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🌱 See how North High Shoals home prices stack up statewide
And on the North High Shoals Patch calendar - MBMS Volleyball @ Dove Creek MS (AWAY)
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- See how North High Shoals home prices stack up statewide
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📰 News we're reading
• Cities with the most expensive homes in Georgia (times-georgian.com) — North High Shoals ranks among Georgia's priciest housing markets, with a typical home value of about $533,000 and prices up more than 30% over five years. The statewide list shows how local values compare with nearby Watkinsville and Bishop, and with high-end communities like Sea Island and Milton, offering context for buyers and sellers here. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MBMS Volleyball @ Dove Creek MS (AWAY)
Malcom Bridge Middle Dove Creek Middle School, 7915 Hog Mountain Rd, Statham, GA 30666, USA
4:30 pm - Varsity Girls Volleyball at Oglethorpe
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
6:00 pm - Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball at Oglethorpe
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
6:00 pm - OCAF Preview Reception for Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational →
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, 34 School St, Watkinsville
6:00 pm - Varsity Football vs. North Oconee
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
7:30 pm - JV/V Boys & Girls XC at Runway Rampage at The Airport
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
7:30 am - Athens Beer Fest →
Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center, 155 Hickory St, Athens
1:00 pm - 2nd Round Music: Saturday Sessions at Oak & Vine →
Oak x Vine, 114 S Broad St, Monroe
7:00 pm - MBMS Volleyball @ Oconee MS (AWAY)
Malcom Bridge Middle Oconee County Middle School, 1101 Mars Hill Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677, USA
4:30 pm - Writers of Oconee →
Oconee County Library, 1925 Electric Ave, Watkinsville
5:00 pm - Varsity Softball at Monroe Area High School
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
5:30 pm - Varsity Girls Volleyball at Brookwood
Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
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🗞 Nearby News
Watkinsville
- Shoplifter nabbed carrying $1,100 in stolen items (onlineathens.com)
Athens
- Athens in Motion Unveils Updated Street Safety Plan (flagpole.com)
- Parking in Downtown Athens? There's an App for That, but Other Options, Too (flagpole.com)
- Athens Weekly Concert Preview: Ritmos y Raíces, Rock the Ark, Futurebirds and more (redandblack.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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