🌱 Patch AM: How Tucker’s last-second stand sealed a season-defining upset win.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Tucker's last-second stand sealed a season-defining upset win.

Also on today's calendar: Identity-Powered Public Speaking and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; hot, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tucker Pulls Off Dramatic Upset of No. 4 Stephenson, Moves to 3-0 for First Time Since 2013 – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Tucker High School's football team has surged to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2013 after a dramatic 21-14 upset of fourth-ranked Stephenson at Hallford Stadium. Strong defense, key plays from Tucker's offense, and a last-second goal-line fumble recovery have fans and coaches believing the program may be returning to its former statewide prominence.
   

📸 Around Tucker

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Wine Down Wednesdays - The Elevated JAZZ Series @ Katch Kitchen & Cocktail →
  Katch Kitchen & Cocktails, 2077 Northlake Parkway, Tucker

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• High School Curriculum Night
  Dekalb County Stone Mountain, GA 30083
• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  10:30 am
• Podcast Club
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Musical Mother Goose
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
• Preschool Yoga
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  11:00 am
• Gwinnett Support Group →
  AMS Vans, 6275 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker
  11:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  11:15 am
Saturday September 19
• Identity-Powered Public Speaking →
  Alif Institute, 3288 Marjan Dr, Atlanta
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner. in Tucker. Apply here.
• Gainwell Technologies posted a job opening for Call Center Representative-Tucker, GA (Hybrid) in Tucker. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clarkston

• Letter to America by Yeh Wenqi (terrain.org)

Stone Mountain

• Pic(k) of the Week: Stone Mountain lake? (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
• Pic(k) of the Week: Pratt-Pullman Yard (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
• Pic(k) of the Week: Garden Party (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)

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-- 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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