🌱 Veteran's Day Holiday Closures and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 41.
• Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 35 degrees.

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📸 Around Homer

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day Holiday Closures →
  Jefferson GA
  7:00 am
• Freshman Boys Wrestling Tournament @ Freshman Quad
  Mountain View High School
  5:00 pm
• Fire Association Meeting →
  64 Fowler Dr., Jefferson
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• EJMS Girls & Boys Basketball vs Oglethorpe A-Team Only
  East Jackson Middle School Commerce, GA 30529
  5:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Jefferson, GA Calendar, 1000 Washington Street, Jefferson
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Huber Engineered Woods LLC Continuing Education Meeting →
  Jefferson GA

Saturday November 14

• Run for HOPE 5K →
  Commerce GA
• One Kingdom Mission Fundraiser →
  Jefferson GA
• FTC North Georgia League Meet #2 →
  East Jackson Comprehensive HS, 1435 Hoods Mill Road, Commerce
  8:00 am
• Hoschton Farmers & Art Market
  Downtown Hoschton, 4272 Hwy 53, Commerce
  12:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Nicholson Baptist Thanksgiving Dinner →
  Jefferson GA

Monday November 16

• EJMS Girls Basketball vs Russell
  East Jackson Middle School Commerce, GA 30529
  5:00 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

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker Lead - Lee Arrendale State Prison in Homer. Apply here.
• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Server in Commerce. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Homer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Commerce

• Jackson County leads state in school enrollment growth (jacksonheraldtoday.com)
• Planners recommend denial of Hospital Road rezoning, variance (jacksonheraldtoday.com)
• About $1,000 in vanilla extract reported stolen (jacksonheraldtoday.com)

Cornelia

• Turkey Trot Returns to Downtown Cornelia Nov. 21 for Third Annual Event (habershamnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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