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🌱 Patch AM: New Private School To Open In GA: Here's Where

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Cheers Smyrna! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Goddard School brings early learning and jobs to Smyrna
  • How did Auntie's House in Smyrna fare on its reinspection?
  • Smyrna community remembers Wilma "Jerrie" Lusk's life of service and sport.

Also on today's calendar: Adventure Awaits! Movie Music for the Whole Family and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 71.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Private School To Open In GA: Here's Where (patch.com) — Families in Smyrna will soon have a new early childhood option as The Goddard School of Smyrna opens this fall on Concord Road, serving children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Local residents and co-owners Anand Shelat and Shil Madhiwala emphasize inquiry-based learning, social-emotional development, and strong partnerships with parents, while also creating new jobs and investing in the community.
   

• Restaurant Report Card: Cafe Vendome fails with 62; Porto Brazil earns 100 (cbs46.com) — If you eat out along South Cobb Drive, Auntie's House in Smyrna just improved its health score to an 85 and a solid B after a recent reinspection. The report also highlights a failing score for an Atlanta bakery and a perfect record for a Sandy Springs restaurant, but the key takeaway for Smyrna diners is that Auntie's House has addressed earlier violations.
   

• Wilma Geraldine 'Jerrie' Lusk (wgog.com) — Smyrna readers are reminded of Wilma "Jerrie" Lusk's lasting impact on local youth sports, including coaching an undefeated girls' basketball team at Nash Middle School and leading Smyrna athletic booster groups. The longtime real estate broker and community volunteer is remembered as a hardworking, generous woman whose dedication to family and service touched many lives across Smyrna and beyond.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 'Twenty-five years ago, our nation stood still' —Todd DeFeo Read on Patch
  • Smyrna set to commemorate 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks —Todd DeFeo Read on Patch
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  • Clearance Jobs posted a job opening for MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST Jobs in Marietta. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(04123) in Marietta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smyrna here.

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  • Cyclospora Outbreak That Has Sickened Nearly 13K Has Ended, CDC Says (patch.com)

Ok Smyrna! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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