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• Top picks for October: the best events & activities around metro Atlanta (atlantaonthecheap.com) — Cumming residents can look forward to the Cumming Country Fair & Festival and the Cumming Greek Festival, both highlighted among metro Atlanta's top October events. The guide also rounds up free museum days, fall festivals, pumpkin patches, haunted attractions, and outdoor concerts, with plenty of links so you can double-check details before heading out.
• Hoover's Spain Park High School Wins Abu Garcia High School Fishing Presented by Tackle Warehouse Open on Lake Guntersville Presented by Columbia PFG (anglerschannel.com) — Two Cumming teams from Forsyth Central and North Forsyth high schools placed in a major High School Fishing tournament on Lake Guntersville, earning spots in the 2027 National Championship. Their strong finishes among top competitors from several states put local student anglers on the national stage and highlight a growing competitive fishing scene for area teens.
• Paris High School Senior Earns National Recognition in Genes in Space Competition (myparistexas.com) — A Lambert High School student from Cumming teamed up with a Paris High School senior to earn national Honorable Mention in the 2026 Genes in Space competition, for a project on DNA repair and astronaut safety. Their proposal, chosen from nearly a thousand entries, explores how the body's natural repair systems might protect astronauts from deep-space radiation on future missions.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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