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🌱 Patch AM: Dallas community rallies after beloved coach’s devastating dirt bike crash
Coming up: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park on the Dallas Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Dallas community rallies after beloved coach's devastating dirt bike crash
Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
- Thursday: Sunshine and warm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Paulding County man fighting for life after dirt bike accident (cbs46.com) — A Paulding County family with deep ties to Dallas is asking for prayers after local baseball coach Chris Upton suffered severe brain injuries in a dirt bike accident. Though the crash happened in Heard County, support and fundraising efforts are centered in his home community near Dallas as he remains hospitalized in critical condition. 
📸 Around Dallas
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dallas
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★ Featured events ★
- Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- 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 - Labor Day Closure →
Paulding County, GA Calendar Dallas, GA 30132
8:00 am - 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 - Board of Elections Meeting →
Paulding County, GA Calendar, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
9:00 am - The Art of Auditioning (Ages 13-18) - Dallas, GA 2026 →
Dallas Theater & Civic Center, 121 E Griffin St, Dallas
6:00 pm - Drama Play Date - Dallas, GA 2026 →
Dallas Theater & Civic Center, 121 E Griffin St, Dallas
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 17
Tuesday September 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Card Club →
Powder Springs Calendar, 4181 Atlanta Street Building 3, Powder Springs
10:00 am - MahJong Social Club →
Powder Springs Calendar, 4181 Atlanta Street Building 4, Powder Springs
1:00 pm - Rockmart Yellowjackets vs LFO, Dalton Academy →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
5:00 pm - Fall Brown Bag Concert →
Powder Springs Calendar, 4485 Pineview Street, Powder Springs
12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Quite a while ago two small cats kept coming up on my deck.
I fed them so they stayed. I bring them in the house at night because several times my cameras have recorded coyotes in the yard. It is two girls who… (Nextdoor Summer Glen) - Hi neighbors,
I am a senior in need of a regular yard person. I need my lawn cut immediately it has been a couple of weeks too long. My grandson was my perfect… (Nextdoor East Paulding)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for United Airlines Ramp Service Employee in Dallas. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Dallas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dallas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Powder Springs
- Four-star wide receiver schedules Tennessee-Auburn game visit (usatoday.com)
- Cobb County educator, opera singer named Teacher of the Year: "I wanted to reach more people" (cbsnews.com)
- Flock town hall meetings being held this week in Cobb County (fox5atlanta.com)
Austell
- Hammond Services Explains How Crawlspace Encapsulation Can Help Protect Homes from Moisture Damage in Austell and West Metro Atlanta (ussharemarkets.com)
Acworth
- GA: Cobb commissioners split 3-2 as microtransit expansion advances (masstransitmag.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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