🌱 Ready to ride through Dawsonville’s most haunted spots this weekend?

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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to ride through Dawsonville's most haunted spots this weekend?
• What to expect at UNG's tech-inspired Dawsonville concert this week

Also on today's calendar: Four Scythes Haunted Attraction - Cumming, GA and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 17 Eerily Fun Ghost Tours in Atlanta & Georgia (mommypoppins.com) — Dawsonville families can get into spooky season with the Judy Harris Memorial Ghost Walk and Hayride on October 9 and 10, starting at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. The evening hayride visits four haunted sites, including the Old Dawson County Jail and Dawsonville City Cemetery, and is part of a wider roundup of ghost tours across Georgia.
   

• There's music in the air this fall at UNG (ung.edu) — Dawsonville residents can catch UNG's technology-themed "Tomorrow, in Concert" performance with Dawson County High School's band at the Dawson County Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8, plus another UNG Wind Ensemble concert there on Nov. 17. The article also highlights a full fall lineup of UNG music events in Dahlonega and Gainesville, from jazz and choral collaborations to a Holiday Choral Festival.
   

📸 Around Dawsonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dawsonville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Amicalola in Autumn: Guided Waterfall Hike →
  Amicalola Falls Visitor Center, 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• V Flag Football Game vs Heritage HS @ 6:00pm
  Heritage High School, 3960 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• V Softball @ DCHS vs Gilmer County
  Dawson County High School, 1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Amicalola in Autumn: Guided Waterfall Hike →
  Amicalola Falls Visitor Center, 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville
  9:30 am
• BMES Spirit Night @ Freddys - Mention BMES, Show the Flyer from So
  Black's Mill Elementary School Dawsonville, GA 30534
  5:00 pm
• JV Football @ White County (5:30pm)
  White County High School, 2600 US-129, Cleveland
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Amicalola in Autumn: Guided Waterfall Hike →
  Amicalola Falls Visitor Center, 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville
  9:30 am
• V/JV XC Pickens and Grinn (6:00pm)
  Dawson County High School Dawsonville, GA 30534
  6:00 pm
• V Football @ Gilmer (7:30pm)
  Gilmer High School, 408 Bobcat Trail, Ellijay
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Amicalola in Autumn: Guided Waterfall Hike →
  Amicalola Falls Visitor Center, 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville
  9:30 am
Friday October 23
• Four Scythes Haunted Attraction - Cumming, GA →
  Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Rd, Cumming
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Harvest Moon Atlanta →
  Falany Performing Arts Center, 199 Fine Arts Dr, Waleska
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Costume Party →
  Dahlonega Baptist Church, Dahlonega
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Somehow my snake was able to get out of his enclosure, knock out my window screen, and escape this morning.
  If you're near Toto Creek Park and happen to see him PLEASE don't kill him. He's a 5 ft long Central American Boa Constrictor imperator. He's big… (Nextdoor Harmony Church Rd/Hwy 136)
• Has moved us several times!!
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• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant(Bonused) in Dawsonville. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Dawsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dawsonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dahlonega

• Local, state, federal agencies come together to rescue lost hunter (wgtjradio.com)
• These 10 Georgia Restaurants Are Worth A Road Trip For Their Stunning Interiors (takingthekids.com)

Cumming

• Only 10 Days Until CMF 2026: Get Your Tickets! (conciergemedicinetoday.org)
• 'Authenticity wins': Fox News anchors celebrate 30th anniversary (washingtonexaminer.com)
• When will first frost of season hit Georgia? What data says (islandpacket.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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