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Conyers, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Conyers? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Know how to share tips in Conyers’ latest teen shooting case.
  • How a Conyers restaurant shooting fits a national self-defense gun list.

Also on today's calendar: Red, White and Boom! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Conyers Police investigating early morning shooting involving 15-year-old victim, $5,000reward offered (ocgnews.com) — A 15-year-old boy was shot early Thursday on Elliott Circle near Irwin Bridge Road in Conyers and is now in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital. Conyers Police say the shooter is still at large and are offering a $5,000 reward for information. Residents can share tips anonymously by phone, text, email, or the department’s website.
   

• Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During December 2025 (ussanews.com) — One of the 25 defensive gun cases highlighted here involves a December 2025 shootout at Chiquitos Cantina and Grill on Old Salem Road in Conyers, where witnesses fired back after a man opened fire inside the restaurant. The broader article, from a gun-rights research group, compiles similar self-defense shootings nationwide and argues they show lawful gun owners using weapons defensively.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have Kitty's available for adoption.
    If anybody's looking for a new, fuzzy, soft cuddly, playful, new friend (Nextdoor Old Covington/Gees Mill)
  • On Sunday ApriI 19 I was in a car accident off I20 Iris Dr near Smyrna Rd (?
    ) I have been told that a good Samaritan angel (female) administered CPR to me before the arrival of the EMT's. I would like to thank that unknown… (Nextdoor Rockdale Estates)
  • Merry Maids posted a job opening for Future Opening: Teammate Housekeeper in Conyers. Apply here.
  • Pratt Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 1st Shift in Conyers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conyers here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lithonia

  • DeKalb County's Class of 2026 scores big with 92 football scholarship signees (ocgnews.com)
  • Atlanta Pride announces 2026 Grand Marshals (roughdraftatlanta.com)
  • More than 100 gain Certified Public Manager status through UGA Institute of Government (uga.edu)

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Covington

  • Guilty plea entered in 2023 teen murder in Covington Housing Authority (monroelocal.org)
  • Cheveda McCamy elected to Board of Governors of State Bar of Georgia (covnews.com)

Ok Conyers! 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: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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