🌱 Patch AM: Bystanders rescue teen struck and dragged by car near Tucker Middle School.

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• Bystanders rescue teen struck and dragged by car near Tucker Middle School.

Also on today's calendar: 5K Run/Walk & Free Health Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 52.
• Monday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bystanders rush to pull 13-year-old from under car after he was hit walking home (wsbtv.com) — A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit and dragged by a car while crossing near Fellowship Road and DeKalb County Road, close to Tucker Middle School. Witnesses rushed to lift the vehicle and pull him to safety, and his mother credits their quick actions with saving him. DeKalb County police say the driver stayed at the scene, and the investigation continues with no charges yet announced.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tucker

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• 5K Run/Walk & Free Health Fair →
  Mount Moriah Now Church, 1983 Brockett Rd, Tucker
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Homecoming Dance Saturday 9/26
  Tucker High School Tucker, GA 30084
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• HEALTH HAVEN: HOW TO OPEN YOUR OWN PCH →
  5066 Lavista Rd, 5066 Lavista Road, Tucker
Monday September 28
• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Silent Book Club
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• FUSE Breakfast: Stop Doing Everything! with Ariel Reyes →
  Matthew's Cafeteria, 2299 Main Street, Tucker
• Baby Babbles Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  9:30 am
• Tales for Twos
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Northlake-Barbara Loar Library -
  10:30 am
Wednesday September 30
• Musical Mother Goose
  Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
  10:30 am
Saturday October 3
• 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

• Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield Support Congress' Epstein Files Transparency Act II —Viola Davis Read on Patch

• Apartment under Work Force Housing … hello everyone I just wanted to let you know I am leaving my apartment at The Reid in Tucker… for some of you who work but do not make three times the rent these apartments are 2 1/2 times the rent and they are
  at a discounted price not cheap but they are a few hundred less than the normal apartments and other apartments participate in this program not all… (Nextdoor Dekalb County)

• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Tucker. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Norcross. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tucker here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clarkston

• Week five delivers high-scoring wins (thechampionnewspaper.com)
• SPH Externally Sponsored Funding Tops $11 Million in Fiscal Year 2026 (gsu.edu)

Stone Mountain

• DeKalb County launches $250,000 youth violence prevention effort after Stone Mountain killings (cbsnews.com)
• Longtime Tucker Summit CID president Morsberger resigning (decaturish.com)
• Suspect Arrested In DeKalb Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 2 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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