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Make time for Block Party hosted by Taco Roble on the Dalton Patch calendar
What's up Dalton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how your favorite Dalton restaurants scored on recent inspections
- How Dalton women can book a mammogram without leaving work.
- Which Dalton High star just landed a Tennessee football offer?
Also on today's calendar: Pints For St. Jude at Dalton Brewing and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 72 and low of 62 degrees.
- Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Monday: Clearing and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Inspectors find slimy lettuce, week-old pizza sauce, food and drinks prepped with bare hands (local3news.com) — Whitfield County health inspectors recently rated several Dalton spots, with Chick-fil-A's mobile unit on North Glenwood Avenue earning a 99 and Pho Saigon on Market Street scoring a perfect 100. Other Dalton restaurants, including two McDonald's locations, Red Lobster, Danny's Cafe, and Parker's Restaurant, received mixed but generally passing scores that may influence where you choose to eat out next. 
2. Peeples Cancer Institute providing another mammography option (daily-tribune.com) — Dalton-area residents now have a new way to get screening mammograms, thanks to Hamilton's Peeples Cancer Institute mobile coach, Mammography on the go, launched in July. The coach brings the same advanced 3D GE Pristina technology used at PCI directly to workplaces and community sites, with easy scheduling by phone or email and flexible appointment times.
3. Tennessee football offers 2028 Georgia cornerback (usatoday.com) — A standout cornerback from Dalton High School, Franck Atangana, has picked up a scholarship offer from the University of Tennessee, adding to a long list of Power Four programs recruiting him. His growing profile puts Dalton football firmly on the regional recruiting map and gives local fans another homegrown player to follow at the next level.
4. How gas prices have changed in Georgia in the last week (macon.com) — Drivers in Dalton are paying about $3.74 per gallon for regular gas this week, slightly below the statewide average of $3.83. Prices across Georgia dipped a few cents over the last seven days but remain nearly a dollar higher than this time last year, with diesel costs climbing even more sharply.
📸 Around Dalton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dalton
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★ Featured events ★
- Block Party hosted by Taco Roble →
Taco Roble, 352 Northgate Dr, Dalton
5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Forsaken Lab Haunted Attraction →
britebox Fun lab, 1444 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd NW, Dalton
7:00 pm - Prater's Mill Country Fair →
Prater's Mill, 5845 GA-2, Dalton
9:00 am - Forsaken Lab Haunted Attraction →
britebox Fun lab, 1444 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd NW, Dalton
7:00 pm - The Kiwanis Club of Dalton →
Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway, Dalton
12:00 pm - Roof Camp by Roof Nuts →
Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway, Dalton
9:00 am - Free Groceries at Salem Baptist Church →
1448 Pleasant Grove Drive, Dalton
10:00 am - Building Better Leaders →
Northwest Georgia College & Career Academy, 2300 Maddox Chapel Road, Dalton
11:30 am - Building Better Leaders with Self-awareness, Self-control, and Empathy →
Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy, 2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE, Dalton
11:30 am - October Collaborative Meeting →
Mack Gaston Community Center, 218 N. Fredrick St., Dalton
1:00 pm - RUN Dalton Brewing Company →
Dalton Brewing Company, 112 W. King Street, Dalton
6:00 pm - Pints For St. Jude at Dalton Brewing →
Dalton Brewing Company, 112 W King St, Dalton
4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Thursday October 15
Thursday October 29
📣 Dalton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in DALTON GA S15278 in Dalton. Apply here.
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier Associate - Part Time in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.
Ok Dalton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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