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Coming up on the Dunwoody Patch calendar: All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM

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Good morning Dunwoody! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have an old Dunwoody ticket or warrant? Here's a safer option
  • What did Dunwoody City Council just approve for courts, homes and healthcare?
  • How could Dunwoody school boundaries change under new DeKalb proposals?

Also on today's calendar: All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
  • Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dunwoody amnesty program aims to clear old warrants, fines (appenmedia.com) — Dunwoody residents with old traffic tickets or bench warrants can clear them this October and November through a Municipal Court amnesty program that waives contempt fees when fines are paid in full. Participants can visit the court on Ashford Dunwoody Road during weekday hours to resolve suspended licenses and failure-to-appear issues without fear of arrest, helping them move forward more easily.
   

• Indoor pickleball courts win approval in Dunwoody vote (appenmedia.com) — Dunwoody's City Council just approved indoor pickleball courts at the Marcus Jewish Community Center after requiring stronger noise-mitigation steps, while also greenlighting a new subdivision straddling the Sandy Springs line and townhomes on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Council members additionally cleared the way for a SmartMED urgent care clinic with drive-thru visits at Perimeter Center West, expanding local healthcare options for residents.
   

• Breaking down DeKalb Schools' redistricting options by cluster (decaturish.com) — DeKalb Schools are weighing several redistricting options that could shift hundreds of Dunwoody elementary and high school students to new campuses starting in 2027. Options 2 and 3 propose boundary changes among Hightower, Kingsley, Chesnut, Dunwoody, Austin and Vanderlyn, while high school concepts aim to ease overcrowding at Dunwoody High. Families can still review maps and submit feedback before a final vote later this year.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

  • Candidate Q&A: State House District 53 (appenmedia.com)
  • Act3 Playhouse launches collaborative arts venue with 360 Arts Blvd (roughdraftatlanta.com)
  • 'Lazy and Black': Woman allegedly tries to run over Black Dollar Tree employee with her car after they refuse to unload her items (newsbreak.com)

Doraville

  • Static Mattress Overlays Market Forecast to 2035, Driven by Pressure Injury Prevention and Aging Demographics (indexbox.io)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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