🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Monroe freshman finding comfort far from home at UGA

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Monroe freshman finding comfort far from home at UGA

Also on today's calendar: Monthly Comedy Night hosted by Lanny Farmer and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 54.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Momentos of Home (uga.edu) — A first-year University of Georgia student who grew up in Monroe shares how leaving her small hometown for Athens is pushing her beyond her comfort zone and into new experiences and friendships. She and other freshmen describe the sentimental items they brought from home, from stuffed animals to photos and keepsakes, that help them adjust to campus life.
   

📸 Around Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• 2nd Round Music: Saturday Sessions at Oak & Vine →
  Oak x Vine, 114 S Broad St, Monroe
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Monthly Comedy Night hosted by Lanny Farmer →
  David's 105 Listening Room, 105 E Washington St., Monroe
  8:00 pm
• September Comedy Night at David's 105 Listening Room →
  David's 105 Listening Room, 105 E Washington St, Monroe
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Monroe Fit Fest →
  Monroe GA
• Eddie King Live: Acoustic Silhouettes Album Release →
  David's 105 Listening Room, 105 E Washington St., Monroe
  8:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Monroe Area vs East Jackson →
  Monroe Area High School, 300 Double Springs Church Rd SW, Monroe
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Monroe Area vs Eastside →
  Monroe Area High School, 300 Double Springs Church Rd SW, Monroe
  5:00 pm
• Monroe Area vs Stockbridge →
  Monroe Area High School, 300 Double Springs Church Rd SW, Monroe
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 26
• Open House & Fort Tours
  Fort Yargo State Park, 210 South Broad Street, Winder
  9:00 am
• Lake Loop Clean-Up: Your State Parks Day →
  Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S Broad St, Winder
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 29
• Clarke Central at Walnut Grove →
  Walnut Grove High School, 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd, Walnut Grove
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Cruise-In Bethlehem Varsity →
  Bethlehem Varsity, 410 Exchange Blvd, Bethlehem
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Floor Clerical at Walmart in Monroe, Georgia in Monroe. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Social Circle

• Social Circle, Georgia: The Real-Life 'In the Heat of the Night' (onlyinyourstate.com)
• Social Circle clarifies city status after state decertification (fox5atlanta.com)
• Obituary: Juliette T. Boss, 84, of Oxford (monroelocal.org)

Loganville

• Long-awaited new library in Loganville officially opens (monroelocal.org)
• Erion Cole, of Loganville, named to Dean's List at University of Maryland Global Campus (waltontribune.com)

Ok Monroe! 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: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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