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In today's newsletter:

• See how a new downtown mural is reshaping Stone Mountain's image.
• See why Netherworld put Stone Mountain on a national haunted map
• Stone Mountain rapper sentenced after elaborate multimillion-dollar check fraud scheme.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 95, low: 73.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Stone Mountain mural celebrates unity, diversity (decaturish.com) — A new mural called "We Met in the Middle" now brightens Main Street in downtown Stone Mountain, celebrating the city's diversity and sense of unity. Created by artist Charity Hamidullah on the wall of Stoned Pizza Kitchen, the piece is part of the city's growing mural program supported by the Downtown Development Authority and City Council, aiming to reshape how visitors see Stone Mountain.
   

• 13th Hour Haunted House in Wharton makes USA TODAY's best list (nj.com subscription) — Stone Mountain's own Netherworld Haunted House has been named among the top haunted attractions in the country by USA TODAY's 10Best panel. While the feature spotlights a New Jersey haunt, Netherworld's inclusion puts a national spotlight on Stone Mountain just ahead of the fall haunt season.
   

• Georgia rapper sold fraud tutorials, stolen checks, feds say (fox5atlanta.com) — A Stone Mountain resident and rapper has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for a large-scale check fraud scheme that used social media and tutorials to recruit others. Prosecutors say he altered stolen checks and deposited them around metro Atlanta, while also selling fraud guides and images of stolen checks, drawing a multi-agency federal investigation.
   

📸 Around Stone Mountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain

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Wednesday September 2
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:15 am
• Stone Mountain Chess Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  5:00 pm
• SMMS Volleyball Game vs. Champion MS
  Stone Mountain Middle School Clarkston Middle School
  5:30 pm
• SMMS Pirates Football vs. Columbia MS
  Stone Mountain Middle School Cobb
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• SMMS Virtual Curriculum Night →
  Stone Mountain Middle School , 4301 Sarr Parkway, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• High School Curriculum Night
  Dekalb County Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Wednesday September 9
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Crews Singers (Chorus Room)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• đAM Intramurals: Basketballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Coach Prime Returns to Atlanta —Doc Lawrence Read on Patch

• A tan pomeranian has been wandering at The park at east ponce in Stone mtn GA for a few days now, I told the front desk they tried to get animal control but they couldn't catch him.
  Is this someone's pet ? Tried giving him water and food but he just runs (Nextdoor Park at East Ponce)
• Small white possible shitzu mix seen loose in Kingsgate community off of Mainstreet Subdivision in Stone Mountain.
  I tried to tempt him with treats but he just kept running from me. Has a collar and tag. If this is your dog please message me and I can give you a… (Nextdoor Mainstreet Park Dr)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
• State of Georiga posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Clarkston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

• LEGENDARY AWARDS Show & Concert to Celebrate Atlanta Hip-Hop (broadwayworld.com)
• How To Win Your First O'Reilly Race In 424 Easy Steps (frontstretch.com)

Avondale Estates

• City of Avondale Estates kicks off centennial celebration (decaturish.com)
• Who oversees police use of license plate readers in Georgia? (decaturish.com)

Decatur

• Self-Defense Is Legal in Georgia (blogspot.com)
• Convicted felon who killed man over $10 drug debt sentenced in federal gun case (wsbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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