🌱 Ribbon Cutting: Modern Jane Solutions and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 97, low: 72.
• Saturday: A strong afternoon t-storm, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees.

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📸 Around Varnell

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13

• Ribbon Cutting: Modern Jane Solutions
  Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce 1902 Shield Rd. Dalton, GA 30720
  10:30 am
• Varsity & JV Volleyball @ New Hope Middle
  Heritage Middle School New Hope Middle School, 1111 New Hope Rd, Dalton, GA 30721, US
  5:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Ribbon Cutting: Rivera Chiropractic
  Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce 715 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, GA 30720
  2:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Cheer Competition @ Ridgeland High
  Heritage Middle School Ridgeland High School, 2478 Happy Valley Rd, Rossville, GA 3074
  7:30 am

Sunday August 16

• 2 Show Combo Pass →
  The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
  3:00 pm

Monday August 17

• North Georgia Jukebox Revue →
  The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
  3:00 pm
• Cross Country Jamboree @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold, GA 30
  4:30 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Varsity & JV Volleyball @ Lafayette Middle
  Heritage Middle School La Fayette Middle School, 419 Roadrunner Blvd, LaFayette, GA 30
  4:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• State of Education & Workforce: Higher Education
  Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce Dalton Convention Center 2211 Tony Ingle Pkwy
  8:30 am
• Varsity & JV Volleyball vs RMS @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold, GA 30
  4:30 pm
• Legion of Generals- Pinning Ceremony
  Heritage High School Ringgold, GA 30736
  6:00 pm
• Karen Peck & New River →
  The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CommonSpirit Health posted a job opening for Clinic Receptionist Georgia in Ringgold. Apply here.
• Uniti - Windstream Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Kinetic Materials Coordinator in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Varnell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ringgold

• Homegrown Advantage (floorcoveringweekly.com)
• High School Coverage: 'The Road to Columbus' Begins… Here's Our Week 1 Look at the Favorites to Watch For in Georgia Prep Softball This Fall (August 11, 2026) (linedrivemedia.com)
• Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include River Games, artillery demonstrations, trade show (timesfreepress.com)

Dalton

• Dalton company releases home-repair pricing benchmarks (daltoncitizen.com)
• East Ridge taking action to mitigate future floods as they reflect on flood anniversary (wdef.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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