🌱 Patch AM: Buford’s five-star QB heads west—see where Dylan Raiola’s landing

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• Buford’s five-star QB heads west—see where Dylan Raiola’s landing

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 39 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 55, low: 28.
• Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 38 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dylan Raiola Commits to Oregon as Ducks Find Dante Moore Replacement (wgntv.com) — A former five-star quarterback from Buford Dylan Raiola is transferring from Nebraska to Oregon, where he’s expected to replace or eventually succeed starter Dante Moore. The story details his strong college stats so far and Oregon’s recent playoff run, underscoring how a Buford-grown talent is stepping onto a major national stage.
   

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Wednesday January 14

• Science Fair
  White Oak Elementary School Buford, GA 30518
  8:30 am
• Science Fair Family Expo
  White Oak Media Center Buford, GA 30518
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• 2026 GAR Contracts (3-hr Live CE Class - Flowery Branch, GA) - McKinley Homes & South State Bank
  Clark Farms , 6803 Spout Springs Rd , Flowery Branch
  11:00 am
• JVB-BBALL (Home) vs Madison Co.
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  4:30 pm
• VG-BBALL (Home) vs Madison Co.
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  6:00 pm
• VB-BBALL (Home) vs Madison Co.
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  7:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Science Fair
  White Oak Elementary School Buford, GA 30518
  8:30 am
• FUTURE FALCONS NIGHT
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  5:30 pm
• Science Fair Family Expo
  White Oak Media Center Buford, GA 30518
  5:30 pm
• G-WRESTLING (HOME) vs Cherokee Bluff
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  6:00 pm
• V-WRESTLING (HOME) vs Cherokee Bluff
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  6:00 pm
• JV-WRESTLING (HOME) vs Cherokee Bluff
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE - Hall County came and picked her up!
  Anyone know this dog or missing this dog? Found on Spouts Spring Road near Calvary Church. Has a pink harness on, very skinny but very sweet. (Nextdoor N Bogan)
• Hey y’all.
  I’m not sure if this is someone’s dog, but it does look like it. It has a harness on it, which leads me to believe it’s a pet. I am hoping that it is… (Nextdoor Apple Grove)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Buford. Apply here.
• Kirkland's posted a job opening for Stock Team Member- Part Time in Buford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buford here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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