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Coming up on the calendar:

• Autumn Acrylics at the Cabin
• Chorus Concert at SMMS Cafeteria
• Homecoming Game at North Paulding HS

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
• Saturday: A tropical rainstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Autumn Acrylics at the Cabin →
  Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Dallas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Chorus Concert
  SMMS Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Homecoming Game
  North Paulding HS
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Community Block Party & Resource Festival →
  Ben Hill Strickland Sr Memorial Park, 372 Oak St, Hiram
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Early Voting Begins →
  Watson Government Complex, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
  8:00 am
• Board Of Commissioners Work Session →
  Dallas GA
  10:00 am
• Board of Commissioners Board Meeting →
  Dallas GA
  2:00 pm
• October 13, 2026 Zoning Board of Appeals →
  Dallas GA
  5:30 pm
• Chorus Concert - Fall Show: Sister Act Jr.
  McClure Middle Dallas, GA 30132
  6:30 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
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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🗞 Nearby News

Powder Springs

• Powder Springs hosts its Trunk Or Treat Fall Festival on Oct. 17th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
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Austell

• Nearly 60 pounds of fentanyl found in Austell home, warrants say (newsbreak.com)
• Mableton selects Anita Allen as first police chief (cobbcountycourier.com)

Douglasville

• Douglas Co. Man Charged With Aggravated Child Molestation (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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