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Tallapoosa, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Tallapoosa! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will Tallapoosa’s huge $45 million land deal actually move forward?
- Tallapoosa family joins others in mourning Thomas Anthony Bishop’s passing.
Also on today's calendar: City Council Meeting - Work Session.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, a t-storm; warm, temps: high: 94, low: 69.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Keep Haralson rural': Residents fight potential data center deal (fox5atlanta.com) — Tallapoosa officials are weighing final approval of a $45 million land deal that would annex more than 1,600 rural acres for possible data center development. Many Haralson County residents, including longtime locals near Tallapoosa, are organizing against the project, arguing it threatens the area’s rural character while officials remain tight‑lipped about specific plans. 
• Mr. Thomas Anthony Bishop (wnegradio.com) — Family and friends in Tallapoosa and across North Georgia are mourning 71‑year‑old Thomas Anthony Bishop, a longtime truck driver and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church member. Services are set for Tuesday, September 8, in Eastanollee, with visitation Monday evening and memorial contributions encouraged to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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XC @ Waffle House/Yellow Jacket Invitational
Bremen City Choccolocco Park, 954 Leon Smith Pkwy, Oxford, AL 36203, USA
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Suttons American Grill →
Sutton's American Grill, 477 Rome St, Carrollton
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Labor Day-No School
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Workforce / Industry Meeting
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Board Room 200 Northside Drive, Carrollton, GA 30117
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Agriculture Advisory Committee →
Carroll County Ag Center - Conference Room A (15 persons) - 900 Newnan Road Carrollton GA 30117
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Varsity Softball @ Carrollton
Bremen City Carrollton High School, 201 Trojan Dr, Carrollton, GA 30117, U
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Varsity Volleyball @ Cherokee County, AL and vs. Sand Rock
Bremen City Cherokee County High School, 910 Warrior Dr, Centre, AL 35960
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Carrollton Trojans vs Bremen Blue Devils →
Carrollton High School, 201 Trojan Dr, Carrollton
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Ribbon Cutting - Papi's Wings & Cantina Grill
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce 727 Bankhead Highway, Carrollton, GA 30117
2:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This dog has been showing up in my yard lately.
Would love to return him to his owners. Located on Riverside road (Nextdoor Tallapoosa) - Have you nominated a Good Neighbor yet?
Nominations close Monday, September 14th: https://nextdoor.com/gnd National Good Neighbor Day is Monday, September 28th, and this year Nextdoor is… (Nextdoor )
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Tallapoosa. Apply here.
- Honda Motor Company, Ltd. posted a job opening for Equipment Service Technician - Transmission Plant Georgia - 2nd Shift in Tallapoosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tallapoosa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bremen
- Trojans pick up region win over ranked EC (times-georgian.com)
- Aimed at eternity: President Mohler's charge at Fall Convocation (christianindex.org)
Carrollton
- 23rd Annual Arts Fest set for Oct. 10-11 (times-georgian.com)
- Keep Carroll Beautiful and Carroll EMC to Host Paper Shredding and Paint Recycling Event (thecitymenus.com)
- 3rd suspect convicted in Carroll County human trafficking, child exploitation case (atlantanewsfirst.com)
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