🌱 Queen Me For The Day Soiree and 10 more events

Good morning to you Lovejoy! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Ray's Old School Corner at Clayton County Library System: Lovejoy Branch
• Queen Me For The Day Soiree at Community Center
• 2026 FoodieLand Food Festival - Saturday at EchoPark Speedway

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 96 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 97, low: 73.
• Friday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.

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📸 Around Lovejoy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lovejoy

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 1

• Ray's Old School Corner →
  Clayton County Library System: Lovejoy Branch, 1721 McDonough Rd, Hampton
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29

• Queen Me For The Day Soiree →
  Community Center, 11627 Hastings Bridge Rd, Hampton
  11:00 am

Saturday September 5

• 2026 FoodieLand Food Festival - Saturday →
  EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Pl, Hampton
  1:00 pm

Sunday September 6

• FoodieLand - Sunday →
  EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Pl, Hampton
  1:00 pm
• 2026 FoodieLand - Sunday →
  EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Pl, Hampton
  1:00 pm

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📣 Lovejoy Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19

• From Marketing to Momentum
  Clayton County Chamber-Commerce Clayton State University Arbor Hall Bldg. 5823 Trammell Rd. Morrow, GA 30260
  10:00 am
• SBDC From Marketing to Momentum
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Clayton State University Arbor Hall bldg. 5823 Trammell Rd. Morrow, GA 30260
  10:00 am
• 2026 Business Growth Essentials - August
  Fayette Chamber of Commerce Roam at Trilith
  11:30 am
• In The Mix Networking
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events 1709 GA-20, McDonough, GA 30253
  12:00 pm
• Varsity Softball vs. Luella
  Jonesboro High
  6:00 pm
• August In The Mix Networking Event
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Habaneros Mexican Grill 2422 Jonesboro Rd. Hampton, GA 30228
  6:00 pm
• LOL Wednesday
  Henry County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber Events Jamilla's Events 1601 McDonough Place McDonough 30253
  7:00 pm

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• Our Peculiar Little People Childcare Center, LLC — (678) 551-1976

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wingstop posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Lovejoy. Apply here.
• Bobby Dodd Institute posted a job opening for Janitor PT (Hampton GA 5-9 pm) M-F in Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lovejoy here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hampton

• Search underway for missing Atlanta police K9 in Henry County (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Jonesboro

• Jonesboro High School marching band launches campaign to get students to Rose Parade (wsbradio.com)
• Free grocery markets return to metro Atlanta schools for fourth year (wsbradio.com)
• Forest Park approves $1.5M contract with Waste Management (news-daily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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