🌱 Patch AM: Why an Athens DUI arrest matters for a Watkinsville neighborhood resident

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In today's newsletter:

• Why an Athens DUI arrest matters for a Watkinsville neighborhood resident

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man offered bribe after DUI crash (classiccitynews.com) — A Watkinsville resident was recently arrested in Athens after a late-night crash in which police say he rear-ended another vehicle and was charged with DUI. Officers reported he admitted drinking earlier in the evening and declined sobriety tests before being taken to jail and later released on bond.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 26
• Shih Tzu Not Trivia →
  South Main Brewing, 1725 Electric Ave Ste 140, Watkinsville
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Wednesday August 26
• MBMS Volleyball vs Morgan County MS (HOME)
  Malcom Bridge Middle School, 2500 Malcom Bridge Rd, Bogart, GA 30622, USA
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• OCMS Football vs. Dove Creek Middle School
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
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Thursday August 27
• Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball vs. Apalachee
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• Freshman Football vs. Monroe Area
  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
  5:30 pm
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  Oconee County High Watkinsville, GA 30677
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Chamber 201 →
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce 246 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
  9:30 am
• Athens Indoor Football Team Name & Logo Reveal
  Athens Area Chamber of Commerce The Classic Center Atrium
  12:00 pm
• Auditions for "The Spongebob Musical" at Quinn Hall at Memorial Park →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 293 Gran Ellen Dr., Athens
  5:00 pm
• Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board Meeting →
  Athens-Clarke County, GA Calendar, 120 West Dougherty Street, Athens
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Ghost was LOST on August 4, 2026 in Athens, GA 30606 near whitehead elementary school Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Harden Hill Rd)

• Waste Pro posted a job opening for Experienced Front Load Driver in Athens. Apply here.
• Uline, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Custodian / Janitor in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Why Ted's Montana Grill opening in Athens feels like déjà vu (onlineathens.com)
• 40,000 pounds of food donations arriving in Athens for America's 250th celebration (redandblack.com)
• Graduate Engineer Accelerated Rotational Program (GEAR) (jnj.com)

Bogart

• Uber driver arrested on Arkansas warrants (onlineathens.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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