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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Cumming fall festivals should be on your October calendar?
  • Cumming student anglers reel in national championship berths on Lake Guntersville
  • Cumming student's space-DNA project earns national recognition in elite competition

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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    Plz share any references- Location: ronald Regan and 141 intersection in cumming (Nextdoor Wildbrooke)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Lanier Islands Resort's Concerts for a Cause Results in $28k Donation to Two Georgia Charities (express-press-release.net)
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  • Tennessee football offers 2029 tight end after Texas game (usatoday.com)

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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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