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🌱 Patch AM: Teen vanished after saying she was going to Stone Mountain
Happening soon: Middle School Curriculum Night on the Stone Mountain Patch calendar
Good morning Stone Mountain! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Teen vanished after saying she was going to Stone Mountain
- Stone Mountain's Malachi Washington lands on elite LSU freshman list
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Rick R.!
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 72.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Missing Gwinnett teen last headed to Stone Mountain a week ago (fox5atlanta.com) — A 16-year-old Gwinnett County girl told family she was heading to Stone Mountain with a friend and hasn't been seen for more than a week. Her phone was later traced to the Stonecrest area. Police say she has health concerns and are asking anyone with information to contact Gwinnett detectives immediately. 
• Ten LSU Players Listed Among the Nation's Top 150 Freshmen for 2027 Season (lsusports.net) — A former Parkview High School standout from Stone Mountain, outfielder Malachi Washington, is among ten LSU baseball freshmen ranked in the nation's Top 150 for 2027. He's rated one of the country's best outfielders and a top overall Georgia prospect, giving Stone Mountain sports fans another local athlete to watch on the national stage.
📸 Around Stone Mountain
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain
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- Middle School Curriculum Night
Dekalb County Stone Mountain, GA 30083 - Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library - - 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 - SMMS Virtual Curriculum Night →
Stone Mountain Middle School , 4301 Sarr Parkway, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
5:00 pm
Monday August 31
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
🗓 Events Nearby
- Friends of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library Book Sale
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
10:00 am - Music and Literacy: Open House
Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
10:00 am - Friends of the Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library Book Sale
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
10:00 am - Creative Expressions Crochet Group
Hairston Crossing Library -
11:00 am
Saturday August 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Doc's Atlanta-Football, Jazz and Gourmet Dining —Doc Lawrence Read on Patch
- Having a new Costco in the neighborhood is great, less travelling to Duluth or Brookhaven.
Now all we need is a Trader Joe's. Why can't we have a Trader Joe's in the Stone Mountain/Tucker area. That would be awesome!! Anyone else agree?? (Nextdoor Anderson Plantation) - Just came from the Stone Mountain Costco Grand Opening and it wasn;
t bad at all. I'm just glad to not have to travel to Duluth or Brookhaven. I went the back way down Rockbridge and Bermuda Rd. It was good. Glad to… (Nextdoor Anderson Plantation)
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Tucker. Apply here.
- Captain D's Seafood Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tucker
- Applications open for IPPE Young Leaders Under 30 award (petfoodprocessing.net)
- Historic Magnolia tree falls, leaving decades of legends, stories (thesoutherneronline.com)
- Poultry industry safety innovators encouraged to apply for Frank Cruice Award (poultrytimes.com)
Clarkston
- More all-DeKalb games follow kickoff classic (thechampionnewspaper.com)
Avondale Estates
- Police chief defends Avondale Estates Flock cameras at City Hall meeting (fox5atlanta.com)
- Waffle House Co-Founder Joseph W. Rogers Dies at 97 (americanow.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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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