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🌱 Did a Sugar Hill shopper just win $172,244 at Publix?
Sugar Hill, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Sugar Hill! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Did a Sugar Hill shopper just win $172,244 at Publix?
Also on today's calendar: You are invited to our Open House - Closed Before School Starts and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Augusta lottery player wins $172,244 in Fantasy 5 (wrdw.com) — One of three $172,244 Fantasy 5 winning tickets from the July 8 drawing was sold at the Publix on Cumming Highway in Sugar Hill, putting a major prize in a local shopper’s hands. The story also highlights other recent Georgia Lottery wins and soaring Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots that Sugar Hill residents might be eyeing. 
📸 Around Sugar Hill
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Upcoming Events in
Sugar Hill
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★ Featured events ★
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You are invited to our Open House - Closed Before School Starts →
5116 Blossom Brook Dr, Sugar Hill
2:00 pm -
Southern-Fried Gaming Expo →
Cobb Convention Center (Cobb Galleria Centre), 2 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta
3:00 pm
Sunday July 12
Friday July 31
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Other local events
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BHS Fresh Start
Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
8:00 am -
Bike Night with SMAC →
American Legion Post 127 - Sugar Hill, 6196 Suwanee Dam Rd, Sugar Hill
8:00 am -
K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance Camp →
ALL STARS Performing Arts Academy, 5700 Cumming Hwy NE Ste E, Sugar Hill
9:00 am -
Better Than Ezra →
The Bowl at Sugar Hill, 5039 W Broad St NE, Sugar Hill
6:00 pm -
Andy Grammer →
The Bowl at Sugar Hill, 5039 W Broad St NE, Sugar Hill
7:00 pm
Thursday July 16
Saturday July 18
Monday July 20
Saturday July 25
Sunday August 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Free Outdoor Fitness - Lift Yoga →
City of Johns Creek Newtown Park
10:00 am -
Gwinnett Open →
Treetop Quest Gwinnett, 2020 Clean Water Dr, Buford
10:00 am -
Magic: The Gathering – Casual Standard Showdown [07/12/2026] →
Video Game Trader LLC, 1350 Buford Hwy NE, Buford
12:00 pm -
Slide Into Sundays at City Center
City of Cumming Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Road, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
12:00 pm -
The Candace N. Lee Afterparty →
Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay, 3116 Main St, Duluth
6:30 pm -
Band Camp [In-person]
Denmark High DHS Master Calendar; DHS Cafeteria
8:30 am -
Ukulele Story Jam →
City of Johns Creek Northeast Spruill Oaks Library
10:30 am
Sunday July 12
Monday July 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for a recommendation for some work around our home.
See below and pictures. 1. Our back doors have significant rot at the bases of the doorframe. Need to know if this just needs a repair or full… (Nextdoor Princeton Oaks) - Looking for a summer gig?
Or some extra cash? We own a marketing company and we need help inserting postcards/fliers in a folder and stamping them. We need an extra hand and… (Nextdoor Stephens Mill)
🗞 Nearby News
Buford
- Drowning at Lake Lanier adds to deadly summer on Georgia lakes (nowgeorgia.com)
- Preseason 2026 Georgia High School Football Top 25 Rankings (on3.com)
- What year is it? These Georgia-made cars look classic, but only on the outside. (ajc.com)
Suwanee
- Suwanee's America 250 Celebration is happening at the Town Center on Saturday (atlantaonthecheap.com)
- Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey picked No. 3, outfielder Drew Burress picked No. 8 in MLB draft (cbs46.com)
- Easton manufacturer makes Top 10 in SBA pitch competition (lvb.com)
Ok Sugar Hill! 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: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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