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🌱 Flowery Branch student earns top diplomacy honor at UNG Model UN.

Flowery Branch, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Flowery Branch! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Flowery Branch student earns top diplomacy honor at UNG Model UN.
  • How Flowery Branch boys soccer was knocked out of the state playoffs

Also on today's calendar: Rooted in Community Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What dries when it gets wet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A bit of morning rain, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Model UN Conference brings accolades (ung.edu) — A Flowery Branch student, Clayton Clark, earned “Most Diplomatic” honors at a recent University of North Georgia Model UN conference, standing out among delegates from across Georgia. The event showcased local students’ strengths in public speaking, diplomacy, and global issues, with several North Georgia participants taking home top awards and encouraging more majors to get involved.
   

• Boys soccer playoffs: Buford advances to Elite 8; NoFo, Branch, Union, EJax eliminated (accesswdun.com) — Flowery Branch’s boys soccer team saw its playoff run end with a 9-3 loss to top-ranked Dalton in the Class 4A second round, while Buford advanced on penalty kicks. The roundup highlights how other nearby programs, including North Forsyth, Union County, and East Jackson, also fared in state tournament action.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Oakwood

  • Woman accused in death of 4-year-old found in car trunk due in Hall County court (atlantanewsfirst.com)
  • Boys soccer playoffs: Buford, NoFo, Branch, Union, LCA headline Friday's action (accesswdun.com)
  • Coastal Ga. man jailed in Gville on several charges (wgtjradio.com)

Buford

  • Atlanta Motoring Festival and Concours d'Elegance Pulls into Lanier Islands Resort May 1-3 (express-press-release.net)
  • Baseball playoffs: Huge Game 3s and Class 6A and 5A series begin on Friday (accesswdun.com)
  • Buford man among three arrested following fight at middle Ga. state park (wgtjradio.com)

Ok Flowery Branch! 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: A towel (Thank you Christy H. for sending it in!)
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