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Greetings Tucker! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Tucker's city manager contract shakeup means for local government
  • How alumni assistants are fueling Tucker High's perfect football start

Also on today's calendar: Free Arabic Movie Night: THE PROPHET and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, temps: high: 66, low: 61.
  • Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tucker City Council paves way for new city manager agreement (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Tucker's City Council has voted to non‑renew City Manager John McHenry's contract so they can renegotiate terms that better match the city's July‑to‑June fiscal year and current priorities. Council members also ended agreements with two outside firms, consolidating services and hiring Civic Forward Strategies to handle governmental affairs, aiming to better align Tucker with statewide municipal initiatives.
   

• Tucker coach Lonnie Jones says alumni assistants drive success (ajc.com) — Tucker residents can celebrate their high school football team's 5‑0 start, its best opening since 2013 under coach Lonnie Jones. In a Q&A, Jones credits the hard work of players and alumni assistants for big wins over Rome and Stephenson as the Tigers prepare for a key matchup with Southwest DeKalb.
   

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  • Coyote in my yard this morning around 6:45.
    I live on Idlevale. Be careful early morning and evening walkers. (Nextdoor Drayton Woods)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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