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In today's newsletter:

  • What detectives revealed in court about the Sandy Springs child’s death
  • How one Sandy Springs yoga teacher shaped a community for decades
  • How a Sandy Springs man ended up in a major drug bust

Also on today's calendar: Coffee and Cocoa Morning at Holy Redeemer Catholic School for the 2026-2027 school year. and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds and nice, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. ‘I happened': New details in 11-year-old's Sandy Springs murder that left mom charged (wsbtv.com) — Sandy Springs residents are following a heartbreaking case in which a local mother is charged with killing her 11-year-old daughter inside their Carpenter Drive condo. Police testimony in court described disturbing text messages and the discovery of the child’s body, as a judge sent the case to a grand jury for further review.
   

2. Beloved Peachtree Yoga Center teacher retires after decades of guiding, training students (roughdraftatlanta.com) — A longtime Peachtree Yoga Center instructor in Sandy Springs, Elizabeth Nix Smith, is teaching her final class after roughly three decades of guiding local students. Friends and colleagues recall her humor, accessible teaching style, and deep community impact as she steps back to travel with her husband, while the studio prepares to carry her legacy forward with a new generation of teachers.
   

3. GBI seizes 400 pounds of suspected marijuana in metro Atlanta raids (fox5atlanta.com) — State drug agents recently raided locations in Atlanta and Sandy Springs, seizing more than 400 pounds of suspected marijuana, other drugs, and several firearms. A 34-year-old Sandy Springs resident was arrested on racketeering and trafficking charges, and investigators say the case is part of a broader probe into an alleged drug trafficking organization.
   

4. Meet UGA's 2026 Bulldog 100 (uga.edu) — A Sandy Springs-based firm, ImagineX, has been named to UGA’s 2026 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing alumni-led businesses, standing out among 85 Georgia companies honored. The program recognizes 140 UGA alumni across multiple industries, with rankings to be revealed at a February 2026 celebration in Athens.
   

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  • See The Wizard of Oz Live Onstage Dec. 12 - 28 in Sandy Springs —Don Rountree Read on Patch
  • Does anyone else have a garage you swear you’re finally going to clean… until you open the door, see everything, and quietly close it again?
    Garages always turn into the ‘put it here for now’ space. Who else is on the ‘I need to get this garage together’ team? (Nextdoor Cascade at Morgan Falls)

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