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Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny, windy and much colder, with a high of 38 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Cold with plenty of sun, temps: high: 40, low: 23.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Frozen Holiday Party Chattanooga - 2:00PM
  Ringgold Legacy Hall , 7683 Nashville St , Ringgold
  11:30 am
• Geminid Meteor Shower
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  6:30 pm
• In the Fullness of Time, A Christmas Concert
  7611 Nashville St , Ringgold
  8:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Varsity & JV Girls Basketball vs Chatt Valley @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd , Ringgold
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Dalton State College Winter Graduation
  Dalton Convention Center , 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway , Dalton
  11:00 am
• New Hope Middle School vs Bagley Middle School
  Northwest Whitfield High School , 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd , Tunnel Hill
  5:00 pm
• CMS/CHS Winter Band Concert
  Calhoun Performing Arts Center , C12, 133 , Calhoun
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Homeschool Day: Christmas Tour
  Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 Highway 225 N , Chatsworth
  9:30 am
• How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas
  Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 GA-225 , Chatsworth
  2:30 pm
• Varsity & JV Girls Basketball @ RMS
  Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
  5:00 pm
• North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
  The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on December 12, 2025 in Whitfield County, GA 30740 near Mill Creek Road Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Downtown Dalton)
• These two dogs are in my neighborhood.
  They both have on collars and are friendly, but scared. I called animal control and unfortunately their last unit has gone home for the day. They can… (Nextdoor Northridge)

• Qualified Staffing Search Group posted a job opening for Machinist in Dalton. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chatsworth

• Freight rail line from coast to northwest Georgia reports record traffic (capitol-beat.org)

Ringgold

• Things to do in Chattanooga are this week include Vienna Light Orchestra and North Georgia Holiday Spectacular (timesfreepress.com)
• Trump, Pope Leo, the USCCB, and Catholic loyalty (catholicculture.org)

LaFayette

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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