🌱 Which Lula business just made UGA’s elite Bulldog 100 list?

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• 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!)

Weather forecast:

• 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

Thursday December 11

• 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

Friday December 12

• 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

Saturday December 13

• ACT Testing
  Johnson High School , 3155 Robert Wood Johnson Dr , Gainesville
• Botanical Santa
  Atlanta Botanical Garden , 1345 Piedmont Ave NE , Atlanta
  10:00 am

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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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