🌱 See which local players took home pickleball gold this month.

Good morning Toccoa! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See which local players took home pickleball gold this month.
• How a Toccoa student’s career plans earned him a key scholarship.

Also on today's calendar: JAMESMICHAEL - TAKING CARE OF ELVIS and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
• Tuesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 84, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Results of Currahee Thunder's Pickleball Tournament on Oct. 3rd (wnegradio.com) — Currahee Thunder’s recent pickleball tournament at Stephens County Recreation Department drew about 60 participants, including members of the Toccoa Fire Department and local law enforcement. Families enjoyed competitive matches, a Touch A Truck activity, and patriotic tributes, while organizers thanked community partners and hinted at a Spring Break “Spring Fling PB Style” event in 2027.
   

• Habersham EMC, Truett McConnell Business School Award Scholarships (wrwh.com) — A Toccoa resident, Gavin Steele, is one of three Truett McConnell business students awarded a $500 scholarship from Habersham EMC for the fall 2026 semester. Steele plans to become a licensed land surveyor and open a Northeast Georgia practice, reflecting the program’s focus on students committed to building careers in the region.
   

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📸 Around Toccoa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Toccoa

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16

• The Sock Hops →
  THE HISTORIC RITZ THEATRE, 166 W Doyle St, Toccoa
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13

• College & Career Fair - CU →
  Currahee Campus, 9238 Highway 17 South, Toccoa
  11:30 am

Friday October 16

• The Sock Hops! →
  The Historic Ritz Theatre, 166 W Doyle St, Toccoa
  6:00 pm

Monday October 19

• Medical Assisting Pinning - CU →
  Currahee Campus, 9238 Highway 17 South, Toccoa
  5:30 pm

Friday October 23

• JAMESMICHAEL - TAKING CARE OF ELVIS →
  THE HISTORIC RITZ THEATRE, 166 W Doyle St, Toccoa
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Main Street - A Tribute to Bob Seger →
  THE HISTORIC RITZ THEATRE, 166 W Doyle St, Toccoa
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• Edgar Loudermilk Band at Confidence Methodist Church →
  Confidence Methodist Church, Toccoa
  11:00 am

Monday October 26

• Women's Golf: Women's Currahee →
  Currahee Golf Club, Toccoa

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📣 Toccoa Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 14

• Aesthetic Water Release →
  Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr, Tallulah Falls
  8:00 am

Friday October 16

• Die Laughing Comedy @ Fenders Alley ( Cornelia, GA ) →
  Fenders Alley, 631 Irvin Street, Cornelia
  8:00 pm
• Die Laughing Comedy @ Fenders Alley (Cornelia, GA) →
  Fenders Alley, 631 Irvin Street, Cornelia
  8:00 pm
• Die Laughing Comedy @ Fenders Alley →
  Fenders Alley, 631 Irvin Street, Cornelia
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Damage Prevention: Intense winds and saturated ground can cause trees to become uprooted.
  • Contact Georgia 811 if you need to remove an uprooted tree. This allows utility lines that may be tangled with the tree’s roots to be marked. … (Nextdoor )

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Toccoa. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in TOCCOA GA S20313 in Toccoa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Toccoa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clarkesville

• Standard Telephone's Story Comes to Life in New Podcast Series (habershamnews.com)
• Early Voting Begins Tuesday in Habersham County: Candidates, Ballot Questions and Where to Vote (habershamnews.com)
• Brad Roberts (habershamnews.com)

Cornelia

• Cornelia mayor files bankruptcy amid multimillion-dollar lawsuit, property foreclosure (nowgeorgia.com)
• Gladys Canup Whitfield (wnegradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it’s too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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