🌱 Holiday train rides return to Villa Rica's gold museum
Villa Rica, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Villa Rica! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Holiday train rides return to Villa Rica's gold museum
- Sheriff links Villa Rica standoff to earlier homicide
Also on today's calendar: World Tech Day : Free Family Tech Event.
Today's riddle: How do you know that a wedding was emotional? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.
- Monday: Turning sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 42.
- Tuesday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 7 Festive Georgia Train Adventures That Bring Holiday Magic To The Rails (newsbreak.com) — Villa Rica's Pine Mountain Gold Museum plans to run its Winter Wonderland Train on select evenings December 2–23, taking families through nearly a mile of holiday lights. Featured among seven Georgia holiday rail outings, the museum celebration also includes seasonal characters, stories and songs. Rides may be canceled in unfavorable weather. 
• Villa Rica shooting that sparked fatal standoff tied to homicide: sheriff (fox5atlanta.com) — Douglas County investigators believe a shooting and fatal deputy standoff at a Villa Rica property are linked to Eugene Scales' homicide there a day earlier. Deputies killed suspected gunman Bradley Cox during the Nov. 4 standoff, authorities say, but investigators have not said whether he is a suspect in Scales' death.
📸 Around Villa Rica
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Upcoming Events in
Villa Rica
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★ Featured events ★
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World Tech Day : Free Family Tech Event →
Legacy Arena, 9030 GA-5, Douglasville
9:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Inaugural Fore The Kids Golf Tournament →
Fairfield Clubhouse, 7500 Monticello Drive, Villa Rica
8:00 am
Monday November 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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The Extended Edit- Reds & Extensions, by Abbey & Ansley →
361 West Memorial Drive, Dallas
10:00 am -
Afternoon in the Country →
The Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills
2:00 pm -
Afternoon in the Country Marks 20 Years of Food, Drink and Community on Nov. 8, 2026 — Dish Around Town →
The Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Rd, Chattahoochee Hills
2:00 pm -
One Act Public Performance
Hamilton-McPherson Fine Arts Center, 424 Georgia Av, Bremen
3:00 pm -
Wick & Wonder: Candle-making Experience with Likewise Ministries →
Central Baptist Church, 5811 Central Church Road, Douglasville
5:00 pm -
Scholastic Book Fair
North Douglas Elementary School Douglasville, GA 30134
8:00 am -
Allied Health EOPA (E206)
Chapel Hill High School Douglasville, GA 30134
8:30 am -
Programming EOPA (E205)
Chapel Hill High School Douglasville, GA 30134
8:30 am -
V Flag Football vs Mt. Paran and Kennesaw
Alexander High School, 6500 Alexander Pkwy, Douglasville
5:30 pm -
CHS V Swim @ CCHS Mane Event - Central HS →
Carrollton Lake Shore Recreation Center, 116 Lumpkin Dr, Carrollton
5:30 pm -
CHS JV/V Flag Football vs. Heard County
Skinner Field
6:00 pm
Sunday November 8
Monday November 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Villa Rica. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Villa Rica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Villa Rica here.
🗞 Nearby News
Douglasville
- Douglas County Chamber Celebrates BLENDED Smoothie & Juice Bar Ribbon Cutting (metroatlantaceo.com)
- Local leaders celebrate Keisha Lance Bottoms election victory (douglascountysentinel.com)
- Golden Corral's Veterans Day Military Appreciation Night: free dinner for anyone who has served, on Nov 11th (feedblitz.com)
Bremen
- Bremen City Schools Board Approves Literacy Plan, Athletic Improvements and Community Facility Use (thecitymenus.com)
Ok Villa Rica! 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: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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