🌱 Master Gardeners Summer/Fall Plant Sale and 11 more events

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:

• New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs at The Butchers Block
• Master Gardeners Summer/Fall Plant Sale at Cherokee County Senior Services

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Ball Ground

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ball Ground

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28

• New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs →
  The Butchers Block, 1025 Rose Creek Dr, Woodstock
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5

• Master Gardeners Summer/Fall Plant Sale →
  Cherokee County Senior Services, 1001 Univeter Rd, Canton
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25

• PHS JV Softball vs White @ PHS
  Pickens High School PCSD Athletics
  4:00 pm
• PJHS Volleyball vs Clear Creek
  Pickens Jr High School Pickens Junior High School, 1802 Refuge Rd, Jasper, GA 30143
  4:30 pm
• PJHS Volleyball vs Clear Creek @ PJHS
  Pickens High School Jasper, GA 30143
  4:30 pm
• JV/V Volleyball vs White/Dawson @ White
  Pickens High School PCSD Athletics
  5:00 pm
• PHS V Softball vs White @ PHS
  Pickens High School PCSD Athletics
  6:00 pm
• Community Chorus Auditions 8/25 →
  The George Link, Jr Gilmer Arts Playhouse, 135 N Dalton St, Ellijay
  6:30 pm

Wednesday August 26

• Vitality visit I am scheduled
  Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
  10:45 am
• PJHS Softball vs Dawson @ Dawson
  Pickens High School Jasper, GA 30143
  4:15 pm
• PJHS Softball @ Dawson
  Pickens Jr High School Jasper, GA 30143
  4:15 pm
• HOSA General Assembly
  Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
  4:30 pm
• PJHS Football vs Lumpkin @ Lumpkin
  Pickens High School PCSD Athletics
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Are there dog rescue groups specializing in helping elderly people who have to rehome their dog?
  Considering a second dog for our home and not sure we want a puppy. Our 4 yr old standard poodle adores other dogs. He is a frisbee machine. Non… (Nextdoor Northwoods)

• RBC Bearings, Inc. posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Shipping and Assembly– Join a Leader in Aerospace Manufacturing! in Ball Ground. Apply here.
• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 1555 in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ball Ground here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• Cherokee County courthouse closed following hazmat contamination (fox5atlanta.com)
• Mother charged with murder after boyfriend allegedly beat 2-year-old son to death (local12.com)

Jasper

• Former Jasper police officer arrested, GBI says (fox5atlanta.com)
• Meet Ashley Shope (shoutoutatlanta.com)

Milton

• Milton kicker Jung ruled eligible; Eagles win season opener (appenmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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