🌱 Patch AM: How you can help Dallas neighbors eat well this Thanksgiving

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can help Dallas neighbors eat well this Thanksgiving
• See which new Cobb businesses include a Dallas-linked auto accessories firm

Also on today's calendar: The Glory Train and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Give a Little, Gather a Lot (gbj.com) — Residents in and around Dallas can volunteer on November 21 at Church of the Vine to help pack and deliver Thanksgiving meal bags for more than 550 local families. The piece also highlights other holiday-season food drives across metro Atlanta and Georgia, offering flexible ways to donate time or groceries. It encourages you to pick a specific task and commit it to your calendar.
   

• Cobb County Adds 40 New Business Licenses (cobbcountycourier.com) — Cobb County has issued 40 new business licenses in unincorporated areas, and one of the newly listed companies, Monster Customs, uses a Dallas mailing address. The week's approvals span contractors, wellness providers, creative services, and small retailers. While licenses apply to unincorporated Cobb, the mix of new ventures may interest Dallas residents who work, shop, or do business nearby.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dallas

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14
• The Glory Train →
  Kingdom Events Venue, 4040 Chapel Hill Rd, Douglasville, GA, 30135 Suite T,
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• PC - Babytime →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  10:30 am
• PC - Toddler Time →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  11:30 am
• PC - Story Time →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  12:00 pm
• NG - Crochet Club →
  New Georgia Public Library (NG), 94 Ridge Road, Dallas
  2:00 pm
• NG - Teen Switch Night →
  New Georgia Public Library (NG), 94 Ridge Road, Dallas
  4:00 pm
• PC - Escape Room →
  Dallas Public Library (PC), 1010 East Memorial Drive, Dallas
  4:00 pm
• Chorus Concert
  SMMS Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Autumn Acrylics at the Cabin →
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Dallas
  10:00 am
• Community Block Party & Resource Festival →
  Ben Hill Strickland Sr Memorial Park, 372 Oak St, Hiram
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Trick Or Treat Village! →
  Earl Duncan Park at Paulding Meadows, 472 Paulding Meadows Dr, Dallas
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Remi, a dog who went missing in Dallas, GA, has been safely reunited with their family after 17 minutes. Message from Owner: "Lost Dog Alert: My… (Nextdoor Hickory Ridge)
• Very helpful.
  Installed my battery for free and best part was the price compared to big box store! (Nextdoor W Memorial)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Aldi Produce Clerk in Dallas. Apply here.
• Farmers Home Furniture posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Hiram. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dallas here.

🗞 Nearby News

Powder Springs

• 4 Overdoses in 6 Months Prompt Closure of Powder Springs Home – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• Two charged with 100 mph street race in Powder Springs (newsbreak.com)

Austell

• Greif, Charter Next Generation, McKinley announced closures in September (packagingdive.com)
• Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from September 25 to October 1 (cobbcountycourier.com)

Acworth

• K L Contractor Plumbing Releases Home Plumbing Guide (shreveporttimes.com)
• Cobb Chamber honors 2026 public safety award recipients (cobbcountycourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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