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🌱 Patch AM: Six children removed from filthy home near Norcross, parents charged
Spotted on the Norcross calendar: Downtown Development Authority Meeting
What's up Norcross! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Six children removed from filthy home near Norcross, parents charged
- Why one Norcross road saw four cars stolen in a single weekend
- How a Norcross player just turned Diggi Games into $20,000
Also on today's calendar: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 71.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 6 kids rescued from 'filthy' home, parents arrested (wsbtv.com) — Six children were removed from an unsanitary home near Norcross after Gwinnett County police and child welfare officials found trash, rotting food, nonworking toilets, and insects throughout the house. The parents now face reckless conduct charges, and the children, ages 1 to 8, are in state care while authorities continue investigating the family's living conditions and safety. 
• Car theft ring hit 25 vehicles with hacked key tool, warrants say (wsbtv.com) — A series of car thefts in Gwinnett County hit Norcross especially hard, with four vehicles stolen from the same stretch of road over one May weekend. Police say two suspects used a key-programming device to target Infiniti and Nissan Maxima models, and local locksmiths are urging Norcross drivers to add extra protections like steering wheel locks, kill switches, and RFID-blocking boxes.
• Powerball ticket worth $50K sold in Calhoun during Monday drawing (fox5atlanta.com) — A mobile app lottery player in Norcross recently scored a $20,000 Diggi Games win, part of a string of big Georgia Lottery prizes over Labor Day weekend. The story also highlights major Fantasy 5, Powerball, and Mega Millions payouts statewide, plus the growing Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots that Norcross residents can still take a shot at this week.
📸 Around Norcross
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norcross
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★ Featured events ★
- Downtown Development Authority Meeting →
Norcross
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- Volleyball game @ Pinckneyville MS
Summerour Middle School Norcross, GA 30071
6:00 pm - 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony →
Norcross GA
8:15 am - September NAMAR Member Connect - Commercial Insights for Every REALTOR® →
Associated Credit Union Peachtree Corners, 6251 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Norcross
9:00 am - Atlanta British Car Fayre →
Norcross GA
9:30 am - DJNANI 6TH ANNUAL ALL BLACK VIRGO BASH →
VOI LOUNGE & EVENT SPACE, 1210 Rockbridge Road Northwest, Norcross - Movie Monday: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 1:30 p.m. Showing →
Norcross GA
1:30 pm - Discovery Garden Park Board Meeting →
Norcross GA
6:00 pm - Movie Monday: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 6:30 p.m. Showing →
Norcross GA
6:30 pm - Architectural Review Board Meeting →
Norcross GA
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
📣 Norcross Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Basketball Morning Workouts (Gym)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
7:15 am - Drop-In Tech Support Sessions
Doraville Library -
12:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fujitec America, Inc. posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Coordinator in Norcross. Apply here.
- NALS Apartment Homes posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Duluth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norcross here.
🗞 Nearby News
Peachtree Corners
- Enter the Best of Peachtree Corners Readers' Survey 2026 (livinginpeachtreecorners.com)
- Sept/Oct 2026 Issue of Peachtree Corners Magazine (livinginpeachtreecorners.com)
Lilburn
- Anonymous $150k donation secures reopening of Tucker's American Legion Post 207 (roughdraftatlanta.com)
- Baseball 2027 (ucfknights.com)
Duluth
- ACC Unveils 2026-27 Women's Basketball Schedule As Tournament Returns to Charlotte (kiss951.com)
- Sugarloaf Korean Baptist celebrates 50 years of ministry, church planting (christianindex.org)
Ok Norcross! 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: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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