🌱 Patch AM: How Monday’s intersection renaming could affect your drive through Cumming

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In today's newsletter:

• How Monday’s intersection renaming could affect your drive through Cumming
• How could Cumming residents fare if Georgia ends income taxes?
• Why deputies say a Cumming neighbor ended up in handcuffs

Also on today's calendar: Cumming Farmers Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Sunshine; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 47, low: 28.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Cumming to dedicate intersection to law enforcement volunteer (accesswdun.com) — Cumming officials will dedicate the intersection of Castleberry Road and Buford Dam Road as the “Sergeant Rob Muth Memorial Intersection” during a public ceremony on Monday, Jan. 12, with traffic briefly diverted and parking at Fairgrounds Lot #3. The honor recognizes Sgt. Rob Muth, a Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office volunteer killed while directing traffic at December’s Christmas parade.
   

2. Here's What Eliminating Georgia's Income Tax Could Look Like (thegeorgiasun.com) — A powerful state Senate committee is pushing a plan that could eventually eliminate Georgia’s income tax, and Cumming’s own Sen. Greg Dolezal is one of the leading contenders for lieutenant governor involved. The proposal would first erase taxes on lower‑income earners, then phase out the tax entirely by 2032, raising big questions about how state services would be funded.
   

3. Cumming man charged with home invasion (northfulton.com) — A 47-year-old Cumming man was arrested after Forsyth County deputies say they found him inside a Spring Valley Drive home, yelling and trying to kick in a door around 1:55 a.m. on Dec. 20. According to the sheriff’s office, the heavily intoxicated man, who lives nearby, allegedly entered a bedroom where a 75-year-old woman and her husband were sleeping before she called 911.
   

4. EBCI set to leave NCAI in October (theonefeather.com) — Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina have voted to leave the National Congress of American Indians, partly over concerns about state‑recognized tribes such as the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee based in Cumming. Their move reflects growing tension between federally recognized and state‑recognized groups and could influence how Cherokee‑affiliated organizations near Cumming are viewed in broader tribal politics.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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Saturday January 10

• Cumming Farmers Market
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Furkids Job & Volunteer Fair
  5235 Union Hill Rd , Cumming
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• JV G/B & 9th Boys Basketball @North Forsyth
  Forsyth Central High Cumming, GA 30040
  4:30 pm
• Girls Wrestling @Lambert
  Forsyth Central High Cumming, GA 30040
  5:00 pm
• Basketball vs. Hendricks MS
  Riverwatch Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• 7th/8th Girls' Basketball - Little Mill
  DeSana Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• Basketball Otwell (Girls Away) (Boys Home)
  North Forsyth Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• Basketball vs North
  Otwell Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys@PineyGrove, Girls@LMS
  Liberty Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Cumming Farmers Market
  Cumming Farmers Market , 423 Canton Rd , Cumming
  8:00 am
• Furkids Dog & Puppy Adoptions
  6050 Peachtree Pkwy , Peachtree Corners
  12:00 pm

Thursday January 22

• The Venue/Say NO
  Forsyth County Administration Bldg. 110 East Main St, Room 220
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I wanted to share a recent scam attempt that was surprisingly realistic and honestly a bit unsettling.
  We’ve all heard about the usual scam calls involving warrants or demands for money, but this one was different. It involved two people—one who spoke… (Nextdoor Polo Golf & Country Club)
• Our baby boy is missing!!!
  He’s been gone since early yesterday and it is NOT like him to not come home…. his collar was off in the backyard, but he was always really good at… (Nextdoor Wild Meadows HOA)

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time 5AM Backroom Associate in Cumming. Apply here.
• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for Servers in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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