🌱 Patch AM: How a deadly Sugar Pike Road DUI led to 10 years prison

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In today's newsletter:

• How a deadly Sugar Pike Road DUI led to 10 years prison
• How a Canton Lions Club leader will shape eye care statewide.

Also on today's calendar: 5th Annual Pickleball For Charity and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Impaired driver sentenced to 10 years in prison after speeding kills Canton cyclist (fox5atlanta.com) — A Canton man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a high-speed, impaired driving crash on Hickory Flat Highway and Sugar Pike Road that killed local cyclist Carlos Moreno Gutierrez. The judge also ordered restitution, community service, substance abuse treatment, and a no-contact provision with the victim's family, underscoring the serious consequences of DUI on Cherokee County roads.
   

• Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation Elects Dennis Chapman as Board Chair (metroatlantaceo.com) — A longtime member of the Canton Lions Club, Woodstock resident Dennis Chapman has been elected chair of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, which expands access to eye care across the state. His leadership and Cherokee County ties mean local volunteers and patients could see stronger support, partnerships, and services for vision screenings, exams, and surgeries benefiting communities like Canton.
   

📸 Around Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Canton Ice House - Holdem →
  Canton Ice House, 150 Keith Dr, Canton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• 5th Annual Pickleball For Charity →
  1180 Bridgemill Ave, Canton
  8:00 am
• Taste & Brews Music Fest →
  Etowah River Park, 600 Brown Industrial Pkwy, Canton
  11:00 am
• Live Music | Tim O'Donnold →
  J. Michael's Prime, 110 Mountain Vista Boulevard, Canton
  7:00 pm
• Comedy Show →
  Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Sunday Ghost Tour →
  Historic Downtown Canton Cannon Park, 130 East Main Street, Canton
• Paws in the Pool →
  Aquatic Center, 1200 Wellstar Way, Canton
  12:00 pm
Monday September 14
• WESOS N. Atlanta: Who Takes Care of the Woman Taking Care of Everything? →
  Eggs Up Grill, 104 Prominence Point Parkway, Canton
  11:30 am
Tuesday September 15
• Line Dancing Lessons →
  Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• PoBoys Car Club Fundraising Cruise-Ins →
  Riverstone Plaza, 1447 Riverstone Pkwy, Canton
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Blues ALL WEEKEND at Doghobble Cellars →
  Doghobble Cellars, 598 E Main St, Blue Ridge
  3:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Cobb New Horizons Symphonic Band →
  Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater, 101 Arnold Mill Rd, Woodstock
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a loving home for this sweet boy, Echo.
  This is an incredibly difficult post for me to make, but due to an unexpected family health situation, I will be having a family member move into my … (Nextdoor Harmony on the Lakes)
• Hey neighbors!!!
  I'm looking for a kitten. Does any of my wonderful neighbors have one that's ready for a new home? (Nextdoor Holly Springs II)

• Cherokee County School District posted a job opening for Custodian: Full-Time in Canton. Apply here.
• Arqline posted a job opening for Leasing Manager (Weekends Required) in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodstock

• Grove at Mill Creek by O'Dwyer Homes in Woodstock GA (zillow.com)
• Krispy Kreme: Get a dozen Apple Cider doughnuts for just $5 when you purchase any other dozen (atlantaonthecheap.com)
• Jackson Rose Eyes Sophomore Leap at Carolina (on3.com)

Milton

• Milton High School to hold 9/11 commemoration ceremony (appenmedia.com)
• Milton council hears pushback on church relocation plan (appenmedia.com)
• JamBEARee brings parade, other fun to Cambridge High Oct. 15 (appenmedia.com)

Alpharetta

• Here's What's Happening In Alpharetta This Weekend (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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