🌱 How a late-night Menlo side-by-side ride turned terrifying.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a late-night Menlo side-by-side ride turned terrifying.

Also on today's calendar: Chattooga Indians vs Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 52.
• Thursday: Very warm with sunshine, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Five Injured, Driver Charged Following Side-By-Side Crash In Menlo (coosavalleynews.com) — A serious side-by-side crash at Bell Street and 11th Avenue in Menlo sent five people, including two children, to area hospitals Saturday night and led to the driver's arrest. Georgia State Patrol says the vehicle overturned while turning too fast, ejecting all occupants, and the investigation into the Menlo wreck and multiple related charges is still ongoing.
   

📸 Around Menlo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6
• Chattooga Indians vs Gordon Central Warriors →
  Chattooga High School, 989 GA-114, Summerville
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 22
• Chattooga Indians vs Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors →
  Chattooga High School, 989 GA-114, Summerville
  5:00 pm
Tuesday November 3
• CRMA Golf Classic at McLemore →
  McLemore Resort, 32 Clubhouse Lane, Rising Fawn
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 6
• Land Bank Authority Regular Meeting →
  Carnegie Training Room, 607 Broad Street, Rome
  8:15 am
• Joint Services Committee Regular Meeting →
  Floyd County Administration Building, 12 East 4th Street, Rome
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Homeschool Discovery Pop-In →
  Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home, 501 Riverside Parkway Northeast, Rome
  10:00 am
• Leads Group - LaFayette →
  LaFayette-Walker County Public Library, 305 S Duke St, LaFayette
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Veteran's Coffee & Company - Rome →
  Rome GA
• Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Regular Meeting →
  Milner Building, Rome
  8:30 am
• Veteran's Coffee & Company →
  Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome
  9:30 am
Friday October 9
• Lafayette Ramblers vs Union County Panthers →
  LaFayette High School, 5178 Round Pond Rd, LaFayette
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• YOUR FIRST KEY →
  117 Presley Street, Rome
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Summerville. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Summerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Summerville

• 3 Crowded Georgia Fall Spots To Skip (And 3 To Visit) (onlyinyourstate.com)

LaFayette

• Unranked, unbeaten team: 'We play better with a chip on our shoulder' (ajc.com)

Rome

• Rome-Floyd Fire Department celebrating 50 years of fire safety and education (wrganews.com)
• Stavrakas Wins ITA Southeast Singles Championship (hopkinssports.com)
• Floyd County Arrest Report Sunday October 4 2026 (coosavalleynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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