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🌱 Fayetteville student helps reimagine Tuskegee’s campus and community spaces

Fayetteville, Georgia Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Fayetteville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fayetteville student helps reimagine Tuskegee’s campus and community spaces
  • How a Fayetteville casting hub helped spark Atlanta’s buzzy Peach Tea
  • U.S. U16 girls and Mexico clash soon in Fayetteville

Also on today's calendar: Blues Brews and BBQ and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. HBCU Love: Internship Capstone Presentations Honor Tuskegees Rich Architectural Legacy with Innovative Solutions for the Future (texasmetronews.com) — A Tuskegee University internship program is giving architecture student Chayla Cooley of Fayetteville real-world experience improving campus and community spaces. Cooley and classmates spent eight weeks developing plans for safer, more connected environments while learning how design, history, and community engagement can drive long-term transformation.
   

2. Quippy, quirky social-first series ‘The Peach Tea' spills it on Atlanta's film and television scene (artsatl.org) — A new social-first interview series, The Peach Tea, is partly rooted in Fayetteville, where veteran casting company Fincannon & Associates helped shape co-creator Kimberly Wistedt’s career. The show spotlights Atlanta’s booming film-and-TV scene with fast-paced celebrity chats, viral-ready clips, and plans for more episodes featuring talent connected to local productions.
   

3. Three DFW ladies named to US U16 for two games against Mexico (3rddegree.net) — Fayetteville will host the U.S. U16 Girls’ National Team at the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center from July 24 to August 2, including two matches against Mexico. The camp brings top youth players from across the country to train and compete on Field 3, spotlighting Fayetteville as a major new hub for elite soccer.
   

4. Beverly Ann Mask Estes, 90 (thecitizen.com) — Fayetteville-born Beverly Ann Mask Estes, 90, is remembered for her intelligence, legal training, and lifelong devotion to family and faith. She later lived in Woodstock and served at Clayton County Probate Court and New Hope Methodist Church in Hampton, where a Celebration of Life will be held July 29 with burial in the church cemetery.
   

5. Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data (reason.com) — Fayetteville is among several Georgia communities where officers were arrested for allegedly misusing Flock license-plate camera data, raising concerns about how police access surveillance tools. The report details multiple cases across the state, explains how Flock’s audit system exposed abuses, and highlights privacy advocates’ push for stronger warrant requirements and oversight.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday July 25
  • HOA Meeting & Educational Forum
    Clayton County Chamber-Commerce South Clayton Recreation Center 1837 McDonough Road Hampton, GA. 30228
    10:00 am
  • GetFit Expo
    Clayton County Chamber-Commerce Lake Spivey Recreation Center 2300 Walt Stephen Rd. Jonesboro, GA. 30236
    11:00 am
  • Trust Your Intuition →
    Just Be True, LLC, 1015 Tyrone Rd Ste 220 A, Tyrone
    2:00 pm
  • Frozen the Broadway Musical at The Legacy Theatre →
    The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Rd, Tyrone
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for Free kids' shoes in size 3.
    5 and 4. Please note, one person cannot take all the shoes. We need to share with other kids, so limit is 2 pairs per person. All shoes are authentic… (Nextdoor Bellemeade)
  • I'm gonna do a big yard sale NEXT weekend 7/30-8/2.
    Who is gonna stop by? I'll make an official post later so make sure to follow. I have a huge selection of things that I'll be selling super cheap. (Nextdoor Bethsida Woods)
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Fayetteville. Apply here.
  • Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. posted a job opening for Nutrition Svce Rep- Tray Delivery in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

Ok Fayetteville! 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: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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