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🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned at Monroe’s Fall Fest and art center Saturday?
And on the Monroe Patch calendar - Monroe Fall Fest 2026
Coffee in hand, Monroe? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What's planned at Monroe's Fall Fest and art center Saturday?
- How Monroe friends can honor Captain Tim Tallant this week
Also on today's calendar: Remedy Tree at David's 105 Listening Room and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
- Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts joins Saturday's Fall Fest with some special events (monroelocal.org) — Downtown Monroe's Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10 will feature local art, vendors, food, and family activities, with Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts adding special creative options. Visitors can drop in at MWCA on South Broad Street to shop handmade work and create a fall leaf trinket dish. It's designed as a casual stop during the citywide festival. 
• Obituary and funeral service: Tim Tallant, 53, of Monroe (waltontribune.com) — A longtime Monroe resident and Walton County Sheriff's Office captain, Tim Tallant, has passed away at age 53, with services set at 1025 Church on East Spring Street in Monroe. Friends and neighbors can pay respects Thursday evening or before Friday's memorial service, as the community remembers his many years of local service and devotion to family.
📸 Around Monroe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe
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★ Featured events ★
- Monroe Fall Fest 2026 →
City of Monroe GA, 215 N Broad St, Monroe
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Remedy Tree at David's 105 Listening Room →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 E Washington St, Monroe - An Evening With Remedy Tree →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 E Washington St, Monroe - Remedy Tree Live at David's 105 →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 East Washington Street, Monroe
8:00 pm - Local Legends: Rhonda Carrier & Still Cruisin' Band →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 East Washington Street, Monroe
8:00 pm - Monroe Area vs Greene County →
Monroe Area High School, 300 Double Springs Church Rd SW, Monroe
5:30 pm - Terraplane Blue Live →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 East Washington Street, Monroe
8:00 pm - Ben Flournoy Trio →
David's 105 Listening Room, 105 East Washington Street, Monroe
8:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
📣 Monroe Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cruise-In Bethlehem Varsity →
Bethlehem Varsity, 410 Exchange Blvd, Bethlehem
4:00 pm - Open House & Fort Tours
Fort Yargo State Park, 210 South Broad Street, Winder
9:00 am - Aidan Fisher at Top Dawg Tavern →
Top Dawg Tavern, Bethlehem
8:00 pm - Dueling Pianos in Winder! →
Finished Goods Brew Werks, 56 E Candler St, Winder
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found dog near McDaniel Street.
Small black terrier with a harness. Please let me know if this sounds like your dog! (Nextdoor Pollock) - Posting for a friend: This is Midnight.
He needs a good, loving home with lots of attention. My friend isn't able to give him the attention he needs because they are working all the time… (Nextdoor Monroe)
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Monroe. Apply here.
- Arby's posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Social Circle
- Social Circle looks to build new wastewater treatment plant (monroelocal.org)
Loganville
- Meet the Black Mom Running A Soul Food Restaurant in Georgia With Her Twin Autistic Sons (blacknews.com)
- Oriental Garden in Loganville receives a 57% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
- Walton County Sheriff's Office reports on the loss of one their own (monroelocal.org)
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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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