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🌱 Can you guess where Powder Springs Road changes its name?

Make time for Hope 4 Tomorrow: Car Show on the Powder Springs Patch calendar

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Good morning Powder Springs! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can you guess where Powder Springs Road changes its name?
  • Why a Powder Springs murder case just delayed a Georgia execution

Also on today's calendar: Hope 4 Tomorrow: Car Show and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny, very warm and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 69.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cobb County Quiz Challenges Your Knowledge of Local Roads (cobbcountycourier.com) — A new Cobb County Courier quiz tests how well you know key local roads, including the stretch where Powder Springs Road changes names heading into downtown Marietta. It's designed to be both fun and educational, with links to learn more about the places you drive past every day. You can also sign up for a free newsletter to get a fresh quiz daily.
   

• U.S. to execute three inmates in 24 hours as Texas, Georgia, Alabama carry out death sentences back to back (knewz.com) — A scheduled Georgia execution has been halted again in a case tied to the 2003 murders of two real estate agents in Powder Springs. The ruling came as Texas and Alabama move forward with executions this week, part of a broader national uptick in death penalty use. The story explains the latest legal twists and how the Powder Springs case fits into that trend.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am currently bottle feeding 2 newborn abandoned kittens that are 4 days old.
    I'm feeding them kitten formula every 2 to 3 hours and making sure they are eliminating their waste. Does anyone on here have experience with raising… (Nextdoor Westend Village)
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🗞 Nearby News

Austell

  • Contractor fatally shot at Norfolk Southern facility in metro Atlanta (kiss104fm.com)
  • Fatal Shooting Investigation (crimewatch.net)
  • Complete Realty Team Addresses the Risks of Overpricing Your Home in New Video (news-press.com)

Douglasville

  • Here's Events To Know In Douglas Co. (patch.com)

Smyrna

  • 7 Atlanta food pop-ups this week, featuring a growing Vietnamese and Laotian pop-up (ajc.com)
  • Smyrna Baptist to Celebrate 125th anniversary at Homecoming (daily-tribune.com)

Ok Powder Springs! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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