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🌱 When do Calhoun City and Gordon County students head back to class?
Calhoun, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Calhoun! 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. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- When do Calhoun City and Gordon County students head back to class?
Also on today's calendar: Family Craft with Roberta — All Ages and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Back 2 School 2026: When does your school district go back? (wsbtv.com) — Families in Calhoun should mark their calendars: Calhoun City Schools return Monday, August 3, 2026, and Gordon County Schools start Friday, August 7, 2026. The article also lists back-to-school dates for many other north Georgia and metro Atlanta districts, useful for relatives or commuters across the region. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Stretch & Balance Workout — Adults →
Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N Park Ave, Calhoun
10:30 am
Friday July 17
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Other local events
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Summer Golf
Ashworth Middle School Calhoun, GA 30701
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Summer Golf
Ashworth Middle School Calhoun, GA 30701
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Athletics Coaches Retreat
Calhoun City Schools Calhoun, GA 30701
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Family Craft with Roberta — All Ages →
Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N Park Ave, Calhoun
3:30 pm -
Stretchband Workout With Nancy – Adults →
Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N Park Ave, Calhoun
10:00 am -
Summer Golf
Ashworth Middle School Calhoun, GA 30701
7:00 pm -
Stretch & Balance Workout — Adults →
Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N Park Ave, Calhoun
10:30 am
Thursday July 16
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 21
Wednesday July 22
Thursday July 23
Friday July 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Summer Golf
Ashworth Middle School Calhoun, GA 30701
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Movie Night: K-Pop Demon Hunters →
Earl Towe Community Center, 218 N Main St NW, Adairsville
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Off the Rails - Grupo Mazacote Latin Fusion →
Burr Performing Arts Park, 101 S Hamilton St, Dalton
6:30 pm -
Jason Lyles →
Dalton Brewing Company, 112 W King St, Dalton
7:00 pm
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing a violet peacock and his lady, a female peacock.
Off Lakewood dr. Someone has trapped them I feel as they always come back to roost with the chickens. Male has a purple neck with small tail. … (Nextdoor Wrights Hollow) - Free metal for junk yard:
If you collect metal to sell,pm me and come get it. About 50lbs (Nextdoor Briarpatch-Calhoun)
- Under Armour, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Stock Associate 5AM-10AM MON-SAT in Calhoun. Apply here.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Calhoun. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calhoun here.
🗞 Nearby News
Adairsville
- Solid Surface Materials Expands Colors (retrofitmagazine.com)
- Single Vehicle Crash On Hwy. 20 Results in Fatality (wbhfradio.org)
- Cherokee County Arrest Files for Tuesday, July 14 (weisradio.com)
Dalton
- Modern Garage Doors Dalton – Premium Residential & Commercial Garage Doors by Martin Door Company (blogspot.com)
- Petfinder Post: Learning About the Brussels Griffon (blogspot.com)
- Reuse & Recycle: Keep the outdoors exciting for your kids this summer (daltoncitizen.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A candle (Thank you James O. for sending it in!)
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