t coached, supports a no‑contact order, and says his account of what happened to his sister has never changed.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Rare 6.1 quake off Cuba rattles Florida, Mexico and Caribbean (thesheffieldpress.com)
  • Nearly $294K, hundreds of illegal slot machines seized in gambling crackdown, Florida AG says (wctv.tv)
  • Astros Acquire Raynel Delgado From Rays (mlbtraderumors.com)

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Ok Quincy! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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