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🌱 Which Lula business just made UGA’s elite Bulldog 100 list?
Coming up: Mayor/Council Work Session on the Lula Patch calendar

Good morning Lula! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Lula business just made UGA’s elite Bulldog 100 list?
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 57, low: 36.
- Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet UGA's 2026 Bulldog 100 (uga.edu) — Lula gets a proud shout-out as Ryals Brothers, LLC is named to UGA’s 2026 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing alumni-led businesses. The honor puts this Lula-based company alongside 99 other standout firms across Georgia and beyond, all to be celebrated at a February 2026 event in Athens.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mayor/Council Work Session
Gainesville, GA Calendar , 300 Henry Ward Way 3rd Floor , Gainesville
9:00 am - Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Southwind Homes
Southwind Homes , 488 Amherst Way , Jefferson
12:30 pm - WCMS: Boy's basketball @ home vs Union
White County Middle School Cleveland, GA 30528
4:30 pm - WCMS: Girls Basketball @ Union
White County Middle School Cleveland, GA 30528
4:30 pm - White County Middle vs Union County Middle School
White County Middle School , 283 Old Blairsville Rd , Cleveland
4:30 pm - Banks County Middle vs Commerce Middle School
Banks County Middle School , 712 Thompson St , Homer
5:00 pm - Monica Spears "Music Bingo"
Jumpingoat Coffee Roasters and Tasting Room , 2404 Helen Hwy , Cleveland
6:00 pm - 2025-GA-Women-Dec 12
A Mother's Rest at Lawton Place Manor , 136 7th St , Mt Airy
12:00 pm - NoFo Brew Co - Cleveland — Kitchen of Dana
NoFo Brew Co , 1939 Helen Hwy , Cleveland
4:00 pm - Dennis Marlow Tournament
Banks County High School , 1486-A Historic Homer Hwy , Homer
5:00 pm - ACT Testing
Johnson High School , 3155 Robert Wood Johnson Dr , Gainesville - Botanical Santa
Atlanta Botanical Garden , 1345 Piedmont Ave NE , Atlanta
10:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Golden Pantry Food Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Homer. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Cornelia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lula here.
🗞 Nearby News
Baldwin
- Tasha Tough: more than just a title at Baldwin High (unionrecorder.com)
- Grand jury indicts several defendants on drug charges (unionrecorder.com)
Gainesville
- NE Georgia Medical Center First to Use UV Light Technology (921wlhr.com)
- Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing Breaks Ground on New Headquarters (accesswdun.com)
- Mrs. Virginia Jean Crawford Smith (wnegradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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