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🌱 Patch AM: Stone Mountain’s dual-threat QB aims even higher this 2026 season
Also, don't miss Lexile, Literacy, and Career Planning Workshop on the Stone Mountain Patch calendar
Hello again Stone Mountain! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Stone Mountain's dual-threat QB aims even higher this 2026 season
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 69.
- Sunday: Sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Star athletes take the field in 2026 (thechampionnewspaper.com) — Stone Mountain football fans can look forward to quarterback Braydon Surprisse returning as the team's top passer and rusher after nearly 1,000 passing yards and seven touchdowns last season. He's featured among standout DeKalb County athletes expected to make the 2026 high school football season one of the county's most talented in years. 
📸 Around Stone Mountain
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stone Mountain
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- Lexile, Literacy, and Career Planning Workshop
Dekalb County Rockbridge ES, 445 Halwick Way, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
9:00 am - DCSD High School Kickoff Classic
Dekalb County Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave Clarkston, GA 30021
2:00 pm - Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library - - Elementary School Curriculum Night
Dekalb County Stone Mountain, GA 30083 - International Parent Engagement Series
Dekalb County Virtual
6:00 pm - SMMS Pirate Football vs. Druid Hills MS
Stone Mountain Middle School Cobb
5:30 pm - SMMS Volleyball Game vs Peachtree MS
Stone Mountain Middle School Peachtree Middle School, 4664 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338
7:30 pm - Curriculum Night at AES
Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain, GA 30083
4:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Stone Mountain Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2/3 Community Gathering
International Community School Decatur, GA 30033
8:15 am - Friday Movies
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
1:30 pm - Game Day Fun
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library -
2:00 pm - Boys Basketball Workouts (Gym)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
4:30 pm
Friday August 21
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Stone Mountain PatchAM possible:
- Transit CPR LLC — (678) 856-6115
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tailgating Down South Returns For Football Season —Doc Lawrence Read on Patch
- Anybody in need of a bag of nice lightly worn boy clothes 3t/4t?
Must be able to pick up, I want to give them to a family that needs them . (Nextdoor Autumn Hill) - Thinking of putting a tiny house (200-300 square feet) on an acre and a half in Lithonia.
Anyone have experience/knowledge about do's and don'ts? (Nextdoor Stone Breeze Dr)
- Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Starter Ranger - Part Time in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
- Lennox International posted a job opening for Material Handler I in Stone Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tucker
- Record 272 Poultry Facilities Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance (morningagclips.com)
- City of Tucker seeks feedback on ADA accessibility strategy (roughdraftatlanta.com)
- Man killed at townhome used for recording studio, Gwinnett PD seek suspect (wsbtv.com)
Clarkston
- Mosquitoes in DeKalb, Fulton test positive for West Nile virus (ajc.com)
Avondale Estates
- New Ranking Of GA's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com)
Ok Stone Mountain! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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