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🌱 How a state youth vaping panel will meet in Waco soon
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In today's newsletter:
- How a state youth vaping panel will meet in Waco soon
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail Available Substances to Hold Fourth Meeting in Waco (house-press.com) — A state House study committee on youth exposure to kratom, vaping, and other retail substances is coming to West Georgia Technical College in Waco on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. Local residents can attend or watch the livestream as lawmakers hear expert testimony on youth nicotine use, marketing, and access, with an eye toward stronger protections for Georgia teens. 
📸 Around Waco
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waco
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★ Featured events ★
- Carrollton Pride 2026 →
Campus Center, Campus Ctr, 302 W Georgia Dr, Carrollton
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- JV/Varsity Volleyball vs. Pepperell and Mt. Paran
Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen
5:00 pm - Varsity Softball vs Coosa-SENIOR NIGHT
Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen
5:30 pm - WGMSAC BMS Volleyball Championship-TBA
Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen
5:00 pm - TBD-BMS Football League Championship @ BHS
Bremen High School, 529 Laurel St, Bremen - Varsity Softball @ Mt. Zion
Mt Zion High School, JR3W+34, 280 Eureka Church Rd, Carrollton
5:00 pm - JV Football @ Darlington
Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Rd SW, Rome
5:30 pm - Football @ Pepperell
Pepperell High School, SE, 3 Dragon Dr SE, Lindale
7:30 pm - JV/V Competitive Cheer @ Carrollton HS
Carrollton High School, 201 Trojan Dr, Carrollton - XC @ Alexander/BSN Invitational
Foxhall Resort, 8000 Capps Ferry Rd, Douglasville
7:00 am - JV Football @ Bowdon
Bowdon High School, 504 W College St, Bowdon
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Business After Hours at Woodland Christian Camp
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, 90 Woodland Camp Rd, Temple
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Need your grass cut?
Look no further. Now doing work in Carroll County, Douglas County, and Cobb county (Nextdoor Mt. Zion Bulletin)
- FirstCash, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Store Manager - 2468 in Bremen. Apply here.
- Waffle House posted a job opening for Cook / Grill Operator in Temple. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waco here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bremen
- A Strategy for Linking Service Learning and Character Education for Gifted Students (nova.edu)
- U.S. States Where Businesses Are Most Exposed to Cybercrimes (times-georgian.com)
- Blue-Collar Trades Boom on AI Data Centers as Public Backlash Threatens the Pipeline (whatjobs.com)
Carrollton
- Georgia wallets drained at gas pumps (times-georgian.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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