🌱 Patch AM: Deputies probe suspected scam targeting an 84-year-old Cumming resident

Hello Cumming! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Deputies probe suspected scam targeting an 84-year-old Cumming resident
• Why Cumming could be swept into a new H-1B fraud crackdown

Also on today's calendar: Cumming Farmers Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 68, low: 56.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police reports: Bar fight, elder scam and drug arrests (appenmedia.com) — Forsyth County deputies are investigating a suspected romance-style scam that targeted an 84-year-old Cumming woman, who received gifts and a large check from a man claiming to work on an oil rig. The case, classified as exploitation of an elderly person, appears alongside other recent drug, crash, and bar-fight arrests in nearby Alpharetta and Forsyth County.
   

• H-1B visa fraud — Atlanta Targeted for Potential Federal Crackdown (koreadaily.com) — Cumming is among several north metro job centers flagged by Rep. Rich McCormick as potential hotspots in a push for tougher federal investigations into alleged H-1B visa fraud. He argues some Atlanta-area employers may be underpaying foreign workers and hurting local job prospects, as nationwide crackdowns on visa abuse intensify and could soon focus more heavily on metro Atlanta businesses.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Aidan Fisher at Cherry Street Brewing (Vickery Village) →
  Cherry Street Brewing, Cumming
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Cumming Farmers Market →
  Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Third Annual Sip and Support Wine Festival →
  The Green at the Collection at Forsyth
  4:00 pm
• GA vs. AL Game Day Watch Party & Vendor Market →
  Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming
  6:00 pm
• 9PM Die Laughing Comedy @ Crooked Culture (Cumming, GA) →
  Crooked Culture Brewing, 421 Vision Drive, Cumming
  9:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Slide Into Sundays at City Center →
  Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Road, Cumming
  12:00 pm
• Cumming Country Fair & Festival →
  Cumming Fairgrounds, Cumming
  12:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Financial Literacy Fall Series →
  Family Promise, 127 Samaritan Dr, Cumming
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Witches Night Out →
  Halcyon, 6365 Halcyon Way, Alpharetta
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Cumming Farmers Market →
  Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Live Model With Gord →
  Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
  10:00 am
• Live Model with Gord →
  Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Community Call to Action: Support Bennett's Bridge Cleanup Project in Cumming —Randall Blue Read on Patch

• Just caught this male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder before he heads south for the winter.
  He's lost his bright breeding plumage and looks similar to females. (Nextdoor Nichols Creek)
• Cat lost two days ago around Keely mill and Bethelview at local vet.
  Sweet cat with a hurt leg. See flyer below. Please be on lookout! (Nextdoor The Villas at Bethelview)

• Oaks Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Night Shift CMA/Supervisor in Cumming. Apply here.
• Grand Lux Cafe posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buford

• Second Suspect Arrested in Deadly Buford Robbery – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• Entry-Level AI Writing and Digital Strategy Roles Hiring Now (mediabistro.com)
• 2026 Fall Underclass World Series: Stock Watch (prepbaseballreport.com)

Suwanee

• An Illinois woman who sought $4.6 million in fake IRS refunds got 27 months (newsbreak.com)

Alpharetta

• Alpharetta Festival Partially Canceled Due To Hurricane Isaias: City (patch.com)

Ok Cumming! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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