🌱 Patch AM: Could a power surge leave Cumming homeowners with big repair bills?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could a power surge leave Cumming homeowners with big repair bills?
• Why Lake Lanier near Cumming tops the nation for fall color

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 70.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Homeowner pays out $6.7K after Georgia Power equipment failure damaged her appliances (wsbtv.com) — A Cumming homeowner says an underground equipment failure on Georgia Power's system caused flickering lights and widespread damage to appliances, leaving her with about $6,700 in repair and replacement costs. Georgia Power acknowledged the failure but denied her damage claim, saying it could not have been foreseen, prompting questions from consumer advocates about what protections homeowners really have.
   

• Best lake for fall foliage in the entire US is right here in Georgia (onlineathens.com) — Lake Lanier, just minutes from Cumming, has been named the top lake in the entire country for fall foliage, with peak color expected around October 8. With dozens of nearby boat ramps, parks, and campgrounds, residents can enjoy prime leaf-peeping close to home while Georgia also scores two more lakes in the national top ten.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Belk, 520 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Sawnee Mountain Preserve - Cumming GA - D3 →
  Cumming GA
• NoFo Brew Co - Cumming →
  NoFo Brew Co - Cumming, 6150 Georgia 400 Suite A/B, Cumming
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Rangers XC Invitational →
  Cumming GA
• Cumming Farmers Market →
  Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Paladin Pacer: Beautiful Trail Race Event →
  Pinecrest Academy, 955 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming
  8:00 am
• 2026 Fall Market at Cumming City Center →
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming
  10:00 am
• Mosaic Classes →
  Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
  11:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Cumming Farmers Market →
  Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Fall Garden Expo presented by Hall County Master Gardeners →
  Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Rd, Gainesville
  8:30 am
• Pumpkin Patch →
  4633 Shiloh Rd, Cumming
  11:00 am
Monday September 28
• Celebrate Art Exhibit →
  Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• For Animal Lovers, I had the privilege of visiting Fur Kids.
  I have never seen an animal rescue like it. Beautiful grounds, clean, huge surgery room, maternity room and so much more. The staff loves animals… (Nextdoor Orchards of Stoney Point)
• Hello, we are new homeowners who relocated here from across the country and need some referral help.
  We need an electrician, a handyman that can also install doors, a landscaper- weekly maintenance on an acre of grass and lastly, anyone have… (Nextdoor Hyde Park)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Closing Front of House Team Member (Evening/Night Shift) in Cumming. Apply here.
• Smithfield Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Planner/Scheduler - 1st Shift (Relocation) in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Tyler Goodson, Atlanta Falcons, RB - News, Stats, Bio (cbssports.com)

Milton

• Milton mom readies for third 'American Ninja Warrior' run (appenmedia.com)
• Top North Atlanta Luxury Real Estate Team (modernluxury.com)

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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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