🌱 Calhoun students earn top honors at GNTC’s National Technical ceremony

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In today's newsletter:

• Calhoun students earn top honors at GNTC's National Technical ceremony
• How Calhoun neighbors can light porches pink and book fast mammograms
• What you'll experience at Cherokee Heritage Day near Calhoun

Also on today's calendar: Comedian Killer Beaz Brings the "Best Buzz In Town" Tour to Calhoun's Gem Theatre and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very hot, temps: high: 96, low: 71.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One hundred and six students were honored as the fall 2026 inductees into Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) chapter of National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). (coosavalleynews.com) — Calhoun families recently packed Georgia Northwestern Technical College's Gordon County Campus to celebrate 106 students, including several from Calhoun, inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The ceremony recognized high-achieving technical students who maintain strong GPAs and good standing. GNTC also highlighted its strong job placement record and broad career programs serving northwest Georgia residents.
   

• AdventHealth Georgia challenges community to light porches pink for breast cancer awareness (daltoncitizen.com) — Calhoun residents are invited to join AdventHealth's October "Light Your Porch Pink" campaign by swapping in pink porch bulbs and prioritizing mammogram appointments at the local Calhoun facility. Free bulbs are being distributed across northwest Georgia, and organizers hope the visible show of support will spark conversations, honor survivors, and encourage early breast cancer detection through convenient 3D screenings.
   

• Read the Land, Not the Calendar (gbj.com) — Calhoun-area readers are reminded that New Echota State Historic Site, just north of town, tells the powerful story of the Cherokee capital and the Trail of Tears. This fall, Cherokee Heritage Day on October 24 will bring vendors, demonstrations, and ranger talks that make that history vivid. The piece also highlights Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon and encourages exploring Georgia's Native heritage year-round.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Calhoun

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Copper Creek Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch →
  Cooper Creek Farm, 1514 Reeves Station Rd, Calhoun

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Northwest Georgia Fair →
  Cherokee Capital Fairgrounds, Hwy 53/Rome Road, Calhoun
• The Rough Rider Memorial 5K →
  Calhoun GA
• Downtown Calhoun Farmers' Market →
  Downtown City Park, Calhoun
• Fall Harvest Day →
  Downtown City Park, Calhoun
  8:00 am
• Soup Kitchen →
  Georgia-Cumberland Academy Seventh-day Adventist Church, 351 Academy Dr SW, Calhoun
  9:00 am
• Comedian Killer Beaz Brings the "Best Buzz In Town" Tour to Calhoun's Gem Theatre →
  Calhoun GA
  7:30 pm
• Comedian Killer Beaz Brings the "Best Buzz In Town" Tour to Calhoun's Gem Theatre →
  Gem Theatre, 114 N Wall St, Calhoun
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Bridal Shower for Katelyn Kelch and Daniel Tanksley →
  Georgia-Cumberland Academy Seventh-day Adventist Church, 351 Academy Dr SW, Calhoun
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Downtown Calhoun Farmers' Market →
  Downtown City Park, Calhoun
• Unity Run 5K →
  Calhoun Historic Depot, 109 S King Street, Calhoun
Wednesday September 23
• Copper Creek Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch →
  Cooper Creek Farm, 1514 Reeves Station Rd, Calhoun

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🗞 Nearby News

Adairsville

• BCSS bus struck at SR 20 Spur traffic light (daily-tribune.com)
• Athletes Beyond Bartow: Lawrence, Jags open NFL season with win over Browns (daily-tribune.com)

Dalton

• Arts Fest returns to Creative Arts Guild (daltoncitizen.com)
• Market's "Cultures In Concert" Celebrates International Entertainment And Food (chattanoogapulse.com)
• Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery Center Earns National Accreditation For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery (prlog.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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