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🌱 How a Conyers man was hurt in a deadly stunt-driving crash
Happening soon: Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Meeting on the Conyers Patch calendar
Hello Conyers! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Conyers man was hurt in a deadly stunt-driving crash
Also on today's calendar: Early Bird Pre-Sales: Conyers Location Fall 2026 and 6 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Maria M.!
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 70.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Illegal street stunt show sparks deadly inferno near Stone Mountain (thegeorgiasun.com) — A 20-year-old Conyers resident was injured when a Georgia State Patrol K9 trooper's vehicle collided with a pickup truck involved in illegal stunt driving near Stone Mountain, killing a 19-year-old passenger. Both vehicles caught fire, and the trooper helped rescue those inside. State Patrol's crash reconstruction and internal affairs units are now reviewing the pursuit and crash response. 
📸 Around Conyers
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Conyers
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★ Featured events ★
- Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Meeting →
JP Carr Community Center, 981 Taylor St., Conyers
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- Early Bird Pre-Sales: Conyers Location Fall 2026 →
Conyers GA
3:00 pm - TTT Sale – Sept 9, 2026: 6p-9pm: Advertiser Pre-Sale – Conyers Fall 2026 →
Conyers GA
6:00 pm - Rockdale County Board of Education Meeting Work Session
Rockdale County 960 Pine Street NE, Conyers
6:00 pm - Constituent Services →
Conyers-Rockdale Library, 864 Green St. SW, Conyers
10:00 am - H. J. Fox September Classics I & II →
Georgia International Horse Park, 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway, Conyers - Honey Creek Golf Club →
Honey Creek Golf Club, Conyers
7:00 pm - Rockdale Farmers Market →
Wheeler Park, 1400 Parker Rd. SE, Conyers
1:00 pm - Keep Conyers-Rockdale Clean and Beautiful Council (KCRB) Meeting →
C.E. Steele Community Center, 1040 Oakland Ave SE, Conyers
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
🗓 Events Nearby
- Hike With A Ranger At E.M.B.A.R.C. →
EMBARC Community Youth Farm, 1185 Rock Chapel Rd, Lithonia
9:00 am - Benton House Veterans Breakfast →
Benton House of Covington, 7155 Dearing Rd, Covington
9:30 am - Preschool Storytime
Salem-Panola Library -
11:00 am
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 21 hours later....
power back on in Shoals Creek. Thank you Jesus and Snapping Shoals! (Nextdoor McDaniel Mill Rd - Smyrna Rd) - If you're good with children, have you considered getting into ABA as a registered Behavior technician.
The field of autism is continually growing. You can take a 40 online training for free with autism partnership foundation.org. With this job market,… (Nextdoor Old Covington/Gees Mill)
- Dover Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler II in Conyers. Apply here.
- Thompson CAT posted a job opening for Rental Coordinator - Lift Truck in Conyers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Conyers here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lithonia
- BCNN1's Black Coffee #35 with Daniel Whyte III (blackchristiannews.com)
Stonecrest
- Pic(k) of the Week: Hazy sunrise over Arabia Mountain, Georgia (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
- Pic(k) of the Week: Sylvan grotto (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
- Pic(k) of the Week: Ephemeral rapids (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
Covington
- JOHN PEARRELL: God has made a way of salvation for us (jacksonprogress-argus.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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