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🌱 Patch AM: Stone Mountain graduate’s 2003 disappearance still unsolved—could you recognize her now?

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

In today's newsletter:

  • Stone Mountain graduate's 2003 disappearance still unsolved—could you recognize her now?

Also on today's calendar: Annual Senior Gala 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine, a shower; warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• LaQuanta Nachelle Riley, 19: Last Seen Getting Into A Green Car In 2003 (ourblackgirls.com) — A long-running missing-person case has ties to Stone Mountain, where LaQuanta Riley graduated from Redan High School and where her name was later reportedly used to rent an apartment. Family and investigators in Alabama are still searching for answers more than two decades after the 19-year-old vanished from Montgomery, with age-progressed images, a substantial reward, and multiple tip lines still active for anyone who might recognize her.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I emailed Dekalb County regarding the dumping of garbage, tires, furniture, etc.
    , on Biffle Road. It seems to get worse with time. Within 24 hours the area was cleaned up. I think the ideal would be to install cameras… (Nextdoor Panola Road)
  • I walked again this morning, I did 6 miles and it felt good ☺️.
    I definitely need a walking buddy but the alone time is everything (Nextdoor Waters Edge)
  • Lennox International, Inc. posted a job opening for Welder I in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
  • Flynn Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Lithonia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • DeKalb County marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 (decaturish.com)
  • DeKalb County holds ceremony for Fire Station 5 replacement (decaturish.com)
  • Friends remember teen killed in GSP crash, police respond when crowd forms (wrdw.com)

Avondale Estates

  • Large police presence, bomb squad at DeKalb County apartment complex (wsbtv.com)

Ok Stone Mountain! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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