🌱 Patch AM: Is your Cumming GameStop on the list of sudden closures?

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:

• Is your Cumming GameStop on the list of sudden closures?
• How did a 41-point performance shake up region girls hoops?

Also on today's calendar: AudioVault Returns to Wild Wing Cafe! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 28 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 50, low: 33.
• Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 Major Retailers Closing GA Locations (patch.com) — A GameStop store at Cumming Marketplace on Market Place Boulevard is among a dozen Georgia locations closing this month, as the chain trims nearly 400 stores nationwide. Macy’s is also shutting its Northlake Mall store near Atlanta as part of a multi-year plan to close underperforming locations while investing in remaining sites. Cumming shoppers may want to check on trade-ins, preorders, or gift cards soon.
   

• Girls basketball: NoFo falls to South; Chestatee, Buford, Jefferson, Lumpkin, Bluff win (accesswdun.com) — South Forsyth’s girls basketball team edged North Forsyth 71-65 in Cumming, with standout Carib Morris pouring in 41 points to keep the Lady War Eagles atop the Region 6-6A standings. The roundup also highlights strong wins by Chestatee, Buford, Jefferson, Lumpkin County, and Cherokee Bluff, giving local fans a clear picture of how area girls teams are shaping up this season.
   

📸 Around Cumming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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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 Otwell (Girls Away) (Boys Home)
  North Forsyth Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• 7th/8th Girls' Basketball - Little Mill
  DeSana Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• Basketball vs. Hendricks MS
  Riverwatch Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  5:30 pm
• Basketball Game vs. LMS
  Piney Grove Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys@PineyGrove, Girls@LMS
  Liberty Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm
• 7th/8th Boys' Basketball - Home
  DeSana Middle Cumming, GA 30040
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• AudioVault Returns to Wild Wing Cafe!
  Wild Wing Cafe , 5530 Windward Pkwy , Alpharetta
  9:00 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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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Are you looking for a professional pet sitter?
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This black lab showed up at my house a few min ago.
  If he us yours please let me know. I live on campground road. (Nextdoor Calamar)
• Last seen last night around 8pm on Brassfield Drive in the Brookwood neighborhood.
  Please call 6787644556 with any sightings or information (Nextdoor The Brookwoods)

• InTown Suites posted a job opening for Housekeeping - WEEKLY PAY & FLEXIBLE HOURS in Cumming. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buford

• ‘He loved this place': Loved ones, teacher honor former Buford football star who died suddenly (wsbtv.com)
• JaroGO to Debut Public Announcement: "Our Story" Documentary (thehypemagazine.com)
• Michigan Running Back Justice Haynes Entering Transfer Portal After One Year with Wolverines (elevenwarriors.com)

Suwanee

• Macy's to shutter Northlake Mall location (atlantanewsfirst.com)
• NIU Gymnastics Begin 2026 Slate at Kent State (niuhuskies.com)
• Peachtree Pest Control partners with local nonprofits to fight food insecurity (mypmp.net)

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

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