🌱 Patch AM: Why a Tucker intersection filled with candles, engines and questions

Morning Tucker! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Tucker intersection filled with candles, engines and questions
• How a national women's ag leadership summit landed in Tucker
• How DeKalb marked 9/11's 25th anniversary in Tucker

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

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
• Tuesday: Sunshine, a shower; warm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Friends remember teen killed in GSP crash; police respond when large crowd forms (walb.com) — A large crowd gathered at a Tucker intersection to remember 19-year-old Anthony Angeles, who died after a Georgia State Patrol chase ended in a fiery crash there. Friends honored him with candles and revving engines while DeKalb officers monitored the gathering, and GSP says it is investigating the pursuit and emphasizing the dangers of illegal stunt driving.
   

• 2026 USPOULTRY Women's Leadership Conference (morningagclips.com) — Women from across the poultry and agriculture industries gathered in Tucker for the 2026 USPOULTRY Women's Leadership Conference, focusing on burnout, mentorship, and building confident careers. Speakers and panelists urged attendees to set healthy boundaries, support other women, and turn setbacks into growth, underscoring Tucker's role as home base for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
   

• DeKalb County marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 (decaturish.com) — DeKalb County honored the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with a solemn remembrance ceremony at the Public Safety Headquarters in Tucker, featuring a wreath-laying, flag-lowering, and moment of silence. Decatur High School's JROTC also held a separate ceremony, recognizing local first responders and community members with 9/11 Remembrance Awards for their service and support of veterans and unhoused residents.
   

📸 Around Tucker

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• The Cheerleading Club Free Trail Class Ages 5 and Up in Tucker →
  4600 N Royal Atlanta Dr, Tucker

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Monthly Cross-Stitch Take & Make
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Northlake Cookbook Club
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  1:00 pm
• All-Levels Chair Yoga
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  2:00 pm
• Stone Mountain Embroidery Club
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Wine Down Wednesdays at Katch | Richard Shaw Jr. Live Jazz | 9pm →
  Katch Kitchen & Cocktails, 2077 Northlake Parkway, Tucker
Saturday September 19
• Identity-Powered Public Speaking →
  Alif Institute, 3288 Marjan Dr, Atlanta
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 5K Run/Walk & Free Health Fair →
  Mount Moriah Now Church, 1983 Brockett Rd, Tucker
  8:30 am
• 19th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival →
  Alif Institute, 3288 Marjan Dr, Atlanta
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can somebody near Tucker reccomend a home AC repair person or company that won't try to rip me off?
  Don't really want to use one of those giant hvac companies because it's hit or miss depending on the tech that comes out. I know I need a new blower… (Nextdoor Henderson Rd)
• Genuinely Who can I vent too?!
  .. don't really be having someone I can really trust these days (Nextdoor Dekalb County)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Tucker. Apply here.
• Rainbow Shops posted a job opening for Shoe Coordinator in Stone Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stone Mountain

• Large police presence, bomb squad at DeKalb County apartment complex (wsbtv.com)
• Healthy Pets Dekalb: FREE vaccinations, microchips, spay/neuter vouchers, on November 7th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
• Friday Feature: Lighthouse Preparatory Academy International (cato.org)

Chamblee

• 2 more mosquito traps test positive for West Nile virus in DeKalb County (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Ok Tucker! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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