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🌱 Patch AM: Dallas-based storage company files official trade name registration notice
And on the Dallas Patch calendar - Autumn Acrylics at the Cabin
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In today's newsletter:
- Dallas-based storage company files official trade name registration notice
Also on today's calendar: Community Block Party & Resource Festival and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: A tropical rainstorm, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
- Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State of Georgia County of Bartow Trade Name Registration Pursuant (daily-tribune.com) — A Cartersville self-storage facility has officially registered its trade name, and the filing lists the owner's business address on Jimmy Campbell Parkway in Dallas. The notice confirms Alpha Self Storage's operations, including storage rentals, packing supplies, and truck rentals, and records the registration with the Bartow County Superior Court clerk as of late September. 
📸 Around Dallas
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dallas
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★ Featured events ★
- Autumn Acrylics at the Cabin →
Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Dallas
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Homecoming Game
North Paulding HS
7:30 pm - Community Block Party & Resource Festival →
Ben Hill Strickland Sr Memorial Park, 372 Oak St, Hiram
12:00 pm - Early Voting Begins →
Watson Government Complex, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
8:00 am - Board Of Commissioners Work Session →
Dallas GA
10:00 am - Board of Commissioners Board Meeting →
Dallas GA
2:00 pm - October 13, 2026 Zoning Board of Appeals →
Dallas GA
5:30 pm - Chorus Concert - Fall Show: Sister Act Jr.
McClure Middle Dallas, GA 30132
6:30 pm - Board of Elections Meeting →
Tax Assessors Training Room, 240 Constitution Blvd, Dallas
9:00 am - We CARE Vet Fair™ →
Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
9:00 am - Trick Or Treat Village! →
Earl Duncan Park at Paulding Meadows, 472 Paulding Meadows Dr, Dallas
2:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rockmart Yellowjackets vs Ringgold Tigers →
Rockmart High School, 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart
7:30 pm - Homecoming Game
North Paulding HS
7:30 pm - Cobb and Douglas Public Health Partnership
Reflections of Trinity, 4037 Austell Powder Springs Rd SW, Powder Springs - Hispanic Heritage Fiesta →
Thurman Springs Park, 4426 Marietta St., Powder Springs
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi all.
Is this legit? Has anyone been asked to verify themselves with 'exact address' and a credit card to use the Market Place after years on the app? (Nextdoor Chestnut Grove) - Scam on Nextdoor be aware !!!!
I posted a listing and received this message few minutes after (Nextdoor Highlands North)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Dallas. Apply here.
- RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager - (RT610) in Hiram. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dallas here.
🗞 Nearby News
Powder Springs
- Which Cobb Creek Runs Through It? (cobbcountycourier.com)
- Fire Safety for Seniors in Smyrna and Vinings (citylifestyle.com)
- 2026 USA Basketball Junior National Team Minicamp Preview (babcockhoops.com)
Austell
- Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 8, 2026 (savannahherald.com)
- Mableton selects Anita Allen as first police chief (cobbcountycourier.com)
Acworth
- Acworth's annual Halloween JamBOOree and trunk-or-treat event is happening on Oct. 24th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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