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🌱 Patch AM: How Belk’s 2027 Norcross closure could affect your shopping options

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

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Hello Norcross! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Belk's 2027 Norcross closure could affect your shopping options
  • What a new federal-backed command center could mean for Norcross safety

Also on today's calendar: All School First Look - Preview Grades PreK to 8 - Saturday, October 3 9:45AM and 12 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 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Belk closing Norcross store in 2027 after 25 years (fox5atlanta.com) — Belk will close its Norcross department store on Peachtree Parkway on January 15, 2027, ending a 25-year run serving local shoppers. Employees will be offered support and possible transfers, and the store's final months will feature discounts up to 75%, though the future of the property remains undecided.
   

• NEWS: U.S. Senate Passes Sen. Ossoff's Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Emergency Alerts; Heads to President's Desk to Become Law – U.S. Senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff (senate.gov) — Norcross residents may benefit from a new central law enforcement command center that Senators Ossoff and Warnock helped fund as part of broader public safety efforts. Their bipartisan Mystic Alerts Act, now headed to the President's desk, aims to strengthen emergency alerts nationwide, while other Georgia communities receive federal support for rescue helicopters, safe rooms, and upgraded police communications.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • People on ND keep asking neighbors about jobs.
    Most people have no info about that but the Ga. Dept. of Labor does! Instead of asking here, go to the closest Dept. of Labor to you. Their only job… (Nextdoor Rockborough North)
  • Good evening neighbors!
    Does anyone know how to do brakes? I need someone who actually knows what they are doing and won't scam me. (Nextdoor Pinnacle Pointe)
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Lilburn. Apply here.
  • Concord Hospitality posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Duluth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norcross here.

🗞 Nearby News

Peachtree Corners

  • Deer, CinéBistro and a Reopened Bridge: City Manager Brian Johnson on What's Next for Peachtree Corners (livinginpeachtreecorners.com)
  • T-Cell Activation Microbeads Market Forecast to 2035: Growth Accelerates on Cell Therapy Manufacturing Demand (indexbox.io)
  • UGA Homecoming: A weekend of events for students, alumni and more (redandblack.com)

Doraville

  • Static Mattress Overlays Market Forecast to 2035, Driven by Pressure Injury Prevention and Aging Demographics (indexbox.io)
  • Breaking down DeKalb Schools' redistricting options by cluster (decaturish.com)

Ok Norcross! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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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