🌱 Patch AM: Which heartbreaking 2025 tragedies hit closest to home in Cumming?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which heartbreaking 2025 tragedies hit closest to home in Cumming?

Also on today's calendar: Nostalgic Art Exhibit.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 53, low: 39.
• Sunday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 62 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fiery Crash Kills Family Meteorite Rocks State: GA Top News 2025 (patch.com) — Cumming is mentioned in two of Georgia’s most tragic 2025 stories: a 4-year-old boy killed in an ATV crash that injured a local teen, and a retired officer fatally struck while volunteering at a parade. These incidents appear in a broader roundup of shocking crashes, crimes, disasters, and missing-person cases from across the state last year.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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Sunday January 4

• Nostalgic Art Exhibit
  Cumming Arts Center
  11:43 pm

Saturday January 10

• Furkids Job & Volunteer Fair
  5235 Union Hill Rd , Cumming
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

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

• V-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am
• 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
• Gainesville Gun and Knife Show
  Galaxy Event Hall , 2285 Browns Bridge Rd , Gainesville
  9:00 am

Monday January 5

• Kidsʼ Chess
  Northeast Spruill Oaks Library , 9560 Spruill Road , Johns Creek
  6:00 pm
• Toastmasters Gavel Club
  Northeast Spruill Oaks Library , 9560 Spruill Road , Johns Creek
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Municipal Court: Arraignment
  City Hall , 11360 Lakefield Drive , Johns Creek
  8:30 am
• Municipal Court
  Municipal Court , 11445 Johns Creek Parkway , Johns Creek
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 12/31/2025- Missing Cat in LongLake Subdivision.
  My cat, Boots, escaped out of the house last night. She does have a collar on her in the shape of a dog bone and slightly overweight. If you find her… (Nextdoor Longlake)
• Beanie has been found!!!!!!!
  Thank you every one for your help and encouragement!!!! (Nextdoor Old Atlanta Rd)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Cumming. Apply here.
• Petco Animal Supplies Inc posted a job opening for Stocker / Cashier in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buford

• An Indonesian Afternoon Tea on Buford Highway Marks My Mom's 84th Birthday (thecitizen.com)
• As the calendar flips to 2026, battle for control of the Georgia House cranks up • Georgia Recorder (georgiarecorder.com)

Suwanee

• Suwanee Magazine (suwaneemagazine.com)
• Celebrating Roger Grant: A True Friend of Suwanee (suwaneemagazine.com)
• Wellness Warriors: Eli Chandler & Kennedy Washington (suwaneemagazine.com)

Ok Cumming! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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