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🌱 Patch AM: How to stay safe with more copperheads near Sandy Springs trails
Coming up: Fulton County Library System: Helping Hands - Free Academic Peer Help for K-12 Students on the Sandy Springs Patch calendar
Hi there, Sandy Springs! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How to stay safe with more copperheads near Sandy Springs trails
- Why prosecutors dropped charges from a Sandy Springs domestic violence case
Also on today's calendar: Mysteries of Bird Migration: Georgia Fall Edition with Rose Guerra and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jackie G.!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, temps: high: 88, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These 6 Places In Georgia Are Seeing More Copperheads During The Summer Months (takingthekids.com) — Copperhead sightings are up this summer at several Georgia outdoor spots, including the Island Ford unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area right here in Sandy Springs. Rangers urge visitors to stick to trails, wear closed-toe shoes, and watch brushy riverbanks and transition zones, while stressing that simple precautions and giving snakes space keep encounters uneventful. 
• Big Tigger Cleared of Criminal Charges in Domestic Assault Case (hiphopmagz.com) — A high-profile Atlanta radio host will not be prosecuted after Fulton County prosecutors declined domestic violence charges stemming from a May 9 incident at a Sandy Springs residence. The case, which drew regional attention and led to his temporary leave from V-103, ends without a trial but also without a formal acquittal, leaving civil and related legal matters separate.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sandy Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Fulton County Library System: Helping Hands - Free Academic Peer Help for K-12 Students →
Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, NE, Sandy Springs
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- 7th Grade - Junior Achievement Field Trip (1/2 of Grade Level)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - Volleyball (Away at Holy Spirit Prep - 5:00 (A))
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - PTA Tennis vs. Carrollton (Boys)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
4:30 pm - PTA Tennis vs. Carrollton (Girls)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA
4:30 pm - Volleyball (Decatur, Wheeler)
North Atlanta High School Atlanta, GA 30327
5:00 pm - Mysteries of Bird Migration: Georgia Fall Edition with Rose Guerra →
Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Rd NW, Sandy Springs
7:00 pm - Fall Fun For ALL →
Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd, Sandy Springs
4:30 pm - Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, England; Steven Grahl, conductor →
The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta
7:30 pm - Rockout Your Workout With Leah Koch →
Doraville Art Center, 2421 Van Fleet Cir, Doraville
11:00 am - East Marietta 2026 Fall League →
East Marietta Basketball, Eastside Dr, Marietta
12:00 pm - Blue Stone 5K-9 →
Century East Parking Lot, 6100 Lake Forest Drive Sandy Springs, GA US 30328
8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found dog in Overlook Sandy Springs complex.
Please let me know if you know who owns this dog. (Nextdoor Legends at Dunwoody)
🗞 Nearby News
Dunwoody
- Claim Associate - Auto- Hybrid in Dunwoody, Georgia (statefarm.com)
- Daily Cannabis News Brief for 9/4/2026 (themarijuanaherald.com)
- Storms bring down trees, knock out power to 50K in metro Atlanta (fox5atlanta.com)
Roswell
- The Roswell Fall Arts Festival is happening on Sept. 19 and 20 (atlantaonthecheap.com)
Ok Sandy Springs! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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