🌱 How a Powder Springs standout earned his shot with UWG football

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Powder Springs standout earned his shot with UWG football

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 38 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 46, low: 27.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UWG football announces 12 transfer additions (times-georgian.com) — A University of West Georgia football recruiting update includes linebacker Andrew Ruffin, a standout from Powder Springs who played at McEachern High and recently starred at Albany State. His strong tackling stats and playoff experience could make him a local name to watch as UWG reshapes its roster with 12 transfer additions.
   

📸 Around Powder Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Powder Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• January Meet Up | Vision Board Gathering
  5000 Austell Powder Springs Rd, Austell
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday January 13

• Youth Council Work Session
  Powder Springs Calendar Powder Springs, GA 30127
  3:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• City Council Work Session
  Powder Springs Calendar , City Hall - 4483 Pineview Drive Zoom link: , Powder Springs
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• PS I Love Downtown
  Powder Springs Calendar , Downtown Powder Springs (Various locations) Stay tuned for additional information , Powder Springs
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• City Council Meeting
  Powder Springs Calendar , City Hall - 4483 Pineview Drive , Powder Springs
  7:00 pm
• Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Meeting
  Powder Springs Calendar , 4181 Atlanta Street , Powder Springs
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Bring One for the Chipper
  Douglas County, GA Calendar Douglasville, GA 30134
  10:00 am
• District 1 Commissioner Henry Mitchell III Joint Town Hall Meeting
  Douglas County, GA Calendar Douglasville, GA 30134
  12:00 pm
• Cake Decorating Class For Beginners
  Cindyrella Cakes , 560 Thornton Rd #208 , Lithia Springs
  12:30 pm
• Cactus Cutie
  Painting with a Twist , 9453 GA-5 , Douglasville
  1:00 pm
• Cheer-Blossoms
  Painting with a Twist , 9453 GA-5 , Douglasville
  4:00 pm
• Trivia at Fabiano’s
  Fabiano's Pizzeria Douglasville , 12391 Veterans Memorial Hwy , Douglasville
  8:00 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 January 8, 2026 in Powder Springs, GA 30127 near Brownsville rd and Fairburn rd Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Macedonia Rd)
• Found a Doodle mix in my yard.
  He/she has a collar and a carabiner hanging from it(looks like they got off their lead.) I cant get them to come to me but they are chilling by my… (Nextdoor Sterling Pointe)

• Concorde Battery Corp - Georgia posted a job opening for Assembler - Day Shift in Austell. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Hiram. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Powder Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Austell

• Bright Side News for January 9, 2026 (brightsidecobb.com)
• 2 Major Retailers Closing GA Locations (patch.com)

Mableton

• Mableton receives $240K federal road safety grant (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Ron Davis elected Mayor Pro Tem by Mableton City Council, new council members McNeely and Brown sworn in (cobbcountycourier.com)
• Arkansas football: Razorbacks add transfers, high school recruit for '26 (arkansasonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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