🌱 Patch AM: Which Gainesville radio veteran just made Georgia’s Hall of Fame?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Gainesville radio veteran just made Georgia's Hall of Fame?
• How did Gainesville's Clemson-bound QB really look in the opener?

Also on today's calendar: Tracking Dog Handler Course and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Williams inducted into Hall of Fame; Victim of fatal accident ID'd (wgtjradio.com) — Longtime WDUN personality Joel Williams of Gainesville has been inducted into the Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame, highlighting a familiar local voice. The brief roundup also notes a slow-moving industrial boiler passing through Hall County and identifies a Cornelia woman killed in a head-on crash on Gainesville Highway in Baldwin.
   

• Clemson QB Commit Shows Off Running Ability In Season-Opener (theclemsoninsider.com) — Gainesville High's Red Elephants opened their season with Clemson commit Kharim Hughley showcasing his running and passing in a tough 39-19 loss to Buford. Despite leading late in the third quarter, Gainesville's special teams turnovers and missing top two running backs proved costly against Georgia's defending state champs.
   

📸 Around Gainesville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gainesville

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Monday August 24
• AgLanta Eats: Neighbors + Flavors
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Drawing Trees
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
• Volleyball (V) vs Lumpkin Co/Genesis 5pm
  East Hall Gainesville, GA 30507
• Softball at Oconee Co 6pm
  East Hall Gainesville, GA 30507
Monday August 31
• Tracking Dog Handler Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  9:00 am
• Single Purpose K9 Handler Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  9:00 am
• Full Service Dog Trainer Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  9:00 am
• Dual Purpose K9 Handler Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  9:00 am
• Multi-Purpose Explosives K9 Handler Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30507
  9:00 am
• Full Service K9 Handler Course →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Group Training: Group Outing | Gainesville, GA →
  3266 Old Cornelia Hwy, Gainesville
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Lecture Series: John Locke and Revolutionary War Philosophy →
  Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St NE, Gainesville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey y'all!
  I'm looking for someone who can mow and weedeat for me. My lawn isn't that big, we're just sick with the flu and our yard has gone crazy in all this… (Nextdoor North Lake Lanier Estates)
• What do you do with the house cat who is not happy with any kind of cat food?
  He's always begging for something off our plate, even though he wouldn't like it if we gave it to him . I have tried various top brands. Purina One… (Nextdoor Squirrel Brooke)

• FOX posted a job opening for Material Handler 2nd Shift Monday-Thursday (4pm-2:30 am)- in Gainesville. Apply here.
• Fox Factory, Inc. posted a job opening for Supervisor, Production Control - 1st shift - 5am-330pm in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gainesville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Matt Ryan put the cherry on top amid Falcons' dominant preseason turnaround (bloggingdirty.com)

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• Side Hustle Demand Hits Record High As Inflation Stays Stubborn (pressreleasecc.com)

Ok Gainesville! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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