🌱 Theater One Act Competition and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
• Friday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 29

• Theater One Act Competition
  Jackson County High School Jefferson, GA 30549
  8:00 am
• EJMS Girls Basketball vs Bear Creek
  East Jackson Middle School Commerce, GA 30529
  5:00 pm
• EJMS Boys Basketball @ Bear Creek
  East Jackson Middle School Commerce, GA 30529
  5:00 pm
• JV Flag Football
  EJHS
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Flag Football @ East Jackson
  East Jackson High School
  5:30 pm
• JCHS JV Flag Football
  East Jackson High School
  5:30 pm
• JV Girls Flag Football @ at East Jackson
  East Jackson High School
  5:30 pm
• JCHS Varsity Flag Football
  East Jackson High School
  5:30 pm
• Distilled Brands - Thursday Night Flights →
  Commerce Social House, 83 Washington St Suite 100, Commerce
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Flag Football
  EJHS
  6:30 pm

Friday October 30

• A Haunted Evening at Victoria Bryant 2026 Weekend #2 →
  Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston
  4:00 pm
• Practical Magic Fall Flower Design Workshop →
  Winterville Cultural Center, 371 North Church Street, Winterville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Senior Shift Leader in Commerce. Apply here.
• Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Commerce. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ila here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Commerce

• Vote for Piedmont Athens Regional high school athlete of the week: Oct. 26 (onlineathens.com)

Athens

• For the love of Athens, Georgia (strikemagazines.com)
• Early Voting Surges in Athens After Slow Start (flagpole.com)
• Outkast & Class Trip Drop Special Nike Special Capsule for Georgia vs. Florida Game (houseofheat.co)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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