🌱 Patch AM: Former worker charged in rose theft from Buford floral warehouse

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In today's newsletter:

• Former worker charged in rose theft from Buford floral warehouse
• Remember Kim Barge's Tannery Row days? See where her art is now
• Buford High alum named among ESPN's Top 100 college players

Also on today's calendar: Parkour for Stunts! Learn cool Parkour Movie Stunts! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cumming man charged with burglarizing S. Hall warehouse (wgtjradio.com) — A former employee has been charged in connection with a March theft from a Buford warehouse owned by floral distributor Falcon Farms, where a box of roses worth about $250 was reported missing. Hall County investigators used surveillance video and interviews to identify the suspect, who was transferred to Hall County Jail and is currently being held without bond.
   

• Best In show: Kim Barge (ungvanguard.org) — Buford art lovers will recognize Kim Barge from her former weekly exhibits at the Tannery Row Artist Colony, where she built a following before focusing on solo shows. Now a full-time art professor at UNG and a recent Best in Show honoree, she continues to display watercolor and textile works across north Georgia, offering plenty of chances to see her evolving style.
   

• Georgia football lands 5 players in ESPN's Top 100 College Football Players list (dawgnation.com) — A standout Georgia safety who once starred at Buford High School is among five Bulldogs players named to ESPN's Top 100 college football players list for 2026. The ranking underscores how Buford's football pipeline continues to feed one of the nation's premier programs, with Georgia again expected to contend for SEC and national titles.
   

📸 Around Buford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Buford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Zac Brown Tribute Near Atlanta – Homegrown Live at 37 Main →
  37 Main Restaurant + Bar, 37 E Main St NE, Buford
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Falcon Parent Night
  Friendship Buford, GA 30519
  5:00 pm
• JV & V Volleyball vs Johns Creek/Parkview
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  5:00 pm
• 9th Football vs Lithonia
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  5:30 pm
• V Softball @ Dacula
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Cross Country War Eagle Invitational
  Lanier Middle School Chestatee High School, 3005 Sardis Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506
  8:00 am
• Cross Country @ Jackson Co
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  8:15 am
• Parkour for Stunts! Learn cool Parkour Movie Stunts! →
  Buford Community Center, Town Park & Theatre, 2200 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
  5:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Readers Rally - Media Center
  North Gwinnett Middle School Buford, GA 30518
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• JV Softball @ Dacula
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  4:00 pm
• Sugarhill Christian vs. Trinity Classical →
  Sugar Hill Christian Academy, 4600 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill
  4:00 pm
• JV & V Volleyball vs Johns Creek/Parkview
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  5:00 pm
• 9th Football vs Lithonia
  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Hi there.
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🗞 Nearby News

Suwanee

• Tech Executive Leads Nonprofit Feeding Thousands in India (pointsoflight.org)
• US News ranks top high schools in Georgia. See the 2026 list (savannahnow.com)
• Colorado College's Barnes Named D3CA Region X Athlete of the Year (scacsports.com)

Dacula

• Gwinnett woman, 52, gets life sentence in cold case drug deal stabbing murder (ocgnews.com)
• Virginia Tech Hokie Football 2026 Roster Reviews: The Specialists (gobblercountry.com)

Lawrenceville

• 4 Georgia men arrested in 'Operation Vigilant' child predator sting (wsbtv.com)

Ok Buford! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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