🌱 Patch AM: Which two Cumming companies just made UGA’s elite Bulldog 100 list?

Good morning to you Cumming! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which two Cumming companies just made UGA’s elite Bulldog 100 list?
• Cumming tennis standout takes his 55–5 record to Division I

Also on today's calendar: Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 62, low: 35.
• Sunday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Meet UGA's 2026 Bulldog 100 (savannahceo.com) — Two Cumming-based companies, Marlow Landscape Services and Vertical Earth, have been named to UGA’s 2026 Bulldog 100 list of fastest‑growing alumni-led businesses. They’re among 85 Georgia firms and 140 alumni being honored, with a celebration planned in Athens this February recognizing their growth and community impact.
   

• Cleveland State Men's Tennis Adds Three For 2026-27 Campaign (csuvikings.com) — A standout West Forsyth tennis player from Cumming, Nicolas Wild, has committed to join Cleveland State’s men’s tennis team for the 2026–27 season. The four-star recruit brings an impressive 55–5 high school record and multiple tournament titles, highlighting another local athlete moving on to NCAA competition.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale!
  1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Cumming Farmers Market
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Cumming's Best Pics with Santa!
  Cumming Fairgrounds , 235 Castleberry Rd , Cumming
  1:30 pm
• It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas
  Forsyth County Public Library - Cumming Library , 585 Dahlonega St , Cumming
  2:00 pm
• Cumming Christmas Parade and Festival
  Cumming Fairgrounds , 235 Castleberry Rd , Cumming
  5:00 pm
• 2025 Christmas Parade
  City of Cumming , 100 E Main St , Cumming
  5:00 pm
• Furkids Comedy Night
  5235 Union Hill Rd , Cumming
  6:45 pm
• The Nutcracker
  Forsyth County Arts and Learning Center , 1150 Dahlonega Hwy , Cumming
  7:30 pm
• Dueling Pianos @ The Well in Cumming!
  The Well GA , 420 Vision Dr Suite A101 , Cumming
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Hip Hop Master Clinic
  South Forsyth High School , 585 Peachtree Pkwy , Cumming
  12:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Cumming Farmers Market
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am

Monday December 22

• $ 3.00 Winter Family Flicks--The Polar Express and Happy Feet at Aurora Cineplex
  Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf , 5100 Commerce Pkwy , Roswell
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: HE IS HOME SAFE AND SOUND.
  A NEIGHBOR HAD HIM AND WAS BRINGING HIM HOME! My child left the front door open this morning when he left for school. I was already at the doctor… (Nextdoor Millstone/Arbor Ridge)
• This sweet boy is Samsung and he urgently needs a foster.
  His current foster has loved having him and he fits right in with his pack, however, he'll be away for an extended period of time starting 12/17 and… (Nextdoor The Brookwoods)

• The Cleaning Authority, LLC posted a job opening for Housekeeper House Cleaner in Cumming. Apply here.
• Staff Financial Group posted a job opening for Accounting Assistant in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buford

• Police expand investigation of Buford man charged with stealing checks from mailboxes (wsbradio.com)
• Michigan players and signees Texas could target (burntorangenation.com)
• Dec. 11 Quick Bites: big restaurant closures, Mellow Mushroom's return to Decatur, new Irish bar in South Downtown (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Suwanee

• Clemson beat by #10 BYU on buzzer beater (abccolumbia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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