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🌱 Patch AM: Norcross neighbors urged to help find missing 13-year-old girl

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Greetings Norcross! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Norcross neighbors urged to help find missing 13-year-old girl
  • How a new trail could reconnect Norcross across Buford Highway
  • How many new migrants say they're headed to Norcross?

Also on today's calendar: Downtown Development Authority Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missing: Police in Georgia searching for 13-year-old girl not seen in days (wjcl.com) — Gwinnett County police are asking Norcross residents to help find 13‑year‑old Evelin Inestroza, last seen leaving her home on Gulf Terrace in Norcross on September 29 and getting into a blue Toyota Corolla with aftermarket wheels. Neighbors who may have seen her or the car are urged to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers with any information.
   

• Norcross approves Piedmont Pathway project bridging divided community (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Norcross officials just advanced a 2.55‑mile Piedmont Pathway trail and park plan that would better connect neighborhoods split by Buford Highway and position the city for major federal grants. Council also accepted funding to expand the popular White Squirrel art hunt into Pinnacle Park and honored Council Member Marshall Cheek while updating rules for naming city assets.
   

• AP/AJC: Hall Co. 15th most popular destination in state for migrants (wgtjradio.com) — New federal border-processing data show Norcross ZIP codes 30093 and 30071 among Georgia's top stated destinations for migrants between 2018 and 2025, with thousands indicating plans to settle there. Gwinnett County cities dominate the list overall, while Hall County's Gainesville ranks 15th statewide, underscoring how strongly newcomers are choosing metro Atlanta communities.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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