🌱 Patch AM: Rabid bat found in Loganville neighborhood: what officials want you doing

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In today's newsletter:

• Rabid bat found in Loganville neighborhood: what officials want you doing
• How a Loganville postgame brawl led to major player suspensions

Also on today's calendar: Pumpkin Patch and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, temps: high: 70, low: 59.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bat tests positive for rabies, officials warn people to avoid odd-acting animals (wsbtv.com) — Health officials have confirmed a rabid bat found near the 700 block of Autumn Meadow Drive in Loganville and are urging residents to avoid odd-acting wildlife and keep pets' rabies vaccinations up to date. They warn that rabies is almost always fatal if untreated and provide a Gwinnett Animal Welfare number to report concerning animal behavior.
   

• On-Field Fights Lead to Dozens of Suspensions at Two Separate HS Football Games (athleticbusiness.com) — Loganville's Grayson High School football team is in the spotlight after a postgame handshake brawl with Florida's Carol City High led to multiple player suspensions by both states' athletic associations. Officials stressed that sportsmanship must continue after the final whistle, while a separate Kentucky game also saw mass suspensions following an on-field fight.
   

📸 Around Loganville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Loganville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Pumpkin Patch →
  St Matthew's Episcopal Church, 1520 Oak Rd SW, Snellville
  11:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Harvest Fest: Focus & Thrive →
  Kingdom Now Ministries, 4769 Centerville Hwy, Snellville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Meditation 101 →
  3 Down Dogs Yoga, 220 Atlanta Highway Ste 400, Loganville
  6:45 pm
Saturday October 24
• GSRA Membership Meeting →
  Victory Motorsports, 1805 Youth Jersey Rd, Loganville
  10:00 am
• Spot and Wrinkle Free Woman- The Woman in the Mirror!! →
  2950 Rosebud Road Southwest, Loganville
  12:00 pm
• Let's Love Right Experience: A Couples Night of Love, Fun & Connection →
  1940 1940 Highway 81, Loganville
  7:00 pm

📣 Loganville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 10
• Rough Terrain Certification →
  Seat Time, 390 West Pike Street Suite 219, Lawrenceville
  7:30 am
• Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk →
  Alexander Park (Scenic Hwy), 955 Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville
  8:00 am
• REALTOR® Code of Ethics & Orientation →
  NAMAR Association Office, 5415 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Suite 2205, Lawrenceville
  8:00 am
• Round Robin Pickleball Tournament →
  Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E Crogan St, Lawrenceville
  9:00 am
• Round Robin Pickelball Tournament →
  Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E Crogan St, Lawrenceville
  9:00 am
• Monroe Fall Fest 2026 →
  City of Monroe GA, 215 N Broad St, Monroe
  10:00 am
• Atlanta Beadshow! →
  Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville
  10:00 am
• POWER IN PINK: FITNESS FUNDRAISER →
  Legacy Sports Complex of Lawrenceville, 650 Progress Industrial Boulevard, Lawrenceville
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning next door friends!
  I thought I would share this because it's literally been one of the hardest lessons I've learned! Although the lesson is tough, please don't allow… (Nextdoor Harmony Club)
• I wanna say thank you to this business.
  I put a post asking for some trash removal. They reached out to me and within 35 minutes. Will Wins was at my house doing a junk removal. This was a… (Nextdoor Virgil)

• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Loganville. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Grayson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loganville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grayson

• Preston Glasco: Georgia and Alabama are in a tug-of-war for the 2027 CB (dawgnation.com)
• Chef Jenard Wells Is Bringing Cornbread and Butter to Sea (rickeysmileymorningshow.com)

Snellville

• Dead bat found in Loganville backyard tests positive for rabies, officials say (cbsnews.com)
• KidStrong Opening at The Collection at Forsyth (whatnow.com)
• Spirit Halloween opens 17 pop-up stores in metro Atlanta — and they're all listed here (atlantaonthecheap.com)

Gwinnett County

• The Ninth Circuit Just Wrote the Playbook for AI Sanctions; Other Courts Will Borrow It (law.com)

Ok Loganville! 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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