🌱 How will Newton’s rising flag team fare when they visit Locust Grove?

Hi Locust Grove! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Newton’s rising flag team fare when they visit Locust Grove?

Also on today's calendar: Tanger Outlets Locust Grove to Host Family-Friendly Boo Bash and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Newton flag football team grapples with school's high expectations (gpb.org) — Newton High School’s surging flag football team will soon visit Locust Grove as part of a tough late-season stretch that includes Hampton and Archer. With a strong record, playoff ambitions, and growing community support, the Rams see these upcoming games as key tests in their push toward a potential state championship run.
   

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📸 Around Locust Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Locust Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 30

• Boo Bash →
  Tanger Outlet Center, 1000 Tanger Drive, Suite 211, Locust Grove
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 30

• Tanger Outlets Locust Grove to Host Family-Friendly Boo Bash →
  Tanger Outlets Locust Grove, 1000 Tanger Dr, Locust Grove
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• Women's Warrior Conference →
  751 Dean Patrick Rd, Locust Grove
  7:00 pm

Sunday November 8

• AQUA | NO SEW BUTTERFLY WEFT | LOOK & LEARN →
  Hair Smithsonian, 797 Jackson Street, Locust Grove
  10:00 am

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📣 Locust Grove Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 30

• Ask A Lawyer
  Griffin-Spalding County Library
  10:00 am
• Trick or Treat on the McDonough Square →
  McDonough, GA Calendar, 5 Griffin Street, McDonough
  2:00 pm
• The VIP Cabana Experience @ 1942 On The Square →
  3B Keys Ferry Street, McDonough
  6:00 pm
• Southside Sing Along →
  245 Atlanta Street, McDonough
  7:00 pm
• Flint River Academy at Creekside Christian Academy →
  2455 Mount Carmel Rd, McDonough
  7:30 pm
• AMCCI OPEN MIC NIGHT →
  1500 McDonough Place, McDonough
  7:30 pm
• Pandora's Box - The Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute →
  Southern Roots Tavern & Eatery, McDonough
  9:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• Halloween Trick-or-Treat & Costume Contest at El Viejon Mexican Grill →
  McDonough GA

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

• This dog showed up on my door step @ 1am this morning.....
  if this is your dog....please send message ASAP! My husband had already call the animal control to pick him up! (Nextdoor Weems/Westin Park)
• Here's my Halloween photo for the year.
  We're all decorated, and my daughter noticed this baby lizard making a Halloween scene a little cooler. (Nextdoor Locust Grove Outskirts)

• Ameris Bank posted a job opening for Head Teller in Locust Grove. Apply here.
• GPS Hospitality | Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Mcdonough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Locust Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

McDonough

• Lennar begins selling at King Oaks in McDonough (atlantaagentmagazine.com)
• 9 Georgia Pumpkin Patches And Corn Mazes Still Open Before Halloween (takingthekids.com)
• Ryder Grows Roseville Truck Facility by 11,700 Square Feet to Serve Metro Detroit (newsbreak.com)

Jackson

• Willowdean Powell (earlycountynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What's black & white and read all over?" — The Patch Newsletter! (Thank you Cat H. for sending it in!)
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