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Middle School Teacher Charged With Intent to Distribute Methadone -Barrow Patch

A Winder-Barrow Middle School teacher who was arrested Wednesday is no longer employed by the school system, Superintendent Wanda Creel said in an e-mail Thursday afternoon. 

The e-mail stated the teacher is charged with distribution/solicitation with an electronic device, reckless conduct and criminal intent to distribute methadone. According to the e-mail, an ethics complaint is being filed with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

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Day Care Van Catches on Fire - Stone Mountain Patch

A day care van on S. Hairston near Wesley Chapel caught fire Wednesday afternoon. No children were on board the van, according to WSB.

The name of the day care, listed on the side of the van, is "It Takes a Village Learning Academy" in Stone Mountain.

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Five Men Arrested in Connection With Tuesday's Shooting in Monroe - Monroe Patch

Walton County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Keith Brooks confirmed that five men are in custody in connection with Tuesday's shooting in Monroe.

Brooks said that early investigations reveal that the victim, , was lured to the location on Mountain Creek Church Road in Monroe on the pretext of a drug deal. Hickman, however, owed one of the subjects money. 

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