🌱 Patch AM: How well did you follow this week’s Cobb and Smyrna headlines?

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In today's newsletter:

• How well did you follow this week's Cobb and Smyrna headlines?

Also on today's calendar: Adventure Awaits! Movie Music for the Whole Family and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Hot with a thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 84, low: 71.
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cobb County News Quiz: Did You Catch This Week's Stories? (cobbcountycourier.com) — Cobb County readers can test how closely they followed this past week's local news with a five-question quiz that touches on hospitals, libraries, rezoning, and law enforcement. Two of the questions specifically reference Smyrna's hospital and police department, giving Smyrna residents an easy way to gauge their awareness of nearby developments.
   

📸 Around Smyrna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smyrna

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Adventure Awaits! Movie Music for the Whole Family →
  Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• 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
Tuesday September 8
• Food Truck Tuesdays →
  Taylor-Brawner Park, 3180 Atlanta Road, Smyrna
• Smyrna Networking →
  SouthState Bank, 3016 Atlanta Rd, Smyrna
  10:00 am
• Smyrna, Georgia (Rotary Club) →
  Rotary Club (Smyrna), 3180 Atlanta Rd SE, Smyrna
  12:15 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
• St. Benedict's Episcopal School: K-4th Grade Group Tour →
  St Benedict's Episcopal School, 2160 Cooper Lake Rd SE, Smyrna
  10:00 am
• Newcomers of Cobb County September Meeting →
  505 Powers Ferry Rd, Marietta
  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

📣 Smyrna Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Are there any squirrel rehabbers out there?
  He was on my back porch and i just happen to have squirrel formula from a rescue a year ago. Please help. 706 801 6067 (Nextdoor Oakley Downs)
• ‼️MISSING CAT - TATA
  Our cat is missing, please let us know if you see her! She is an all black cat with a pink collar on. She is friendly and responds to her name when… (Nextdoor Oakdale)

• Desert Holdings posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker - 2nd Shift in Smyrna. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Accountant II in Marietta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smyrna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mableton

• Traffic stop turns into chase, crash and drug trafficking arrest in Mableton (ledger-enquirer.com)
• Once industrial, Smyrna's Chattahoochee riverfront emerges as development hotspot (ledger-enquirer.com)

Marietta

• What to expect at Marietta's upcoming council meeting (ledger-enquirer.com)
• Book Child Care Services in Marietta, GA with Brittany B. from $25/hr (care.com)
• "My name is Jinx. Are you here to adopt me?" (cobbcountycourier.com)

Ok Smyrna! 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: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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