🌱 Patch AM: Do MARTA’s new Route 117 changes affect your Stone Mountain commute?

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In today's newsletter:

• Do MARTA's new Route 117 changes affect your Stone Mountain commute?
• How far can Stone Mountain native Thomas Incoom rise with the Panthers?

Also on today's calendar: City of Stone Mountain to Host Mural Unveiling and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 91 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 89, low: 68.
• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MARTA to update more than 30 routes, schedules; 5 already changed (wsbtv.com) — Stone Mountain riders who use MARTA's Route 117 Stone Mountain / Panola Road will see the bus realigned to a different stop and dwelling longer at Panola Park and Ride, affecting timing and connections. The agency is also tweaking schedules on more than 30 routes systemwide, which can change Mobility paratransit eligibility areas. If you depend on MARTA, it's important to double-check your route's new timetable.
   

• Carolina Panthers special-teamer Thomas Incoom wants more (thecharlottepost.com) — A Stone Mountain native, Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Incoom is pushing to move beyond special-teams duties and earn more snaps on defense this season. After winning a Division II national title and re-signing with Carolina, he's chasing performance bonuses tied to sacks and playing time. His work ethic and local roots make him a player Stone Mountain fans can proudly follow.
   

📸 Around Stone Mountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain

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Tuesday August 25
• International Parent Engagement Series
  Dekalb County Virtual
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Curriculum Night at AES
  Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain, GA 30083
  4:30 pm
• Curriculum Night
  Hambrick Elementary School Stone Mountain, GA 30083
  5:00 pm
• SMMS Pirate Football vs. Druid Hills MS
  Stone Mountain Middle School Cobb
  5:30 pm
• SMMS Volleyball Game vs Peachtree MS
  Stone Mountain Middle School Peachtree Middle School, 4664 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338
  7:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Curriculum Night at AES
  Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain, GA 30083
  4:30 pm
• Curriculum Night 2027
  Rowland Elementary School
  5:30 pm
• City of Stone Mountain to Host Mural Unveiling →
  Stoned Pizza Kitchen, 965 Main St, Stone Mountain
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Friends of the Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library Book Sale
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• đAM Intramurals: Volleyballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades K-5th
  Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
  2:30 pm
• Mind Bubble Homework Help: Grades 6th-8th
  Scottdale-Tobie Grant Branch Library Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center -
  4:30 pm
• Softball (V) vs Clarkston →
  Lithonia High School Clarkston HS
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I wanted to do something special for my daughter-in-law.
  She grills in her driveway. Because she does not have a concrete slab in her back and money is tight, so I created this space for her under $600.00… (Nextdoor Stone Mountain)
• Looking for a good and loving home for this 6 year old German Shepherd, his name is Grizz.
  He is a sweetheart but does have separation anxiety. His owner is in the army and has been deployed so he is now needing a new home. He gets along… (Nextdoor Kennons Ridge Subdivison)

• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Laundry Worker - Stone Mountain Admin in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
• Protouch Staffing posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Stone Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• ♿ Tucker's ADA plan (roughdraftatlanta.com)

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• Pic(k) of the Week: Passion on the blossom (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)

Ok Stone Mountain! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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