🌱 Patch AM: Which Winder students just made North Georgia Tech’s top honor lists?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Winder students just made North Georgia Tech’s top honor lists?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Market and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 51, low: 35.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Georgia Technical College announces President's List, Honor Roll students (accesswdun.com) — Two Winder students at North Georgia Technical College have earned top academic honors for fall 2025, with Amber May making the Honor Roll and Emma Charron landing on the President’s List. The college recognized full-time students from across North Georgia for maintaining GPAs of 3.5 to 4.0 in programs ranging from nursing and photography to business and technical trades.
   

📸 Around Winder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winder

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Thursday January 1

• First Day Hike 2026
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Fully Accessible First Day Hike
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  12:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Business over Breakfast
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am
• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Winter Market
  163 M.L.K. Jr Dr , Winder
  8:00 am
• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Hike by the Light of the Moon
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• First Day Hike 2026
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Fully Accessible First Day Hike
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  12:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Business over Breakfast
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know what happened in front of the Bojangles Sat afternoon.
  The police were directing traffic off of Broad street. (Nextdoor West Winder)
• Trash companies??
  Over by Harrison poultry. Republic trying to charge $102 for 3 months for 1 can. Thanks for any suggestions and pricing (Nextdoor Smith Mill Rd)

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Winder. Apply here.
• Golden Corral posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Winder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winder here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hoschton

• A look back at 2025 … (mainstreetnews.com)

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• Auto review: What I want for Christmas — Porsche 911T manual (gmtoday.com)

Dacula

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-- The Patch AM Team

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