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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.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • 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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