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In today's newsletter:

• Which Lanier Islands New Year’s bash fits your Buford plans?
• How Buford’s perfect season turned into a national championship sweep

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 68, low: 55.
• Monday: Showers around; windy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Year's Eve celebrations & events in metro Atlanta, North Georgia (fox5atlanta.com) — If you’re staying close to Buford for New Year’s, Lanier Islands is hosting Havana Nights, a Margaritaville celebration, and a family-focused Game Changer party, all capped with lakeside fireworks. The guide also highlights dozens of other countdown events across metro Atlanta and North Georgia, from kid-friendly “Noon Year’s Eve” parties to late-night concerts and dinners.
   

• Buford becomes first consensus national champion from Georgia since 1991 (macon.com) — Buford High’s undefeated football team has been crowned the nation’s consensus No. 1, making it Georgia’s first consensus national champion since 1991 after winning the Class 6A title over Carrollton. Eight major poll services ranked Buford on top, underscoring how dominant this season was for the Wolves and putting the city of Buford squarely in the national high school football spotlight.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Elachee Nature Science Center/ Chicopee Lake/Bridge Trails 6 miles
  Elachee Nature Science Center , 2125 Elachee Drive , Gainesville
  10:00 am
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekly Tournament
  Meeple Madness | Tabletop Games and Hobbies , 7400 Spout Springs Rd #205 , Flowery Branch
  2:00 pm
• Gainesville Glows - Lanterns and Lights
  Atlanta Botanical Garden, GAINESVILLE , 1911 Sweetbay Dr , Gainesville
  5:00 pm
• The Hall At Bourbon Brothers
  The Hall at Bourbon Brothers , 312 Jesse Jewell Pkwy , Gainesville
  6:00 pm
• Marshall Charloff
  Gas South Theater , 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy , Duluth
  7:30 pm
• Slippery When Wet – The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute
  37 Main Restaurant + Bar , 37 E Main St NE , Buford
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Youth Safety Firearms Class
  Johns Creek Indoor Range , 7790 McGinnis Ferry Rd , Suwanee
  9:30 am

Thursday January 1

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

Friday January 2

• VG-BBALL (Home) vs East Jackson
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  4:00 pm
• VB-BBALL (Home) vs East Jackson
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• G-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am
• JV-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Merry Christmas everyone!
  This time of year can bring great joy but also great sadness. If you are struggling today, please remember that you are never alone and you are… (Nextdoor Ivy Creek)
• Someone abandoned this beautiful puppy along with 2 other dogs at one of my dad’s job sites, the other dogs now have homes but I am watching him until we can find him a loving home.
  I have a new baby in the house and am a little stressed just because my baby needs my attention and my fiancé is going back to work tomorrow and I… (Nextdoor Harbor View)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Buford. Apply here.
• Georgia Staffing posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Specialist in Buford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Suwanee

• Early Demand Fuels First Move-Ins at Park Ridge (patch.com)
• Indecent exposure suspect at Walmart chased down by police (wsbtv.com)
• Cameron Hinson Signs with Washington Wolfpack (oursportscentral.com)

Lawrenceville

• These metro Atlanta workers will sort 1 million packages this holiday season (wsbtv.com)
• Lawrenceville, GA Author Publishes Christian Theology Book (prleap.com)
• Sharing the benefits of growing older (ajc.com)

Duluth

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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