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🌱 New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs and 11 more events
Coming up: 5th Annual Pickleball For Charity on the Ball Ground Patch calendar
Hey there, Ball Ground! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 5th Annual Pickleball For Charity
- New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs at The Butchers Block
- Master Gardeners Summer/Fall Plant Sale at Cherokee County Senior Services
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Turning sunny and very warm, temps: high: 94, low: 70.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees.
📸 Around Ball Ground
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ball Ground
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★ Featured events ★
- 5th Annual Pickleball For Charity →
1180 Bridgemill Ave, Canton
8:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs →
The Butchers Block, 1025 Rose Creek Dr, Woodstock
9:00 am - Master Gardeners Summer/Fall Plant Sale →
Cherokee County Senior Services, 1001 Univeter Rd, Canton
9:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday September 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Pictures
Pickens County Jasper, GA 30143
8:00 am - Board of Education Meeting
Poole's Mill Elementary 1120 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, Georgia, United States
5:00 pm - JV/V Volleyball vs N Hall @ PHS
Pickens Jr High School PCSD Athletics
5:00 pm - PHS V Softball vs N Atlanta @ PHS (Teacher Appreciation Night)
Pickens Jr High School PCSD Athletics
6:00 pm - PJHS Softball vs Fannin @ PHS
Pickens Jr High School Jasper, GA 30143
4:15 pm - PJHS Softball vs Fannin
Pickens Jr High School Pickens High School, 500 Dragon Dr, Jasper, GA 30143, USA
4:15 pm - PJHS Volleyball vs Union @ PJHS
Pickens Jr High School Jasper, GA 30143
4:30 pm - PJHS Volleyball vs Union
Pickens Jr High School Pickens Junior High School, 1802 Refuge Rd, Jasper, GA 30143
4:30 pm - PJHS Football @ Union
Pickens Jr High School Jasper, GA 30143
5:00 pm - PJHS Football vs Union @ Union
Pickens Jr High School PCSD Athletics
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm wondering if there is any place here in Pickens County where the homeless can go to get out of this heat.
It's supposed to get above 100 degrees tomorrow and I would like to donate some water and relief to those who have no place to go. I was wondering… (Nextdoor Ball Ground / Reavis Mtn)
- Associa, Inc. posted a job opening for CMA Onsite Events Coordinator/Admin Assistant in Canton. Apply here.
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ball Ground here.
🗞 Nearby News
Canton
- Canton shooting arrest: Man charged after wife wounded, adult children flee (fox5atlanta.com)
Milton
- Milton resident teams up with carrier to shield kids online (appenmedia.com)
- Milton council to vote on 2026 capital improvements update (appenmedia.com)
- How to Choose the Right Technician for Your BMW Repair (ai-online.com)
Woodstock
- Resonant Printed Installations (trendhunter.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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