🌱 Patch AM: Dallas baseball community rallies after beloved coach’s serious accident

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• Dallas baseball community rallies after beloved coach's serious accident

Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 6 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 72.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Georgia baseball coach in ICU following serious dirt bike crash in Heard County (fox5atlanta.com) — A well-known Dallas youth baseball coach, Chris Upton, is in intensive care after a serious dirt bike crash in Heard County while celebrating his son's birthday. The Dallas baseball community is rallying around his family as he recovers from significant injuries, and relatives have launched an online fundraiser to help with medical and related expenses.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
  Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Paulding Fire/Rescue Heroes and Horsepower Car Show →
  Paulding County, GA Calendar, 280 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
  9:00 am
• Voices of America at Pickett's Mill Battlefield
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site 4432 Mount Tabor Chur
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Closure →
  Paulding County, GA Calendar Dallas, GA 30132
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Board Of Commissioners Work Session →
  Paulding County, GA Calendar Dallas, GA 30132
  10:00 am
• Board of Commissioners Board Meeting →
  Paulding County, GA Calendar Dallas, GA 30132
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Board of Elections Meeting →
  Paulding County, GA Calendar, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
  9:00 am
Thursday September 17
• The Art of Auditioning (Ages 13-18) - Dallas, GA 2026 →
  Dallas Theater & Civic Center, 121 E Griffin St, Dallas
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Drama Play Date - Dallas, GA 2026 →
  Dallas Theater & Civic Center, 121 E Griffin St, Dallas
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• Card Club →
  Powder Springs Calendar, 4181 Atlanta Street Building 3, Powder Springs
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Fall Brown Bag Concert →
  Powder Springs Calendar, 4485 Pineview Street, Powder Springs
  12:00 pm
• Canasta →
  Powder Springs Calendar, 4181 Atlanta Street Building 3, Powder Springs
  1:00 pm
• Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Callaway Cavaliers →
  Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
  5:00 pm

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