🌱 Patch AM: City Council - Regular Meeting and 10 more events

Good morning Winder! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series Race #10 at Winder Barrow Speedway
• Business over Breakfast at Barrow County Chamber of Commerce
• Open House & Fort Tours at Fort Yargo

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 69.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📸 Around Winder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winder

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series Race #10 →
  Winder Barrow Speedway, 330 Dunahoo Rd, Winder
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Business over Breakfast
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce #6 Porter Street Winder 30680
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Open House & Fort Tours
  Fort Yargo State Park 210 South Broad Street Winder, GA 306
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• City Council - Regular Meeting →
  Winder Community Center, 113 E Athens St, Winder
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Lake Loop Clean-Up: Your State Parks Day →
  Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S Broad St, Winder
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Open House & Fort Tours
  Fort Yargo State Park 210 South Broad Street Winder, GA 306
  9:00 am
Monday August 31
• JV/V Softball vs. North Hall
  Dacula High School Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 3
  4:00 pm
• Dacula Falcons vs North Hall Trojans →
  Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
  4:00 pm
• West Jackson Middle School vs Legacy Knoll Middle School →
  West Jackson Middle School, 400 Gum Springs Church Rd, Hoschton
  5:00 pm
• West Jackson Middle School vs Legacy Knoll Middle... →
  West Jackson Middle School, 400 Gum Springs Church Rd, Hoschton
  5:00 pm
• 9th/JV Volleyball @ North Gwinnett
  Dacula High School North Gwinnett High School, 20 Level Creek Rd, Suwanee, GA 3002
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• JV/V Softball @ Seckinger
  Dacula High School Seckinger High School, 3655 Sardis Church Rd, Buford, GA 30519\
  4:00 pm

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• If anyone or any family is in need of a caregiver that has their own transportation and has taken care of their own loved ones.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hoschton

• Two arrested on drug charges during Georgia 400 traffic stop (appenmedia.com)

Braselton

• DeHart to Speak at ABA White Collar Crime Institute (adamsandreese.com)

Dacula

• Lackawanna County Court Notes, August 28, 2026 (thetimes-tribune.com)
• Gwinnett woman, 52, gets life sentence in cold case drug deal stabbing murder (ocgnews.com)
• Five Athens-area high school football games to watch in Week 2 (onlineathens.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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