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Good morning to you Gainesville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How should Gainesville redesign Atlanta Highway? Share your ideas now.
  • Why NGMC Gainesville's Green Tower just earned global design praise
  • What does PUD zoning really allow at Hidden Cove Court?

Also on today's calendar: Full Service K9 Handler Course | October 12, 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Help shape the future of Atlanta Highway (wgtjradio.com) — Gainesville is asking residents, commuters, and business owners to weigh in on the future of Atlanta Highway through a short online survey open through Oct. 31. Your feedback will help the city and UGA's Carl Vinson Institute shape a safer, more connected southside corridor, with questions handled by Gainesville's Community and Economic Development Department.
   

2. World recognition for NGMC Gville's Green Tower architecture and design (wgtjradio.com) — Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville's Green Tower has been ranked second in the world for healthcare architecture and design by Interior Design's 2025 Best of Year Awards. Leaders say the honor reflects careful planning that improves how patients receive care and how staff work inside the building, putting Gainesville's flagship hospital on a global design stage.
   

3. 2497 Hidden Cove Ct Unit C, Gainesville, GA 30501 (redfin.com) — A Gainesville property at 2497 Hidden Cove Court sits in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) district, which allows flexible, mixed-use projects under a unified site plan. If you're a local owner or developer, approvals here follow special rules, including prior P-R-D or similar rezonings now treated as PUD and subject to existing site-specific conditions.
   

4. Week Six Scores & Recaps (United Community Bank Scoreboard) (blitzsportsga.com) — Gainesville High's football team dominated Alpharetta 50-0, highlighted in a broader roundup of North Georgia high school games from Week Six. Local fans can also see how nearby programs like Buford, North Hall, and Johnson fared, plus which Hall County teams had a bye.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • UPDATE: Someone in my mom's neighborhood found her!!!!!!!!
    THANK GOD!! My mom's cat, Lucie, snuck out the door and hasn't come back. She is a munchkin kitty so she walks really low to the ground and looks… (Nextdoor Eagle)
  • Beautiful Charity and her three kittens… Billy, Jamison, and Jade will be at the PetSmart in Flowery Branch TOMORROW (Saturday Sept.
    26) from 11:00 to 1:00! Of course, her kittens are adorable and wonderful and cute as all kittens are… But Charity—she's AMAZING. She has the most… (Nextdoor Little River)
  • FOX posted a job opening for Production Planner - Production/Manufacturing in Gainesville. Apply here.
  • Fox Factory, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler 2nd Shift (M-Th 4:15pm-2:45pm) in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gainesville here.

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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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