🌱 Deputies seek Waynesboro-area teen for questioning after deadly shooting

Morning Waynesboro! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Deputies seek Waynesboro-area teen for questioning after deadly shooting

Also on today's calendar: Jones County Varsity Football @ Burke County and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 71.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Teen wanted for questioning in shooting death of 21-year-old (wrdw.com) — Waynesboro residents should know Richmond County deputies are seeking 18-year-old Trenton Conner for questioning after a recent shooting on Old Waynesboro Road that left a 21-year-old dead. Officials say Conner is known to frequent Old Waynesboro Road and the East 6th Street area in Waynesboro, and they’re asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff’s office.
   

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📸 Around Waynesboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waynesboro

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4

• Southeast Bulloch Varsity Football @ Burke County →
  Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1

• Varsity Lady Bears vs Heph/Westside (Away)
  Burke County High School Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta, GA 30907, US
  5:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Varsity Lady Bears vs Butler/Cross Creek (Away)
  Burke County High School Lumpkin Rd - Butler High School, Augusta, GA 30906, USA
  5:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Bears Football vs Southeast Bulloch (Home)
  Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Wa
  7:30 pm

Friday September 11

• Jones County Varsity Football @ Burke County →
  Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Waynesboro
  7:30 pm

Friday September 18

• MDSA Varsity Football @ Edmund Burke Academy →
  Edmund Burke Academy, 403 GA-56, Waynesboro
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Varsity Lady Bears vs Heph/Westside (Away)
  Burke County High School Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way, Augusta, GA 30907, US
  5:00 pm

Thursday September 3

• Varsity Lady Bears vs Butler/Cross Creek (Away)
  Burke County High School Lumpkin Rd - Butler High School, Augusta, GA 30906, USA
  5:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Bears Football vs Southeast Bulloch (Home)
  Burke County High School (BCHS), 1057 Burke Veterans Parkway, Wa
  7:30 pm

Wednesday September 9

• Sewing Circle →
  Diamond Lakes Library, 101 Diamond Lakes Way, Hephzibah
  1:00 pm

Thursday September 10

• Gsic vs Augusta Christian School →
  Georgia School For Innovation And The Classics, 5073 Storey Mill Road, Hephzibah
  5:30 pm

Friday September 11

• Augusta Prep Varsity Football @ TJA →
  Thomas Jefferson Academy, 2264 US-1, Louisville
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GasPro Services posted a job opening for Store 102: Maintenance Associate in Waynesboro. Apply here.
• Bojangles posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Waynesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waynesboro here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hephzibah

• Want to finish college faster? Georgia approves 3-year degree option (augustachronicle.com)

Augusta

• Chamber luncheon to spotlight what's fueling Augusta's momentum (wrdw.com)
• Augusta University celebrates opening of new Cyber Resiliency Center (theaugustapress.com)
• Augusta University Awards DREAMS Scholarships To Increase Opportunities (kicks99.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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