🌱 Patch AM: How Smyrna’s Tillman House could benefit from this year’s Match Magic

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In today's newsletter:

• How Smyrna's Tillman House could benefit from this year's Match Magic

Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Very hot, with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Hot with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 31 nonprofits selected for 2026 Match Magic as community campaign enters fourth year (cobbcountycourier.com) — A Smyrna-based ministry, Tillman House Resource Center at First United Methodist Church, is among 31 nonprofits chosen for Cobb Community Foundation's 2026 Match Magic holiday fundraising campaign. Beginning November 10, residents can donate online to participating groups or to a countywide match pool that already totals $160,000, helping stretch every gift that supports services like food, housing, health care, and youth programs across Cobb.
   

📸 Around Smyrna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smyrna

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
  Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• Smyrna Market →
  Market Village, 1265 W Spring ST, Smyrna
• Service Sundays →
  Reformation Brewery (Smyrna), 6255 RIVERVIEW ROAD BUILDING 4000, SUITE 200, Smyrna
  12:00 pm
• Trivia Night →
  Reformation Brewery (Smyrna), 6255 RIVERVIEW ROAD BUILDING 4000, SUITE 200, Smyrna
  6:00 pm
• Karaoke Night at Atkins Park in Smyrna →
  Smyrna GA
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Adventure Awaits! Movie Music for the Whole Family →
  Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Flock Shop & Spa - Parrot Grooming and Shopping! →
  Papayago Rescue House, 4462 Bretton Ct NW, Acworth
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Newcomers of Cobb County September Meeting →
  505 Powers Ferry Rd, Marietta
  10:00 am
• St. Benedict's Episcopal School: K-4th Grade Group Tour →
  St Benedict's Episcopal School, 2160 Cooper Lake Rd SE, Smyrna
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• St. Benedict's Episcopal School: Preschool Group Tour →
  St Benedict's Episcopal School, 2160 Cooper Lake Rd SE, Smyrna
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• St. Benedict's Episcopal School: 5th - 8th Grade Group Tour →
  St Benedict's Episcopal School, 2160 Cooper Lake Rd SE, Smyrna
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• East Marietta 2026 Fall League →
  East Marietta Basketball, Eastside Dr, Marietta
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Saw this strange creature on our visit to the park.
  I believe it is a Regal Moth caterpillar. It looks scary but is completely harmless. (Nextdoor Forest Hills)
• Does anyone know of a place to rent a small lot to park a trailer or a small rv ?
  My HOA won't allow mine and I need to find a solution in Kennesaw. Or even know of somebody who won't mind a section of their driveway or yard to be… (Nextdoor Smynings)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Smyrna. Apply here.
• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Smyrna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smyrna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mableton

• Things to Do in Cobb County This Weekend, Sept. 4-6 (cobbcountycourier.com)

Marietta

• ACAP Cobb & Cherokee to Host Program on Georgia Medicaid Programs and Benefits (cobbcountycourier.com)
• "My name is Vince, and I'm in need of a loving home!" (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Horizon Retailers Association C-Store Connect EXPO Scheduled (perishablenews.com)

Austell

• Cobb Courier Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Wellstar? (cobbcountycourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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