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🌱 Patch AM: How a 120 mph Snellville chase turned into a five-car crash
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In today's newsletter:
- How a 120 mph Snellville chase turned into a five-car crash
Also on today's calendar: UNO & Spades Night: GWC Wind Down Wednesday Night and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Snellville 120 MPH police chase ends in five-car crash, DUI arrest (wsbtv.com) — A late-night police chase through Snellville reached 120 mph and ended in a five-car crash at Hewatt Road and Stone Mountain Highway, leaving innocent drivers caught in the chaos. Police say the suspect, now jailed without bond, allegedly drove drunk, fought officers, and tried to grab their guns. One local driver describes how the incident has changed her comfort with driving at night. 
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Gwinnett County Public Library - Centerville Branch, 3025 Bethany Church Rd, Snellville
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- UNO & Spades Night: GWC Wind Down Wednesday Night →
Studio 1865, 1154 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville
6:00 pm - Culture | Patriotic Suncatchers →
Gwinnett County Public Library - Centerville Branch, 3025 Bethany Church Rd, Snellville
2:00 pm - Weekly Knitting and crocheting at Panera on Saturdays →
Panera Bread, 1905 Scenic Hwy S, Snellville
10:00 am - Pregnancy Talk with Brianna Olaniyan →
Gwinnett County Public Library - Snellville Branch, 2245 Wisteria Dr SW, Snellville
11:00 am - Gwinnett Stripers vs. Indianapolis Indians →
Gwinnett Field, 2500 Buford Dr, Lawrenceville
11:05 am
Wednesday August 19
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Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Trinity Prep vs Sugar Hill Christian →
Trinity Prep School, 2213 Commerce Dr, Loganville
4:30 pm - Listening & Learning Tour with Superintendent Dr. Johnson - SHS Clu
Rockdale County SHS Theater, 3551 Underwood Rd.
5:00 pm - Curriculum Night/Parent Night
Couch Middle School Grayson, GA 30017
6:00 pm - Volleyball- vs Bay Creek
Couch Middle School Grayson, GA 30017
6:00 pm - Stormwater Authority Meeting →
Lawrenceville, GA Calendar, 70 S Clayton St, Lawrenceville
6:00 pm - Whitefield Academy Girls JV Volleyball @ LCA →
Loganville Christian Academy, 2575 Hwy 81, Loganville
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello!!
I hope the lady and her daughter that paid for my nails at Luxury Nails see this!!! Thank you so much for doing that! I wish I had got your name!! … (Nextdoor Lake Commons Ct) - I lost my dog Snoop near Wrexham drive in Snellville.
Please help me find my dog yall. He's friendly and chipped. Contact me at +1 (678) 296-5513 Jay (Nextdoor Cambell Glen)
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🗞 Nearby News
Grayson
- Preston Glasco: What is the Georgia football flip target focused on? (dawgnation.com)
Gwinnett County
- AC repair crews working nonstop to keep metro Atlanta homes cool (wsbtv.com)
- Time To Vote Metro Atlanta! Here's What You Need To Know (audacy.com)
- Driver admits to engaging in sexual intercourse with another driver on school bus: docs (local12.com)
Ok Snellville! 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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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