🌱 Patch AM: Will this rural Forsyth venue plan reshape life near Cumming?

What's up Cumming! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will this rural Forsyth venue plan reshape life near Cumming?
• What the Cumming GameStop closure means for local gamers and parents
• How a late-night Cumming porch visit shaped a folklore legend

Also on today's calendar: Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 67, low: 36.
• Sunday: Turning sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. ‘Not a good fit': Neighbors fight proposed special events venue in Forsyth County (wsbtv.com) — Neighbors near Keith Bridge Road outside Cumming are pushing back against a proposed special events venue they fear will bring traffic, noise, and commercial creep to their rural community. The developer has scaled down the project, but residents remain opposed and have organized petitions and yard signs. County commissioners are expected to vote on the conditional use permit in a few months.
   

2. Several metro Atlanta GameStop stores evidently close as part of larger wave of closures (11alive.com) — A GameStop store at Cumming Marketplace on Market Place Boulevard is now listed as permanently closed, part of a broader wave of GameStop shutdowns across metro Atlanta and the country. Company filings indicate hundreds of locations have already closed, with more expected this month. Local shoppers may need to look online or to other retailers for games and accessories.
   

3. A Life in Folk: John Burrison marks six decades on the Georgia State faculty (saportareport.com) — A longtime Georgia State folklore professor recalls early fieldwork trips in and around Cumming, including visiting a rural musician’s farmhouse and a lively barbershop downtown. His six-decade career documenting North Georgia folk music and pottery has produced major archives and museum exhibits. The story highlights how Cumming-area traditions helped shape a leading Southern folklorist’s life’s work.
   

4. Here's What Eliminating Georgia's Income Tax Could Look Like (thegeorgiasun.com) — A major new push to phase out Georgia’s income tax could directly affect Cumming residents’ wallets, and local Sen. Greg Dolezal is one of the key lawmakers driving the plan. Senate Republicans propose eliminating income tax on the first $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for couples starting next January, with Democrats warning about long-term impacts on state services.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC, 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Cumming Farmers Market
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• Lanier Regional Tech Competition
  Midway Elementary School , 405 Mullinax Rd , Alpharetta
  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 Game vs. LMS
  Piney Grove Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 17

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

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 have 3 bags of boy clothes 0-3 months (great condition & most are name brand) I’d like to donate to a mom or dad in need.
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  Highly recommend. He is diligent and after obtaining 4 quotes for soil and sod replacement he was going to do the job right! We are so glad we hired… (Nextdoor Mountain Crest)

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