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🌱 Patch AM: Canton Walmart theft helped put serial shoplifters behind bars
Happening soon: Bridal and Event Show on the Canton Patch calendar
Hello Canton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Canton Walmart theft helped put serial shoplifters behind bars
- Canton family's agonizing step after Nepal flooding tragedy
Also on today's calendar: Bridal and Event Show and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Serial shoplifters whose targets included Walmart stores in Hall Co. sentenced (wgtjradio.com) — Two serial shoplifters who hit Walmart stores across eleven states, including a major theft at the Canton location, have been sentenced to 25 and 40 years in prison. Prosecutors say a nearly $15,000 haul from Canton's Walmart helped spark the investigation that tied them to more than $320,000 in stolen merchandise, including incidents in nearby Hall County. 
• 'Heartbroken:' Family takes steps to declare missing Canton woman dead after Nepal flooding (wsbtv.com) — A Cherokee County family from Canton is moving forward with the painful process of having missing wife, mother, and grandmother Mary Sorensen legally declared dead after catastrophic flooding at the Nepal–China border. Sorensen disappeared while returning from a yoga and meditation trip, and her husband now seeks a Consular Report of Death Abroad as relatives consider honoring her environmental work with a scholarship.
📸 Around Canton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton
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★ Featured events ★
- Bridal and Event Show →
Jericho Walls on the River Wedding and Event Venue, 1858 Bishop Dr, Canton
1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- The Creators Table Film Festival →
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6:00 pm - Trivia Night at Reformation Canton →
Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
7:00 pm - College Night at Reformation! →
Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
7:00 pm - Story Time in the Gardens! →
Cox Arboretum & Garden, 1621 N Lake Dr, Canton
10:00 am - Friday Flights →
Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
11:00 am - Downtown Canton First Friday →
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6:00 pm - On The Border-The Ultimate EAGLES Tribute at Canton Concert Series →
Canton Main Street, Canton
7:00 pm - On The Border-The Ultimate EAGLES Tribute at Canton Main Street →
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7:00 pm - Watch Party - Auburn Tigers vs. Tennessee Vols →
Sidelines Grille - Canton (Riverstone), 147 Reinhardt College Pkwy, Canton
3:30 pm - 4-H Cloverbuds Fall Program K-3 →
UGA Extension Office, 1130 Bluffs Pkwy, Canton
4:00 pm - Hopewell Baptist Church →
78 Ridge Rd, Canton
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Sunday October 11
📣 Canton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND!!
THANK the LORD!! If anyone is near the Jade Trail area, please be on the lookout for my 2 doxies...dachshund/beagles. They just got out of my fence… (Nextdoor Union Hill) - Oreo got out today on Univeter Rd near New Light Rd.
He's friendly and responds to his name normally. If found, please message me or call Luis at 404-849-1000. (Nextdoor Bridgemill)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Canton. Apply here.
- Red Lobster posted a job opening for Server Assistant in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Love in the Groove by The Bastas Project: Album Review (illustratemagazine.com)
- Woodstock tables decision on senior housing expansion (newsbreak.com)
- Georgia Deputy Accused of Running Anonymous Facebook Page to Harass Woman He Arrested (newsbreak.com)
Milton
- Listen up: Music Milton to debut second season in October (appenmedia.com)
Ok Canton! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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