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🌱 Patch AM: Woodstock native James “JL” Long and other North Georgians remembered today

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  • Woodstock native James "JL" Long and other North Georgians remembered today

Also on today's calendar: Cobb New Horizons Symphonic Band and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Obituaries for September 24, 2026: Geraldine Bell, Irvin Burdett Sr., Jacob Graner, Jimmy Herod, Tom Judkins, Norman Kirk, James Long, Sarah Patterson, Betty Smith, John Spitznagel, Glenn Terry (pickensprogress.com) — One of today's remembered lives is James "JL" Long, born in Woodstock in 1947, whose family and friends are gathering in Jasper to honor him. Alongside JL, several other longtime North Georgia residents are memorialized, with details on their lives, families, and recent or upcoming services for those wishing to pay their respects.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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