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🌱 What links a former Valdosta lawmaker to pandemic fraud charges?
Valdosta, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Valdosta! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What links a former Valdosta lawmaker to pandemic fraud charges?
Also on today's calendar: The Valdosta Collective: Monthly Wine Tasting — The Southern Cellar and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why does an elephant stand on a marshmallow? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
- Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Suspended Georgia lawmaker pleads guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud (timesfreepress.com) — A former Georgia state representative from Covington has pleaded guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud, and the case follows similar guilty pleas by ex-lawmakers including Dexter Sharper of Valdosta. Federal prosecutors say the officials falsely claimed job losses to collect benefits, and investigators emphasize that abusing relief programs by elected leaders undermines public trust across Georgia. 
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- Anyone missing a mostly black pitt.?
Very friendly but skittish. Looks lost and skinny. Wants to visit my dogs but won't go near people. Crestview Dr off Northfield. (Nextdoor Five Points) - Hello neighbors, I have some kind of critter in my fireplace trying to get in my home.
I blocked the fireplace off. I need someone to catch the critter and blocked off the chimney entrance. Please let me know who can me. (Nextdoor Forrest St)
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- Public health improvements stall amid Trump's DEI crackdown (tucson.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he won’t fall in the hot chocolate (Thank you Geila P. for sending it in!)
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